screenshot

MCP tool from Xc MCP by conorluddy

Vision-optimized base64 screenshots (inline, max 800px)

How to use it

screenshot is exposed by the Xc MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the screenshot tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Xc MCP

$npx xc-mcp

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Other tools in Xc MCP (26)

accessibility-quality-check

Rapid UI richness assessment (NEW in v2.0)

, shutdown, create, delete, erase, clone, rename

, disable, status

, get-config, set-config, clear

idb-ui-describe

Accessibility tree queries (all point operations)

idb-ui-find-element

Semantic element search (NEW in v2.0)

Swipes, pinches, rotations with coordinate transforms

Text input with keyboard control

Coordinate-based tapping with percentage conversion

, describe, connect, disconnect

On-demand comprehensive documentation

simctl-get-app-container

Get app container paths (bundle, data, group)

simctl-get-details

On-demand full simulator data retrieval

simctl-health-check

Xcode environment validation

Screenshots and video recording with semantic naming

Progressive disclosure simulator listing (96% token reduction)

Open URLs and deep links

Simulate push notifications

workflow-fresh-install

Clean install workflow (shutdown → erase → boot → build → install → launch)

workflow-tap-element

High-level semantic tap (find + tap in one call)

xcodebuild-build

Build with progressive disclosure via buildId

xcodebuild-clean

Clean build artifacts

xcodebuild-get-details

Access cached build/test logs

xcodebuild-list

List targets/schemes with smart caching

xcodebuild-test

Test with filtering, test plans, cache IDs

xcodebuild-version

Get Xcode and SDK versions