Captures screenshots of webpages using Safari on macOS.
Safari Screenshot MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Captures screenshots of webpages using Safari on macOS.
A Node.js MCP Server for capturing screenshots using Safari on macOS.
Once Safari Screenshot is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Tips — The Tips tool exposed by this serverTroubleshooting — 1. Check Terminal has Accessibility permissions 2. Verify Safari is not in private browsing mode 3. Ensure the working directory is writable 4. CheckInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @rogerheykoop/mcp-safari-screenshot on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
This sits in the browser automation group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Safari Screenshot's toolset — Tips, Troubleshooting — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by rogerheykoop; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Safari Screenshot's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tips | The Tips tool exposed by this server. |
| Troubleshooting | 1. Check Terminal has Accessibility permissions 2. Verify Safari is not in private browsing mode 3. Ensure the working directory is writable 4. Check Cursor's console for error messages |
{
"mcpServers": {
"safari-screenshot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@rogerheykoop/mcp-safari-screenshot"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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