Pagebolt MCP Server

Take screenshots, generate PDFs, create OG images, inspect pages, and record demo videos directly from your AI coding assistant. Its 40 documented tools cover trace, page. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with trace and page and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-06 · ★ 4 · #145 OF 255 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Pagebolt

before you install - you'll need

PAGEBOLT_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add custodia-admin-pagebolt-mcp -- npx -y pagebolt-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "custodia-admin-pagebolt-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pagebolt-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package pagebolt-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.Custodia-Admin is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Pagebolt can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can capture the entire scrollable page, remove live chat widgets, get page title, description, OG tags alongside the screenshot, and capture a specific DOM element.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Pagebolt lets an agent do.

read & search

1 tool - e.g. device preset (e.g. "iphone_14_pro", "macbook_pro_14")

viewportDevice

Full Page

1 tool - e.g. capture the entire scrollable page

fullPage

Dark Mode

1 tool - e.g. emulate dark color scheme

darkMode

Format

1 tool - e.g. png, jpeg, or webp

format

Block Banners

1 tool - e.g. hide cookie consent banners

blockBanners

Block Ads

1 tool - e.g. block advertisements

blockAds

Block Chats

1 tool - e.g. remove live chat widgets

blockChats

Block Trackers

1 tool - e.g. block tracking scripts

blockTrackers

Latest releases

v1.16.1 · 2026-08-05

Improved · MCP tool failures now surface PageBolt's structured error, code, and hint (e.g. target_connection_timeout) so agents can tell target-site timeouts from PageBolt issues. · Client timeout message notes the…

04 · Who maintains Pagebolt

pagebolt is maintained by custodia-admin. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/custodia-admin/pagebolt-mcp
category: browser automation - ranked #145 of 255 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-05)
registry: io.github.Custodia-Admin/pagebolt (active, first published 2026-02-06 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:pagebolt-mcp

06 · Pagebolt FAQ

Is Pagebolt still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-06 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Pagebolt do?

How do I install Pagebolt?

Run `npx -y pagebolt-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (PAGEBOLT_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Pagebolt run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Pagebolt

Alternatives to Pagebolt

Maintained browser automation servers if Pagebolt isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Pagebolt doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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