Genai Capture

Name: Genai Capture
Author: projecthsf

by projecthsfversion 1.0.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.linhnnmt/genai-capture

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Capture & annotate your screen from an AI agent: arrows, boxes, text, highlight, blur/redact.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genai-capture": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "genai-capture-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add genai-capture -- npx -y genai-capture-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genai-capture": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "genai-capture-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "genai-capture": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "genai-capture-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Maker matches the repo
The publisher (linhnnmt) is not the repo owner (projecthsf); someone else may have listed it
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 18386 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 16% of the other 18386 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 22% of the other 18386 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Genai Capture safe?

It passed 0 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.1) reached the registry 4 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Tethered Trust

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README from the maker

Open the README

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GenAI Capture

Screen capture + annotation, two ways:

Desktop app — capture the whole desktop, annotate (arrows, shapes, text, highlighter, mosaic redaction, watermark), then copy / save / pin. Global hotkeys, gallery, themes. Cross-platform (Java).
JetBrains IDE plugin (this repo's source) — the same engine inside any JetBrains IDE: GoLand, PhpStorm, PyCharm, WebStorm, IntelliJ, CLion, Rider, …

Download the desktop app

Grab the installer for your OS from [Releases](https://github.com/projecthsf/genai-capture/releases):

OS	File
macOS	`GenAI Capture- .dmg`
Windows (installer)	`GenAI Capture- .exe`
Windows (portable)	`GenAI-Capture-portable-win.zip`

macOS note: the app isn't notarized yet. If macOS blocks the first launch,

allow it under System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ "Open Anyway", and grant

Screen Recording permission when asked. Details ship in the DMG's

*First Launch.txt*.

The plugin is on the JetBrains Marketplace — search for GenAI Capture (or install the zip from Releases by hand).

Use with AI agents (MCP)

The desktop app (v1.2.0+) doubles as an MCP server: AI agents that speak the Model Context Protocol — Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, … — can capture your screen, look at the image, annotate it (arrows, boxes, text, highlight, blur/redact), and save the result. Visual bug reports and before/after proof, driven by one sentence to your AI.

Install the desktop app, then add the server to your client. Easiest (cross-platform, via the genai-capture-mcp launcher on npm):

claude mcp add genai-capture -- npx -y genai-capture-mcp

Or point directly at the installed binary (no Node needed):

claude mcp add genai-capture -- \

"/Applications/GenAI Capture.app/Contents/MacOS/GenAI Capture" --mcp

Tools: capture_fullscreen, capture_region, annotate, get_image, save_image. Captures play an audible cue; everything runs locally — images only go to the AI client you connected.

JetBrains IDE plugin

Brings the screenshot capture + annotation engine inside any JetBrains IDE (GoLand, PhpStorm, PyCharm, WebStorm, IntelliJ, CLion, Rider, …).

Features

Tools ▸ Take Screenshot — ⌘⇧1 (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+1 (Win/Linux). Captures the whole desktop (IDE included) and opens the annotation overlay.
Tools ▸ Capture Desktop (Hide IDE) — ⌘⇧2 / Ctrl+Shift+2. Temporarily hides the IDE, captures the desktop behind it, and keeps the IDE hidden until you dismiss the overlay (ESC / save / copy / pin / close).
Tools ▸ Take Delayed Screenshot ▸ 3s / 5s / 10s — shows an on-screen countdown, then captures (time to switch windows or open a menu first).
Status-bar buttons — a camera icon (immediate capture) and a monitor icon (hide-IDE desktop capture). Toggle either via the status-bar right-click menu.
Annotation overlay — arrows, shapes, text, highlighter, mosaic redaction, watermark, with copy / save / pin.
Settings ▸ Tools ▸ GenAI Capture — a Watermark page (appearance, default text, behaviour, live preview) and a Toolbar page (choose/reorder the tools on the capture toolbar). All shortcuts are rebindable in *Settings ▸ Keymap*.

On macOS, grant the IDE Screen Recording permission (System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Screen Recording) or the capture comes back black — same requirement as any screen-capture tool.

How it's built

It reuses the desktop app's code (../src/main/java + ../src/main/resources) via a Gradle Copy step that filters out the app shell and the parts that don't load inside the IDE's JBR (the osystem/ FFM code, jnativehook global-hotkey, tray, and the desktop-themed Settings panels). Thin FFM-free shims under src/main/java/io/genai/screenshot/ (osystem/AbstractOs, CaptureController, ScreenshotApp) satisfy the few OS calls the overlay makes. The capture itself uses java.awt.Robot (no native code). The plugin's own actions, settings pages, and status-bar widgets live under src/main/java/io/genai/screenshot/plugin/.

Built against the platform module only (com.intellij.modules.platform), so a single build runs in every JetBrains IDE.

Prerequisites

JDK 17+ (a JBR or any JDK 17+).
A JetBrains IDE installed (the build targets your local GoLand by default — see build.gradle.kts). To use a different IDE, edit the local("…") line, or switch to a downloaded one, e.g. intellijIdeaCommunity("2024.1").
Gradle: easiest is to open this `jetbrains-plugin/` folder in IntelliJ IDEA (it imports the Gradle project and provides the wrapper). Or brew install gradle and run gradle wrapper once.

Run it (sandbox IDE)

cd jetbrains-plugin

./gradlew runIde # launches GoLand with the plugin loaded

Then use Tools ▸ Take Screenshot (⌘⇧1) or the status-bar camera icon.

Build an installable plugin

cd jetbrains-plugin

./gradlew buildPlugin # -> build/distributions/genai-capture-plugin-1.0.0.zip

Install in any IDE: Settings ▸ Plugins ▸ ⚙ ▸ Install Plugin from Disk… → pick the zip.

Notes / next steps

The reused overlay code is verified to compile at Java 17 with no FFM / jnativehook dependency.
First runIde may need minor tweaks to the IntelliJ Platform Gradle DSL or the local(...) IDE path for your exact versions — iterate from there.
Possible future options: capture a chosen region only, or a configurable default delay.

Genai Capture

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Tethered Trust

README from the maker

GenAI Capture

Download the desktop app

Use with AI agents (MCP)

JetBrains IDE plugin

Features

How it's built

Prerequisites

Run it (sandbox IDE)

Build an installable plugin

Notes / next steps