Peekaboo
@steipete/peekaboo · by steipete
Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through local or remote AI models.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 0d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
20 tools · ~1.6k tok
Grade C · 0.8% of 200K ctx
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Peekaboo is an MCP server that peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through local or remote AI models. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 88/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"peekaboo": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@steipete/peekaboo"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Peekaboo does
Peekaboo brings high-fidelity screen capture, AI analysis, and complete GUI automation to macOS. Version 3 adds native agent flows and multi-screen automation across the CLI and MCP server. > Note: v3 is currently in beta (3.0.0-beta4) and has a few known issues; see the changelog for details.
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Security
OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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~1.6k tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Peekaboo safe to use?
- Peekaboo has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Peekaboo?
- Peekaboo supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Peekaboo do?
- Peekaboo provides 20 tools: see, click, type, press, hotkey and 15 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Peekaboo?
- Peekaboo is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Peekaboo actively maintained?
- Peekaboo is actively maintained — last commit was 0 days ago. It has 5,056 GitHub stars.
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