Is Winsight MCP Server safe to use?

Winsight MCP Server 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.

How do I install Winsight MCP Server?

Winsight MCP Server 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 Winsight MCP Server do?

Winsight MCP Server provides 14 tools: take_screenshot, screenshot_window, screenshot_region, list_windows, get_window_info and 9 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Winsight MCP Server?

Winsight MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Winsight MCP Server actively maintained?

Winsight MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 10 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

Winsight MCP Server

winsight-mcp

Windows Screen Capture MCP Server — give Claude Code eyes on your desktop.

2 14 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 10d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

14 tools · ~621 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "winsight": {
      "args": [
        "winsight-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Winsight MCP Server does

Windows Screen Capture MCP Server — give Claude Code eyes on your Windows desktop.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Winsight MCP Server safe to use?: Winsight MCP Server 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.
How do I install Winsight MCP Server?: Winsight MCP Server 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 Winsight MCP Server do?: Winsight MCP Server provides 14 tools: take_screenshot, screenshot_window, screenshot_region, list_windows, get_window_info and 9 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Winsight MCP Server?: Winsight MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Winsight MCP Server actively maintained?: Winsight MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 10 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "winsight": {
      "args": [
        "winsight-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Winsight MCP Server does

Windows Screen Capture MCP Server — give Claude Code eyes on your Windows desktop.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

uvx 'winsight-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

WinSight MCP

mcp-name: io.github.TheoEwzZer/winsight

Windows Screen Capture MCP Server — give Claude Code eyes on your Windows desktop.

WinSight is an MCP server that lets Claude Code capture your screen, manage windows, and launch applications on Windows.

Features

Screenshot the full screen, a specific region, or a specific window
Window capture uses Win32 PrintWindow API — captures the real window content even when it's behind other windows
List and inspect open windows and monitors (title, position, size, state, resolution)
Control windows — move, resize, minimize, maximize, restore, and focus
Launch applications and wait for their windows

Requirements

Windows 10/11
Python 3.10+

Quick Start

Option 1: uvx (recommended)

No install needed — runs directly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "winsight": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["winsight-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add this to your project's .mcp.json or ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json.

Option 2: pip install

pip install winsight-mcp

Then configure:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "winsight": {
      "command": "winsight-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Option 3: From source

git clone https://github.com/TheoEwzZer/WinSight-MCP.git
cd WinSight-MCP
uv sync

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "winsight": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/WinSight-MCP", "run", "winsight-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Screenshot

Tool	Description
`take_screenshot`	Capture the full screen or a specific monitor
`screenshot_window`	Capture a specific window by title (works even if behind other windows)
`screenshot_region`	Capture a rectangular region of the screen

Window Management

Tool	Description
`list_windows`	List all visible windows with optional title filter
`get_window_info`	Get detailed info about a window (position, size, state)
`focus_window`	Bring a window to the foreground
`resize_window`	Resize a window to specific dimensions
`move_window`	Move a window to a specific position
`minimize_window`	Minimize a window to the taskbar
`maximize_window`	Maximize a window to fill the screen
`restore_window`	Restore a minimized or maximized window to its normal state
`wait_for_window`	Wait for a window to appear (adaptive polling with timeout)

System

Tool	Description
`list_monitors`	List all monitors with resolution, position, and primary flag
`open_application`	Launch an application and optionally wait for its window

Examples

Once the MCP server is connected, you can ask Claude Code things like:

"Take a screenshot of my screen"
"List all open windows"
"Capture the Notepad window"
"Open calculator and take a screenshot of it"
"Focus the Chrome window"
"Resize the app window to 800x600 and take a screenshot"
"Move the window to the top-left corner"
"What monitors do I have?"

Testing

The project has 112 tests covering all modules. Tests use mocks for Win32 APIs so they run on any platform.

Running tests

uv run pytest

Test structure

tests/
  conftest.py              # Shared fixtures and Win3

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/TheoEwzZer/WinSight-MCP#readme)

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

81/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−19

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked winsight-mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (14)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~621 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Winsight MCP Server safe to use?: Winsight MCP Server 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.
How do I install Winsight MCP Server?: Winsight MCP Server 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 Winsight MCP Server do?: Winsight MCP Server provides 14 tools: take_screenshot, screenshot_window, screenshot_region, list_windows, get_window_info and 9 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Winsight MCP Server?: Winsight MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Winsight MCP Server actively maintained?: Winsight MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 10 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.