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Urlbox MCP server

Let your AI take screenshots, make PDFs, and pull web pages as Markdown or HTML for you.

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This is a small helper that connects your AI assistant to Urlbox, a service that captures websites. Once it is set up, you can just ask your AI to screenshot a page, turn it into a PDF, or grab the text as Markdown, and it will do the work for you. It is handy for anyone who saves web pages for reports, research, or sharing.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to another service. This one connects your AI to Urlbox, a website that takes pictures and PDFs of web pages. So when you ask for a screenshot or a PDF, your AI passes the request to this helper, and the helper talks to Urlbox for you.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like take a screenshot of this page. Your AI sends that request to this helper program running on your computer. The helper talks to the Urlbox service, which loads the web page and captures it. Urlbox sends back the image, PDF, or text, and the helper hands it to your AI. Your AI then shows you the result or saves the file to your computer if you asked for that.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Take a screenshot of this web page for me”, the Urlbox MCP server connects it to Urlbox, and you get back image, PDF or text.

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What you can do with it

Take a screenshot of any web page as a PNG or other image format
Turn a full web page into a PDF
Save a page as Markdown or HTML text
Record a short video of a page with MP4
Extract metadata and cookies from a page
Block ads and hide cookie banners before capturing
Download the captured files straight to your computer

Try asking your AI

“Take a screenshot of https://example.com but block ads and hide cookie banners”
“Convert https://urlbox.com to a PDF and save it to my computer”
“Take a screenshot of https://example.com and also save it as HTML and markdown”
“Grab the main text of this article as Markdown so I can paste it into my notes”

What it gives back to you

You get back the captured result in your chat: an image, a PDF file, or a block of Markdown or HTML text. If you asked to save it, the file lands in your downloads folder. For metadata, you get a list of details about the page. Your AI may also summarise what it found.

Before you start

What you need

A Urlbox account (sign up at urlbox.com)
Your Urlbox API Secret from the Urlbox dashboard
Node.js installed on your computer (the setup uses npm and npx)
The Claude desktop app or another AI app that supports MCP servers

Good to know

Each capture uses your Urlbox account, which may count against your plan or cost money, so keep an eye on how often you use it.

Install it with your AI

Add Urlbox MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Urlbox MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.