# Universal Screenshot MCP (npm · universal-screenshot-mcp)

MCP server for web page and cross-platform system screenshots (macOS, Linux, Windows)

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +53
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `universal-screenshot-mcp`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/sethbang-screenshot-server/universal-screenshot-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/sethbang-screenshot-server/universal-screenshot-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `universal-screenshot-mcp`
- Version: `1.3.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (120 of 124), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (120 of 124), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to sethbang/mcp-screenshot-server).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).
  - Actively maintained (last published 76 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 67/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 350 tokens (~175/item across 2 items; 2 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add sethbang-screenshot-server -- npx -y universal-screenshot-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add sethbang-screenshot-server -- npx -y universal-screenshot-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "sethbang-screenshot-server": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "universal-screenshot-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add sethbang-screenshot-server --command npx --arg -y --arg universal-screenshot-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  sethbang-screenshot-server:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "universal-screenshot-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sethbang-screenshot-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "universal-screenshot-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 77, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-08-02 (score 74, +54)

- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Provenance: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [security] The attested source repository moved: sethbang/mcp-screenshot-server
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional] Licence: Apache-2.0

### 2026-07-31 (score 20, −25)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-28 (score 45, +21)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail

### 2026-07-27 (score 24)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (2)

### `take_screenshot` (~130 tokens)

Capture web page or element via headless browser. Saves to ~/Documents/screenshots by default (configurable via SCREENSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR env var).

Input parameters:

- `fullPage` (boolean): Capture full page
- `height` (number): Viewport height
- `outputPath` (string): Absolute path, or relative to home dir
- `selector` (string): CSS selector for element
- `url` (string, required): URL to capture
- `waitForSelector` (string): Wait for selector
- `waitForTimeout` (number): Delay in ms
- `width` (number): Viewport width

### `take_system_screenshot` (~220 tokens)

Capture desktop, window, or region screenshot. Cross-platform: macOS (screencapture), Linux (maim/scrot/gnome-screenshot/etc.), Windows (PowerShell+.NET). Saves to ~/Documents/screenshots by default (configurable via SCREENSHOT_OUTPUT_DIR env var). For window mode, provide windowName (app name like "Safari") or windowId.

Input parameters:

- `delay` (number): Delay seconds
- `display` (integer): Display number
- `format` (string): Image format (png or jpg)
- `includeCursor` (boolean): Include cursor
- `mode` (string, required): fullscreen=entire screen, window=specific app (requires windowName or windowId), region=coordinates
- `outputPath` (string): Absolute path, or relative to home dir
- `region` (object): Region {x,y,width,height}
- `windowId` (integer): Window ID (for window mode)
- `windowName` (string): App name like "Safari", "Firefox" (for window mode)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/sethbang-screenshot-server/universal-screenshot-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 77
- 2026-08-02: 74
- 2026-08-01: 20
- 2026-07-31: 20
- 2026-07-30: 45
- 2026-07-28: 45
- 2026-07-27: 24

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/universal-screenshot-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/universal-screenshot-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/sethbang/mcp-screenshot-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/sethbang-screenshot-server/universal-screenshot-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/sethbang-screenshot-server/universal-screenshot-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/sethbang-screenshot-server/universal-screenshot-mcp