mcp server

screenshotty-mcp

MCP server for the Screenshotty API: screenshots (returned inline to the assistant) and PDFs of any web page

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Use tool

Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

Node.js 20 or newer

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenshotty-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "screenshotty-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCREENSHOTTY_API_KEY": "<your SCREENSHOTTY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

README

synced Oct 14, 2026

screenshotty-mcp

Model Context Protocol server for the Screenshotty screenshot API. Lets Claude, Cursor, Cline, and any other MCP client capture web pages — or render HTML — as images or PDFs, and see the result, since images come back inline.

Get an API key

Sign up at https://screenshotty.link/sign-up?utm_source=mcp (250 screenshots/month free, no credit card) and copy a key from Dashboard → API Keys.

Configure your client

Claude Code

claude mcp add screenshotty --env SCREENSHOTTY_API_KEY=your_key -- npx -y screenshotty-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenshotty": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "screenshotty-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SCREENSHOTTY_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop config lives at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Tools

Tool	What it does
`screenshot_url`	Screenshot a page (PNG, JPEG, WebP). Returns the hosted URL, plus the image inline when it is 2 MB or smaller. Options: viewport, full page, CSS selector, wait, ad blocking, cookie-banner blocking, light/dark mode, device scale factor.
`screenshot_html`	Render an HTML document (inline CSS/JS; public http(s) assets only) to PNG, JPEG, or WebP — social cards, charts, email previews. Returns the URL plus the image inline.
`generate_pdf`	Render a page (`url`) or an HTML document (`html`) to PDF. Returns the hosted PDF URL.

Example prompts: "Screenshot https://example.com on a 390px-wide viewport and tell me what's broken on mobile", "Save our pricing page as a PDF", "Design a 1200×630 Open Graph card for this blog post and render it".

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Default
`SCREENSHOTTY_API_KEY`	yes	—
`SCREENSHOTTY_API_URL`	no	`https://api.screenshotty.link`

Development

npm install
npm run build
SCREENSHOTTY_API_KEY=your_key npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

License

MIT