openclaw/Peekaboo
Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through local or remote AI models. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 33
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2
- age_days: 468
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 44
Adoption not part of the score
5061 stars · 387 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Peekaboo is a macOS CLI and menu-bar app that captures screenshots, inspects the accessibility tree, and automates native UI interactions like clicking and typing. It also ships an MCP server so AI clients such as Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor can drive the desktop, with optional visual question answering via local or remote AI models.
Use cases
- capture screenshots of apps or the whole screen from the command line
- let AI agents see and control the macOS desktop
- inspect a running app's UI elements for automation
- expose screen capture and UI automation tools to MCP clients
- automate clicking, typing, and scrolling in native macOS apps
- run visual question answering on screenshots with AI models
When to choose
- you need scriptable screen capture and UI automation on macOS
- you want to give AI coding agents eyes and hands on the desktop
- you use MCP clients like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor and want desktop tools
- you need structured accessibility-tree maps of running applications
When to avoid
- you need automation on Linux or Windows - it is macOS-only and requires macOS 15+
- you only need browser automation, where browser-specific tools fit better
- you cannot grant Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions, e.g. locked-down corporate machines
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
computer-vision image-processing mcp agent-framework cli gui developer-tools developer-tools artificial-intelligence desktop-applications cli screen-capture ui-automation accessibility screenshot-analysis mcp-server menu-bar-app ai-agents visual-question-answering automation command-line macos nodejs swift
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/openclaw/Peekaboo · fetched 2026-08-28 · 81d52b0331c6
- homepage: http://www.peekaboo.boo · fetched 2026-08-29 · 324293c35af2
- site_page: https://peekaboo.sh/install.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 59c00db5853e
- site_page: https://peekaboo.sh/quickstart.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 285e014f7a2f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw/Peekaboo | main | 85 |
For agents
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