chasesaurabh/mcp-page-capture

Overview

Captures web page screenshots and returns MCP-compatible metadata for automated workflows. It takes a URL as input, renders the page, and outputs a screenshot along with structured metadata formatted for the Model Context Protocol. This enables AI agents or automated tools to programmatically fetch visual page data.

Best for

Best for
Developers building MCP-compatible agents that need simple, programmatic web page screenshots

Use cases

• Providing visual context to MCP-based AI agents during web page analysis
• Capturing page states for automated workflow documentation or debugging
• Generating structured screenshot metadata to integrate into tool-calling pipelines

How to use

Install

npx mcp-page-capture

Tools exposed

• captureScreenshot
• extractDom

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "page-capture": {\n      "command": "node",\n      "args": ["dist/cli.js"]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

Captures web page screenshots and returns MCP-compatible metadata for automated workflows. It takes a URL as input, renders the page, and outputs a screenshot along with structured metadata formatted for the Model Context Protocol. This enables AI agents or automated tools to programmatically fetch visual page data.

2 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-12-24. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Providing visual context to MCP-based AI agents during web page analysis
• Capturing page states for automated workflow documentation or debugging
• Generating structured screenshot metadata to integrate into tool-calling pipelines

Pros

• TypeScript implementation is straightforward to integrate into MCP-compatible systems
• Returns both screenshot image and structured metadata, useful for context-aware agents
• Open source with minimal dependencies, making it easy to audit or extend

Cons

• Very early stage project with only 2 stars, indicating limited testing and community support
• May struggle with JavaScript-heavy or dynamic pages that require full rendering
• Minimal documentation and usage examples due to low adoption

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