CurlShot MCP Server

by sergiupogorio.github.SergiuPogor/curlshotv1.0.1

Screenshots of any public web page as PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF or a scrolling video.

0remoteofficial registry

context tax

~768 tok/turn2 tools

security

97/100

cold start

hosted

freshness

Active2d ago

Our reading of CurlShot, from the data

CurlShot is a images, video & audio MCP server from sergiupogor, listed in the official MCP Registry.

Its 2 tools add about 768 tokens to every model turn, lighter than the images, video & audio median of 1,837 tokens across 153 measured servers (measured 2026-10-19).

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 2 days ago (2026-10-16). For comparison, 73% of images, video & audio servers are active or maintained.

With 0 GitHub stars it ranks #771 of 2,354 images, video & audio servers we index.

It runs as a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install.

Install CurlShot MCP server

claude mcp add --transport http curlshot https://curlshot.com/api/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "curlshot": {
      "url": "https://curlshot.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "curlshot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://curlshot.com/api/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or add it as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors. The config above bridges via mcp-remote.

{
  "servers": {
    "curlshot": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://curlshot.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "curlshot": {
      "serverUrl": "https://curlshot.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

streamable-httphttps://curlshot.com/api/mcp

Context tax

Connecting this server adds ~768 tokens of tool definitions to every model turn (lean, 2 tools). Measured 2026-10-19 via its hosted endpoint; o200k tokenizer, worst case for clients that load all tools up front. How we measure

Model	Per 1,000 turns	With prompt caching
Claude Opus 5.5	$3.07	$0.154
Claude Sonnet 5.5	$1.54	$0.154
Claude Haiku 5.5	$0.077	—

Input prices as of 2026-10-06. Excludes your own prompt and output.

Tools (2)

take_screenshot676 tok
Render a public web page and return it as an image (or a PDF, or a video of the page scrolling). Uses one screenshot of the account quota; cache hits and failed renders are free. Prefer jpeg or webp to keep the image small. A result over 6 MB comes back as a download link (valid for about a day) instead of inline data.
list_devices44 tok
List the device presets accepted by the viewport_device argument of take_screenshot. Needs no access key.

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
✓Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 2d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-16 · 2d ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · official registry · v1.0.1

How it compares in Images, Video & Audio

Against the most-starred images, video & audio servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
CurlShot (this)	0	2	768	Active	hosted
Screenpipe	21,982	—	not measured	Active	—
screenpipe	21,982	—	not measured	Active	local
FunASR	20,748	—	not measured	Active	local
Agent-Native Analytics	7,433	—	not measured	Active	hosted
Remove AI Watermarks	6,054	—	not measured	Active	local

All images, video & audio MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the CurlShot MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http curlshot https://curlshot.com/api/mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does CurlShot require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use CurlShot as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

Yes. It is a hosted MCP server; connect to its URL with any client that supports remote MCP.

›Is CurlShot in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.SergiuPogor/curlshot.

›How many tokens does CurlShot add to my context?

Its tool definitions total about 768 tokens, resent on every turn.

Sources and method

Official MCP Registry entry: updated 2026-10-15
GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Tool list (tools/list), measured by us: 2026-10-19
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.