Traa MCP MCP Server

# TRAA MCP Server TRAA MCP Server is a screen capture server based on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides functionality for enumerating

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What is the Traa MCP MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Traa MCP MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. # TRAA MCP Server TRAA MCP Server is a screen capture server based on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides functionality for enumerating system screens and windows, as well as capturing screenshots. The server communicates with.

The short version

  • Screen and Window Source Enumeration
  • List all available displays in the system
  • List all available windows in the system
  • Each source includes ID, title, type (display/window), and position information
  • Screen Capture
  • Capture screenshots of any display or window

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • Returns — list[SimpleScreenSourceInfo]
  • Inputs — - source_id: int
  • snapshot_size — tuple[int, int]
  • file_path — str

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

Plenty of developer tooling 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. Traa MCP's toolset — Returns, Inputs, snapshot_size and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by opentraa; 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.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Returnslist[SimpleScreenSourceInfo]
Inputs- source_id: int
snapshot_sizetuple[int, int]
file_pathstr

How to install the Traa MCP MCP server

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "traa_mcp": {
            "command": "absolute/path/to/uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "absolute/path/to/traa-mcp",
                "run",
                "traa_mcp_server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Traa MCP to Returns.
  • Use Traa MCP to Inputs.
  • Use Traa MCP to snapshot size.

Frequently asked questions

Python 3.10 or later, along with packages `mcp >= 1.0.0`, `anyio >= 4.5`, `traa >= 0.1.5`, and `pillow >= 11.1.0`.