Shotbot MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 37 installs a week from npm.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add shotbot-mcp -e 'SHOTBOT_API_KEY=<SHOTBOT_API_KEY>' -- npx -y shotbot-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"shotbot-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shotbot-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOTBOT_API_KEY": "<SHOTBOT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.shotbot-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "shotbot-mcp"]
env = { SHOTBOT_API_KEY = "<SHOTBOT_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"shotbot-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shotbot-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOTBOT_API_KEY": "<SHOTBOT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"shotbot-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shotbot-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SHOTBOT_API_KEY": "<SHOTBOT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SHOTBOT_API_KEY> (Your Shotbot API key (12 characters). Get a free one at https://www.shotbot.net/screenshot-api-key/).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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