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com.screenshotink/mcp

Screenshot, diff, audit and sitemap-capture any web page — 5 MCP tools for AI agents.

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ScreenshotInk MCP Server

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Give your AI agent eyes. Five tools to capture, batch, compare and audit any web page — through ScreenshotInk's hosted Chromium fleet. No local browser, no Puppeteer maintenance; works in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, CI runners and cloud sandboxes.

Every result returns the screenshot inline in the same turn, so the agent can reason about pixels immediately.

You:    Compare our pricing page on staging vs production — did the new cards ship?
Agent:  ▸ compare_screenshots { url_a: "https://acme.com/pricing", url_b: "https://staging.acme.dev/pricing" }
        4.7% of pixels differ, all inside the plan grid — the new Scale card is present. Deploy looks correct. ✓

Quick start

You need a ScreenshotInk API key — free, 100 captures/month, no card: screenshotink.com/signup

Claude Code

claude mcp add screenshotink -- npx -y @screenshotink/mcp --key sk_live_YOUR_KEY

or connect to the hosted remote server (nothing runs locally):

claude mcp add --transport http screenshotink https://mcp.screenshotink.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_YOUR_KEY"

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenshotink": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@screenshotink/mcp"],
      "env": { "SCREENSHOTINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenshotink": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@screenshotink/mcp", "--key", "sk_live_YOUR_KEY"]
    }
  }
}

Remote server (cloud agents, hosted runtimes, custom connectors)

Anything that speaks Streamable HTTP can connect directly — nothing to install. In Claude or ChatGPT, add it as a custom connector with the URL below and sign in over OAuth; for scripts/CI, pass your key as a bearer token:

URL:   https://mcp.screenshotink.com/mcp
Auth:  OAuth 2.1 (sign in on first use) — or Authorization: Bearer sk_live_YOUR_KEY

Tools

ToolWhat it does
take_screenshotCapture any URL — viewport or full page, png/jpeg/pdf, dark mode, ad & cookie-banner blocking, lazy-load handling
bulk_screenshotsUp to 20 URLs in one call — audit a funnel or a competitor set at once
compare_screenshotsPixel-diff two URLs (staging vs production, before vs after) — returns changed-% and a highlighted diff image
run_lighthouseGoogle Lighthouse scores (performance, accessibility, best practices, SEO) + core web vitals
capture_sitemapFetch a sitemap.xml and screenshot every page it lists

Same parameters and defaults as the REST API. Captures over MCP count against the same quota as the REST API — one key, one meter. Identical requests within 24h are served from cache for free.

Why hosted?

  • CI pipelines — no headless Chrome install, no flaky browser binaries in runners.
  • Cloud agents — hosted runtimes can't launch browsers; the remote endpoint gives them eyes with zero dependencies.
  • Zero maintenance — we patch Chromium, handle lazy-load, ads and cookie walls. Your agent just asks for pixels.

Links


MIT © ScreenshotInk — a ScalingWeb product

Installation

Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:

bash
npx -y @screenshotink/mcp

Set up in your AI client

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-screenshotink-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@screenshotink/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Package

@screenshotink/mcpnpm

Compatible MCP Clients

com.screenshotink/mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

  • Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.
  • Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.
  • VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.
  • Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.
  • Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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