Do you mean the devtool protocol[1]? I didn't follow the space so have no knowledge on it. On the other hand there seem to be a polyfilled API on chrome.devtools.network.Request which OP's extension uses extensively https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/mast...
[1] https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/