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 (title, position, size, state)
Focus any window, including minimized or background apps
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

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
`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
`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"

License

MIT

winsight

Quick Install