snaprender-mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for SnapRender Screenshot API. Lets AI agents like Claude capture website screenshots, check cache status, and monitor usage.

Quick Start

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snaprender": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "snaprender-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SNAPRENDER_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

With Claude Code

Add to your project's .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snaprender": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "snaprender-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SNAPRENDER_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

take_screenshot

Capture a screenshot of any website.

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | url | string | Yes | URL to capture | | format | string | No | png, jpeg, webp, or pdf (default: png) | | width | integer | No | Viewport width 320-3840 (default: 1280) | | height | integer | No | Viewport height 200-10000 (default: 800) | | full_page | boolean | No | Capture entire scrollable page | | device | string | No | iphone_14, iphone_15_pro, pixel_7, ipad_pro, macbook_pro | | dark_mode | boolean | No | Enable dark mode | | block_ads | boolean | No | Block ads (default: true) | | block_cookie_banners | boolean | No | Remove cookie banners (default: true) | | quality | integer | No | JPEG/WebP quality 1-100 (default: 90) | | delay | integer | No | Wait ms after page load (default: 0) | | hide_selectors | string | No | Comma-separated CSS selectors to hide before capture | | click_selector | string | No | CSS selector to click before capture | | user_agent | string | No | Custom user agent string | | cache | boolean | No | Use cached result. Set to false to force a fresh capture (default: true) | | cache_ttl | integer | No | Cache TTL in seconds, 0-2592000. Clamped to plan max (default: 86400) |

check_screenshot_cache

Check if a screenshot is cached without capturing. Does not count against your quota. Pass the same parameters you would use for take_screenshot so the cache key matches.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | url | string | Yes | URL to check | | format | string | No | Output format | | width | integer | No | Viewport width | | height | integer | No | Viewport height | | full_page | boolean | No | Full page capture | | dark_mode | boolean | No | Dark mode | | block_ads | boolean | No | Block ads | | device | string | No | Device preset | | quality | integer | No | Image quality | | hide_selectors | string | No | CSS selectors to hide | | click_selector | string | No | CSS selector to click |

get_usage

Get current month's usage statistics. No parameters required.

Get an API Key

Sign up for free at snap-render.com — 500 screenshots/month, no credit card required.

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | SNAPRENDER_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key (starts with sk_live_) | | SNAPRENDER_URL | No | API base URL (default: https://app.snap-render.com) |