MCP PageSpeed Insights
Provides detailed Lighthouse audits including performance metrics, accessibility issues, SEO scores, and optimization opportunities for web pages.
Allows analyzing web page performance, accessibility, SEO, and best practices using Google PageSpeed Insights API, providing full Lighthouse reports and prioritized recommendations.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@MCP PageSpeed Insights Analyze the performance of https://example.com"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
MCP PageSpeed Insights
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects LLMs to Google PageSpeed Insights. It lets AI assistants analyze any web page's performance, accessibility, SEO, and best practices — then help you act on the results.
Prerequisites
Node.js 18+
Google API Key — get one for free at Google Developers Console
Related MCP server: MCP Server Pagespeed
Setup
git clone https://github.com/NicolasET/mcp-pagespeed-insight.git
cd mcp-pagespeed-insight
npm install
npm run buildConfiguration
Add the server to your MCP client.
Claude Code (CLI)
claude mcp add pagespeed-insights -e GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here -- node /absolute/path/to/mcp-pagespeed-insights/dist/server.jsOn Windows (outside WSL), wrap with cmd /c:
claude mcp add pagespeed-insights -e GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here -- cmd /c node C:\absolute\path\to\mcp-pagespeed-insights\dist\server.jsScope options (add --scope before the server name):
Scope | Description |
| Private to you, current project only |
| Shared with the team via |
| Private to you, available across all projects |
Example with scope:
claude mcp add --scope user pagespeed-insights -e GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here -- node /absolute/path/to/mcp-pagespeed-insights/dist/server.jsAfter adding, verify with:
claude mcp listClaude Desktop
Edit claude_desktop_config.json (Settings > Developer > Edit Config):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pagespeed-insights": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-pagespeed-insights/dist/server.js"],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Other MCP clients (Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
Refer to your client's docs for registering a stdio MCP server. The command is:
node /absolute/path/to/mcp-pagespeed-insights/dist/server.jsThe GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable must be set.
Available Tools
Tool | Description |
| Full Lighthouse analysis — all category scores, key metrics, and top improvement opportunities |
| Core Web Vitals and performance scores (LCP, CLS, TBT, FCP, SI, TTI, TTFB) |
| Prioritized improvement opportunities sorted by estimated impact |
| Resource breakdown by type, transfer sizes, and largest resources |
| JavaScript boot-up time, main thread work, and unused code |
| Images needing compression, modern format conversion, or lazy-loading |
| Render-blocking CSS/JS, critical request chains, preconnect/preload opportunities |
| Third-party scripts by provider, size, blocking time, and facade opportunities |
| Accessibility score and all failing audits with affected elements |
| Side-by-side mobile vs desktop comparison of scores and metrics |
All tools accept a url parameter (required) and a strategy parameter (mobile or desktop, defaults to mobile). The analyze_url and compare_strategies tools also accept a categories array to select which Lighthouse categories to run.
Environment Variables
Variable | Required | Default | Description |
| Yes | — | Your Google API key for PageSpeed Insights |
| No |
| How long to cache API responses in milliseconds |
Example Usage
Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant things like:
"Analyze the performance of https://example.com"
"What are the biggest performance issues on my site and how can I fix them?"
"Compare mobile vs desktop performance for https://example.com"
"Which images on https://example.com need optimization?"
"Are there any accessibility issues on https://example.com?"
"What third-party scripts are slowing down https://example.com?"
Development
# Run in development mode (no build needed)
npm run dev
# Type-check without emitting
npm run typecheck
# Run tests
npm test
# Run tests in watch mode
npm run test:watch
# Build for production
npm run buildLicense
Available Tools
10 toolsanalyze_urlAnalyze URLB
Run a comprehensive Google PageSpeed Insights analysis on a URL. Returns all category scores, key performance metrics, and top improvement opportunities.
Inputs: url (required), strategy, categories.
compare_strategiesCompare StrategiesA
Compare mobile vs desktop PageSpeed Insights results side-by-side for a URL. Shows score differences across all categories and key performance metric comparisons to identify strategy-specific issues.
Inputs: url (required), categories.
get_accessibility_issuesGet Accessibility IssuesB
Get accessibility audit results for a URL. Returns the accessibility score and all failing accessibility checks grouped by impact level, with affected elements and remediation guidance.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_image_optimizationGet Image OptimizationB
Get image optimization analysis for a URL. Identifies images that need compression, format conversion to modern formats (WebP/AVIF), lazy-loading opportunities for offscreen images, and unsized images causing layout shifts.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_js_analysisGet JavaScript AnalysisB
Get JavaScript execution analysis for a URL. Returns JS boot-up time, main thread work breakdown, unused JavaScript, and the most expensive scripts by execution time.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_network_analysisGet Network AnalysisB
Get detailed network analysis for a URL including resource breakdown by type, total transfer sizes, and the largest resources impacting load time.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_performance_metricsGet Performance MetricsB
Get Core Web Vitals and key performance metrics for a URL. Returns performance score, LCP, CLS, TBT, FCP, Speed Index, TTI, and TTFB with ratings.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_recommendationsGet RecommendationsA
Get prioritized performance improvement recommendations for a URL. Returns actionable opportunities sorted by estimated impact, with savings in milliseconds and bytes.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_render_blockingGet Render Blocking ResourcesA
Get render-blocking resource analysis for a URL. Identifies CSS and JavaScript resources that block first paint, critical request chains, and preconnect/preload opportunities.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
get_third_party_impactGet Third-Party ImpactB
Get third-party script impact analysis for a URL. Shows which third-party providers are loaded, their transfer sizes, main thread blocking time, and facade opportunities to defer loading.
Inputs: url (required), strategy.
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TDQS
Scored across 10 tools
The tools mostly target distinct analysis areas (performance metrics, recommendations, network, JS, images, render blocking, third-party impact, accessibility, strategy comparison). However, analyze_url is a comprehensive tool that overlaps in purpose with several specialized get_* tools, which could cause an agent to choose it instead of a focused tool when both would satisfy a request.
All tool names use consistent snake_case and follow a predictable verb_noun pattern, such as get_performance_metrics, get_image_optimization, compare_strategies, and analyze_url. There are no mixed conventions or unclear name styles.
The server exposes 10 tools, which is well-scoped for a PageSpeed Insights integration. Each tool earns its place by covering a meaningful analysis dimension without excessive fragmentation.
The surface covers the core PageSpeed domains well: performance, recommendations, network, JavaScript, images, render blocking, third-party impact, accessibility, and mobile/desktop comparison. Minor gaps remain, such as dedicated SEO or best-practices audit tools, though analyze_url returns all category scores.
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