Add it to Claude Code
claude mcp add -e "SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY}" urlbox -- npx -y @urlbox/screenshot-mcpSECRET_KEYMake your agent remember this setup
urlbox's config, env vars, and the gotchas you hit — recalled in every future Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex session.
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What it does
- Capture website screenshots in multiple formats including PNG and MP4
- Generate high-quality PDFs from web pages
- Convert web content to HTML or markdown
- Extract metadata and cookies from websites
- Support for ad-blocking and cookie banner removal
Tools 1
renderRenders a website into various formats including screenshots, PDFs, HTML, and markdown.Environment Variables
SECRET_KEYrequiredYour Urlbox API Secret keyTry it
Original README from urlbox/urlbox-mcp-server
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
Install dependencies and build:
npm install npm run buildGet Urlbox API credentials:
- Sign up at urlbox.com
- Get your API Secret from the dashboard
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.