How do I install Screenshot?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Screenshot need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: URLBOX_API_KEY, URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR.

What transport does Screenshot use?

Screenshot is reached over HTTP.

When was Screenshot last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. Urlbox Screenshot MCP Server: website screenshots, PDFs, video and Markdown for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants.

Screenshot MCP-Server

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Diesen Server hinzufügen

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Auf PlugMCP ausführen

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://api.urlbox.com/mcp

Credentials from the publisher

URLBOX_API_KEY — Urlbox organisation API key (all tools) or project secret key (rendering tools).
URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR — Folder where save_render saves files. Defaults to ~/Downloads.

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http urlbox-screenshot-mcp-server https://api.urlbox.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "urlbox-screenshot-mcp-server": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://api.urlbox.com/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Auf PlugMCP ausführen

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A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Starten

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
License: MIT

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

Urlbox Screenshot MCP Server

Give your AI assistant a real browser for website screenshots. The Urlbox MCP server takes screenshots, makes PDFs and videos, extracts HTML, markdown and article text, compares pages, and manages your Urlbox projects, webhooks and usage.

Use the hosted server (recommended)

Connect your client to https://api.urlbox.com/mcp. Nothing to install.

Claude (claude.ai and desktop): Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, enter https://api.urlbox.com/mcp, then sign in to Urlbox.
ChatGPT: add a connector with the URL https://api.urlbox.com/mcp, then sign in to Urlbox.
Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http urlbox https://api.urlbox.com/mcp, then run /mcp to sign in.
Codex: codex mcp add urlbox --url https://api.urlbox.com/mcp, then codex mcp login urlbox to sign in.

Cursor: add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "urlbox": {
      "url": "https://api.urlbox.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_URLBOX_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Clients that can't sign in can send an API key as Authorization: Bearer <key>. An organisation API key (ubx_org_...) unlocks every tool. A project secret key works for the rendering tools only. Find your keys in the Urlbox dashboard.

Local bridge (this package)

Some clients can only start local servers. This package is a small local bridge: it runs on your machine over stdio and forwards everything to the hosted server, so you get exactly the same tools, always up to date.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "urlbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@urlbox/screenshot-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "URLBOX_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Node.js 20 or later.

Variable	Description
`URLBOX_API_KEY`	Your organisation API key or project secret key.
`SECRET_KEY`	Also accepted, for configs written for 1.x. `URLBOX_API_KEY` wins if both are set.
`URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR`	Where `save_render` saves files. Defaults to `~/Downloads`.

The bridge adds one local tool, save_render, which downloads a render URL returned by any Urlbox tool and saves it to your computer. Just ask, for example "screenshot example.com and save it to my computer". Existing files are never overwritten.

Upgrading from 1.x

Your existing config keeps working: SECRET_KEY is still read and the package name and command are unchanged.

Tools now come from the hosted server, so there are many more of them, and they keep improving without an update.
render is still there. Its store_renders option and the download tool are replaced by save_render.
Files are saved to ~/Downloads instead of ~/Downloads/urlbox-renders. Set URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR to keep the old location.
With a project secret key you get the rendering tools. Use an organisation API key to also manage projects, webhooks and usage.
Node.js 20 or later is required.

Example prompts

Take a screenshot of https://example.com without ads or cookie banners.
Save https://urlbox.com as a tagged PDF with an outline and download it to my computer.
Turn this article into markdown: https://example.com/blog/post
How does https://example.com look on a phone?

Development

npm install
npm test

The tests run the bridge against a local fake server, so they need no Urlbox account.

License

MIT

Diesen Server hinzufügen

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Screenshot?

Does Screenshot need an API key?

What transport does Screenshot use?

When was Screenshot last checked?

Documentation

Urlbox Screenshot MCP Server

Use the hosted server (recommended)

Local bridge (this package)

Upgrading from 1.x

Example prompts

Development

License