# Peekaboo (MCP server)

> Peekaboo is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire… It has 5,390 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @steipete/peekaboo.

Peekaboo is a macOS CLI and menu-bar app for screen capture, accessibility inspection, and native UI automation. Use it directly, let its agent plan multi-step work, or expose the same toolset to MCP clients.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/openclaw/Peekaboo |
| GitHub stars | 5,390 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Swift |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @steipete/peekaboo |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v4.9.7 (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "peekaboo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@steipete/peekaboo"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio peekaboo -- npx -y @steipete/peekaboo
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "peekaboo": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@steipete/peekaboo"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "peekaboo": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@steipete/peekaboo"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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