About urlbox/urlbox-mcp-server
urlbox/urlbox-mcp-server is an MCP server published by urlbox in the AI category: an MCP server to allow claude and other LLM's to take screenshots using Urlbox.
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Install
git clone https://github.com/urlbox/urlbox-mcp-serverThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (2)
downloadTakes all of the render URLs from any Urlbox response that hasn
Parameters not published.
renderUses Urlbox.com
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README
Urlbox MCP Server
MCP server for the Urlbox Screenshot API. Enables your client to take screenshots, generate PDFs, extract HTML/markdown, and more from websites.
Visit Urlbox for more information, and have a read of our docs or chat with your LLM post install to get a good understanding of its options and capabilities.
Setup
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Install dependencies and build:
npm install npm run build -
Get Urlbox API credentials:
- Sign up at urlbox.com
- Get your API Secret from the dashboard
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Set environment variables:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"screenshot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@urlbox/screenshot-mcp"],
"env": {
"SECRET_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Usage
The server provides a render tool that can:
- Take screenshots in multiple formats (PNG, PDF, MP4 and more)
- Convert pages to HTML, markdown
- Extract metadata and cookies
- Save files locally to your downloads with
store_renders: true
Claude will automatically use this when you ask it to screenshot websites or convert web content.
Useful prompts
Take a clean screenshot without ads or cookie banners:
Take a screenshot of https://example.com but block ads and hide cookie banners
Screenshot and save side renders like HTML/markdown:
Take a screenshot of https://example.com and also save it as HTML and markdown. Download the result to my computer.
Generate a PDF of the full page:
Convert https://urlbox.com to a PDF and save it to my computer. Make sure to generate a PDF that has an outline and is tagged.
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