screenshot-mcp MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants running in WSL to capture Windows screenshots with advanced features like monitor selection and window-specific capture.

Local serverstdio

What is the screenshot-mcp Server?

screenshot-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the peterparker57/screenshot-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants running in WSL to capture Windows screenshots with advanced features like monitor selection and window-specific…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

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

How to install the screenshot-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenshot": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/screenshot-mcp/index.js"
      ],
      "disabled": false,
      "alwaysAllow": [
        "take_screenshot"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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