ScreenshotRender MCP server
Capture website screenshots from inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, or any Model Context Protocol client. This server wraps the ScreenshotRender API so your AI assistant can render any public web page on request.
Ask your assistant: "Take a full-page screenshot of stripe.com" and the image appears right in the chat.
Tools
| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | take_screenshot | Capture a screenshot of any public URL. Returns the image inline plus a hosted URL and page metadata (title, description). |
Parameters
url(string, required) — page to capture, includinghttps://.fullPage(boolean, optional) — capture the entire scrollable page instead of the viewport.wait(number, optional) — milliseconds to wait before capturing (for animations / lazy content).timeout(number, optional) — max milliseconds to wait for load.
Setup
- Get your API key at screenshotrender.com (it starts with
sr-). - Add the server to your MCP client config.
Claude Desktop
Edit claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):
{
"mcpServers": {
"screenshotrender": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "screenshotrender-mcp"],
"env": {
"SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY": "sr-your-key-here"
}
}
}
}Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf
Add the same block under the editor's MCP settings (mcp.json or the MCP settings UI). Restart the client and the take_screenshot tool will be available.
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY | yes | Your ScreenshotRender key (sr-...). | | SCREENSHOTRENDER_BASE_URL | no | Override the API base URL. Defaults to https://screenshotrender.com. |
Local development
npm install
SCREENSHOTRENDER_API_KEY=sr-your-key npm run inspect # opens MCP InspectorThe Inspector lets you call take_screenshot and view the result before shipping.
License
MIT
