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Add friendly names for Chrome DevTools MCP and Playwright MCP tools#403

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27 MCP tool identifiers were showing as "Unknown" in the UI due to missing entries in src/toolNames.json. These come from two MCP servers with multiple prefix variants observed in user session logs.

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  • Chrome DevTools MCP — added entries for both observed prefix variants:

    • mcp_chrome-devtoo_* (hyphen separator): click, evaluate_script, fill, get_network_request, list_console_messages, list_pages, navigate_page, new_page, select_page, take_screenshot, take_snapshot
    • mcp_chrome_devtoo_* (underscore separator): same set plus get_console_message, list_network_requests, wait_for
  • Playwright MCP — added entries for the mcp_playwright_* prefix (distinct from the existing mcp_microsoft_pla_* prefix already in the file):

    • browser_click, browser_navigate, browser_snapshot, browser_take_screenshot
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<issue_title>Add missing friendly names for tools</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Unknown Tools Found

The following tools were detected but don't have friendly display names:

  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_click
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_evaluate_script
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_fill
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_get_network_request
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_list_console_messages
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_list_pages
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_navigate_page
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_new_page
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_select_page
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_take_screenshot
  • mcp_chrome-devtoo_take_snapshot
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_click
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_evaluate_script
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_fill
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_get_console_message
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_get_network_request
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_list_console_messages
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_list_network_requests
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_list_pages
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_navigate_page
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_new_page
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_take_snapshot
  • mcp_chrome_devtoo_wait_for
  • mcp_playwright_browser_click
  • mcp_playwright_browser_navigate
  • mcp_playwright_browser_snapshot
  • mcp_playwright_browser_take_screenshot

Please add friendly names for these tools to improve the user experience.</issue_description>

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Add friendly display names for unknown MCP and VS Code tools detected in session logs. Handles tool name mapping in src/toolNames.json.


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Co-authored-by: rajbos <6085745+rajbos@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add missing friendly names for tools Add friendly names for Chrome DevTools MCP and Playwright MCP tools Mar 16, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from rajbos March 16, 2026 20:27
@rajbos rajbos marked this pull request as ready for review March 16, 2026 20:29
@rajbos rajbos enabled auto-merge March 16, 2026 20:29
@rajbos rajbos merged commit 82c9b2b into main Mar 16, 2026
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@rajbos rajbos deleted the copilot/add-friendly-names-for-tools branch March 16, 2026 20:31
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