Peekaboo

by steipete · Swift · ★ 3,222

Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through local or remote AI models.

#ai#macos#mcp#screenshots#swift

Install

git clone https://github.com/steipete/Peekaboo.git

Claude Desktop config

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "peekaboo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:steipete/Peekaboo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the README

[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@steipete/peekaboo) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [-0078d7?logo=apple&logoColor=white&style=flat-square)](https://www.apple.com/macos/) [](https://swift.org/) [](https://nodejs.org/) [](https://github.com/steipete/peekaboo/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/steipete/homebrew-tap) [](https://deepwiki.com/steipete/peekaboo) Peekaboo brings high-fidelity screen capture, AI analysis, and complete GUI automation to macOS. Version 3 adds native agent flows and multi-screen automation across the CLI and MCP server. > Note: v3 is currently in beta (3.0.0…

Read full README on GitHub →

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