Screenshot Scout MCP Server

Use Screenshot Scout from an MCP client to capture HTTP or HTTPS webpages as images or PDFs.

Local + remotestreamable-httpstdioMIT

What is the Screenshot Scout MCP Server?

screenshotscout-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the screenshotscout/screenshotscout-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Use Screenshot Scout from an MCP client to capture HTTP or HTTPS webpages as images or PDFs”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @screenshotscout/mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares SCREENSHOTSCOUT_ACCESS_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
resultMode"url_only" omits image bytes for every format.
GroupInputs
TimingwaitUntil (load, domcontentloaded, networkidle0, networkidle2), delay (0–30 seconds), navigationTimeout (5–90 seconds), timeout (1–240 seconds)
Cachecache, cacheTtl (14,400–2,592,000 seconds)

How to install the Screenshot Scout MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenshotscout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@screenshotscout/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCREENSHOTSCOUT_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_SCREENSHOTSCOUT_ACCESS_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SCREENSHOTSCOUT_ACCESS_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation