Let AI agents record the Windows screen, watch it as frames, and edit it with ffmpeg
To add Screencast MCP to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 11 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @tmhs/screencast-mcp@0.48.0Environment variables
SCREENCAST_HOMESet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_ALLOWED_DIRSSet in your MCP configFFMPEG_PATHSet in your MCP configFFPROBE_PATHSet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_WHISPER_MODELSet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_MAX_RECORDING_SECSet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_JOB_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_RETENTION_DAYSSet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_PS_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_CONFIRM_CAPTURESet in your MCP configSCREENCAST_TOOLSETSSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add screencast --env SCREENCAST_HOME=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_HOME> --env SCREENCAST_ALLOWED_DIRS=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_ALLOWED_DIRS> --env FFMPEG_PATH=<YOUR_FFMPEG_PATH> --env FFPROBE_PATH=<YOUR_FFPROBE_PATH> --env SCREENCAST_WHISPER_MODEL=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_WHISPER_MODEL> --env SCREENCAST_MAX_RECORDING_SEC=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_MAX_RECORDING_SEC> --env SCREENCAST_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS> --env SCREENCAST_RETENTION_DAYS=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_RETENTION_DAYS> --env SCREENCAST_PS_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_PS_TIMEOUT_MS> --env SCREENCAST_CONFIRM_CAPTURE=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_CONFIRM_CAPTURE> --env SCREENCAST_TOOLSETS=<YOUR_SCREENCAST_TOOLSETS> -- npx -y @tmhs/screencast-mcp@0.48.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Screencast MCP exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
SCREENCAST_HOME SCREENCAST_ALLOWED_DIRS FFMPEG_PATH FFPROBE_PATH SCREENCAST_WHISPER_MODEL SCREENCAST_MAX_RECORDING_SEC SCREENCAST_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS SCREENCAST_RETENTION_DAYS SCREENCAST_PS_TIMEOUT_MS SCREENCAST_CONFIRM_CAPTURE SCREENCAST_TOOLSETS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Screencast MCP?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Screencast MCP to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Screencast MCP?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Screencast MCP as well.
Does Screencast MCP need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: SCREENCAST_HOME, SCREENCAST_ALLOWED_DIRS, FFMPEG_PATH, FFPROBE_PATH, SCREENCAST_WHISPER_MODEL, SCREENCAST_MAX_RECORDING_SEC, SCREENCAST_JOB_TIMEOUT_MS, SCREENCAST_RETENTION_DAYS, SCREENCAST_PS_TIMEOUT_MS, SCREENCAST_CONFIRM_CAPTURE, SCREENCAST_TOOLSETS; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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