urlsnap-mcp

MCP server for URLSnap — gives AI assistants the ability to take screenshots, generate PDFs, and extract markdown from any URL.

Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client.

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | take_screenshot | Capture any URL as a PNG/JPEG image | | generate_pdf | Convert any URL to a PDF document | | extract_markdown | Extract clean readable text from any page | | check_usage | View your API key plan and daily usage |

Quick Start

1. Get a free API key

Sign up at urlsnap.dev — free tier is 20 requests/day, no credit card required.

2. Add to Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "urlsnap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "urlsnap-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "URLSNAP_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add urlsnap -- npx -y urlsnap-mcp

Then set URLSNAP_API_KEY in your environment.

4. Add to Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "urlsnap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "urlsnap-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "URLSNAP_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant:

• "Take a screenshot of stripe.com"
• "Convert this article to PDF: https://example.com/article"
• "Extract the content from this page and summarize it"
• "How many API requests have I used today?"

Tool Parameters

take_screenshot

| Param | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | url | string | required | URL to capture | | width | number | 1280 | Viewport width in pixels | | height | number | 800 | Viewport height in pixels | | fullPage | boolean | false | Capture full scrollable page | | delay | number | 0 | Wait ms after load (for JS-heavy pages) | | format | string | "png" | Output format: "png" or "jpeg" |

generate_pdf

| Param | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | url | string | required | URL to convert | | format | string | "A4" | Page format: "A4", "Letter", "Legal" | | landscape | boolean | false | Landscape orientation | | delay | number | 0 | Wait ms after load |

extract_markdown

| Param | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | url | string | required | URL to extract content from | | delay | number | 0 | Wait ms after load |

Why URLSnap?

• Works on protected sites — built-in proxy fallback handles Cloudflare, bot detection, and auth walls
• JavaScript rendering — Puppeteer-based, captures SPAs and dynamic content
• Fast — optimized for speed, typical response in 2-4 seconds
• Simple — one API key, four tools, no complex setup

Pricing

| Plan | Price | Requests/day | |------|-------|-------------| | Free | $0 | 20 | | Starter | $9/mo | 500 | | Pro | $29/mo | 5,000 |

Links

• urlsnap.dev — API docs & dashboard
• npm package
• Dashboard — manage your key & usage

License

MIT