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docs(readme): add FAQ comparing OpenChrome with other browser MCPs#614

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Summary

Closes #612 by adding a FAQ: Comparison with Other Browser MCPs section to the README, addressing the three questions raised by @fulldecent while evaluating OpenChrome against Chrome DevTools MCP and Firefox DevTools MCP:

  • Multi-client tab safety — documents that OpenChrome uses stable CDP targetIds (not visible indexes) plus workerId / profileDirectory isolation, so tabs from one client cannot clobber another's.
  • Interactive login — documents the two-mechanism approach: persistent-profile headless for "log in once, automate forever," with the lazy-launched headed fallback reserved for initial login / WAF-blocked sites.
  • Focus stealing — explains why the recurring-popup pattern does not occur in OpenChrome (headless by default, tabs_create never calls bringToFront(), headed fallback is lazy and reused — at most one focus grab per server lifetime).

The new section sits between Anti-Bot & Turnstile Support and Benchmarks so it flows naturally from the 3-tier fallback explanation that Q2/Q3 build on.

Changes

  • README.md: +42 lines, one new section. Docs-only, no code changes.

Test plan

  • Verify Markdown renders correctly in the GitHub preview
  • Cross-check internal terminology (workerId, profileDirectory, tabs_create, targetId) matches the code
  • Confirm issue reference (#612) links to the correct thread
  • Ensure section placement preserves existing navigation flow

Addresses #612 by documenting how OpenChrome handles multi-client tab
identity, interactive login, and focus stealing — the three questions
raised by users evaluating OpenChrome against Chrome DevTools MCP and
Firefox DevTools MCP.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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