MCP tool for capturing screenshots and analyzing them with Claude Vision API
Most browser automation work still happens through a UI a human drives. Screen View MCP MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP tool for capturing screenshots and analyzing them with Claude Vision API.
A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool that enables AI assistants to capture and analyze screenshots using Claude Vision API. Take screenshots, analyze screen content, and get AI insights about your desktop interface.
screen-view-mcp on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The server publishes 2 tools. What each one is for:
helloWorld — Simple test tool that echoes a messagecaptureAndAnalyzeScreen — Captures a screenshot and analyzes it using Claude VisionConfiguration is passed through the environment: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of browser automation servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Screen View MCP's toolset — helloWorld, captureAndAnalyzeScreen — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by hemenge133; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| helloWorld | Simple test tool that echoes a message |
| captureAndAnalyzeScreen | Captures a screenshot and analyzes it using Claude Vision |
{
"mcpServers": {
"screen-view": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "screen-view-mcp"],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHROPIC_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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