Claude Code + MagicScreenshots

App Store screenshots in Claude Code

• Search real App Store screenshots and preview videos from the top apps
• Use them as design reference for your own app
• Generate and localize your own App Store screenshots

How do I add MagicScreenshots to Claude Code?

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http magicscreenshots https://www.magicscreenshots.com/api/mcp

1. Run the claude mcp add command in your terminal.
2. Start Claude Code in your project and run /mcp to check that magicscreenshots is connected.
3. Ask for App Store screenshots from any category, look or chart.
4. When you want to generate, ask Claude Code to call create_api_key, open the claim link to sign in, then re-add the server with your key.

What is Claude Code?

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool. It works in your terminal and editor, reads and edits your project, runs commands, and can call any MCP server you add with claude mcp add.

Do I need an API key?

Search works with no key. For restyle and localize, export MAGICSCREENSHOTS_API_KEY and add the server with the --header flag. Add --scope project to write a shared .mcp.json instead.

claude mcp add --transport http magicscreenshots https://www.magicscreenshots.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $MAGICSCREENSHOTS_API_KEY"

MCP, skill or CLI: which should I use?

• MCP server: Most people
• Skill: Agents you want to follow the inspiration → restyle flow on their own
• CLI: Scripts, CI and one-off lookups

FAQ

How do I connect MagicScreenshots to Claude Code?

Run the claude mcp add command in your terminal. Then start Claude Code in your project and run /mcp to check that magicscreenshots is connected. The server URL is https://www.magicscreenshots.com/api/mcp.

Do I need an API key to use MagicScreenshots in Claude Code?

Search works with no key. For restyle and localize, export MAGICSCREENSHOTS_API_KEY and add the server with the --header flag. Add --scope project to write a shared .mcp.json instead.

Is the MagicScreenshots MCP server free?

Searching the library is free and needs no account. Generating your own screenshots uses credits. Listing history and preview video downloads are part of Library Pro.

Which App Store screenshots can Claude Code find?

About 4,700 real App Store listings: the top 100 free and top-grossing apps in every Apple category, refreshed daily. Search by name, category, look or chart position.

Can Claude Code get App Store preview videos?

Yes. Poster frames are free for everyone. With a Library Pro API key, get_app_videos also returns download links to the preview video files.

Can Claude Code make App Store screenshots for my app?

Yes, with an API key. Ask it to restyle your screenshots like an app from the library with create_restyle, or localize them with create_localize. The first time, it calls create_api_key and you open the claim link to sign in and buy credits.

Is MagicScreenshots made by Anthropic?

No. MagicScreenshots is an independent product that works with Claude Code through the open Model Context Protocol. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.

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