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Performance Engineer MCP

Performance Engineer MCP

An MCP server that analyzes websites like a senior performance engineer and produces prioritized Core Web Vitals recommendations.

Connect it to Claude Desktop and ask things like:

  • "Analyze the performance of https://example.com"

  • "Generate a WP Rocket config for my WordPress site"

  • "Compare these two performance reports and tell me what improved"

Tools (16)

#

Tool

What it does

1

analyze_website

Full orchestrator — runs all analyzers and returns prioritized recommendations

2

run_lighthouse

Lighthouse audit (scores + CWV lab data) via local Chromium

3

get_core_web_vitals

CrUX real-user field data via PageSpeed Insights API (falls back to Lighthouse)

4

analyze_headers

Compression, caching, CDN detection, security headers

5

analyze_html

Render-blocking resources, meta tags, script loading strategy

6

detect_cms

Fingerprints WordPress, Shopify, Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace

7

analyze_images

Oversized images, wrong formats, missing lazy load, LCP candidate

8

analyze_css

Unused CSS via Playwright coverage, render-blocking stylesheets

9

analyze_javascript

Unused JS, third-party scripts (GA4, GTM, Pixel, Hotjar), render-blocking

10

analyze_fonts

Google Fonts preconnect, font-display, WOFF2 format, preload hints

11

wordpress_inspector

Deep WordPress audit — 20+ plugin fingerprints, plugin-level recommendations

12

cloudflare_inspector

Cache status, Brotli, HTTP/3, Early Hints, Polish

13

generate_report

Narrative Markdown report with scores, CWV, and prioritized fixes

14

generate_wp_rocket_config

WP Rocket settings JSON with Elementor/WooCommerce awareness

15

generate_cloudflare_rules

Cache Rules, Transform Rules, and settings guide

16

compare_performance

Before/after delta from two analyze_website JSON reports

Related MCP server: Marketing Master – Landing Page Evaluator

Requirements

  • Node.js 22+

  • Claude Desktop

Installation

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/performance-engineer-mcp.git
cd performance-engineer-mcp
npm install        # also downloads Playwright Chromium (~300MB)
npm run build

Optional: Google PageSpeed Insights API key

Without a key, get_core_web_vitals returns Lighthouse lab data. With a key it returns real-user CrUX field data (p75 from actual Chrome users).

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your key — get one free at:
# https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/get-started

Connect to Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "performance": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/performance-engineer-mcp/dist/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Usage examples

analyze_website { "url": "https://example.com" }

run_lighthouse { "url": "https://example.com", "strategy": "mobile" }

get_core_web_vitals { "url": "https://example.com" }

wordpress_inspector { "url": "https://my-wp-site.com" }

generate_report { "url": "https://example.com" }

generate_wp_rocket_config { "url": "https://my-wp-site.com" }

generate_cloudflare_rules { "url": "https://example.com" }

compare_performance {
  "before_report": "<JSON from first analyze_website>",
  "after_report": "<JSON from second analyze_website>"
}

Development

npm run dev     # watch mode
npm test        # vitest unit tests
npm run build   # compile TypeScript → dist/

Architecture

src/
├── server.ts              # MCP entry point — registers all 16 tools
├── types.ts               # TypeScript interfaces
├── browser.ts             # Playwright Chromium singleton
└── tools/
    ├── lighthouse.ts      # run_lighthouse
    ├── pagespeed.ts       # get_core_web_vitals
    ├── headers.ts         # analyze_headers
    ├── html.ts            # analyze_html
    ├── cms.ts             # detect_cms
    ├── images.ts          # analyze_images
    ├── css.ts             # analyze_css
    ├── javascript.ts      # analyze_javascript
    ├── fonts.ts           # analyze_fonts
    ├── platform.ts        # CMS dispatcher
    ├── wordpress.ts       # wordpress_inspector
    ├── cloudflare.ts      # cloudflare_inspector
    ├── report.ts          # generate_report
    ├── wp-rocket.ts       # generate_wp_rocket_config
    ├── cloudflare-rules.ts # generate_cloudflare_rules
    ├── compare.ts         # compare_performance
    └── recommendations.ts # generate_recommendations + analyze_website

License

MIT

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