screenshot

screenshot

Capture screenshots of iOS Simulator displays by specifying the output path, image format, and display type. Supports various image formats and handles non-rectangular displays with mask options.

Instructions

Takes a screenshot of the iOS Simulator

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`display`	No	Display to capture (internal or external). Default depends on device type.
`mask`	No	For non-rectangular displays, handle the mask by policy (ignored, alpha, or black)
`output_path`	Yes	File path where the screenshot will be saved. If relative, it uses the directory specified by the `IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR` env var, or `~/Downloads` if not set.
`type`	No	Image format (png, tiff, bmp, gif, or jpeg). Default is png.
`udid`	No	Udid of target, can also be set with the IDB_UDID env var

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "display": {
      "description": "Display to capture (internal or external). Default depends on device type.",
      "enum": [
        "internal",
        "external"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "mask": {
      "description": "For non-rectangular displays, handle the mask by policy (ignored, alpha, or black)",
      "enum": [
        "ignored",
        "alpha",
        "black"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "output_path": {
      "description": "File path where the screenshot will be saved. If relative, it uses the directory specified by the `IOS_SIMULATOR_MCP_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR` env var, or `~/Downloads` if not set.",
      "maxLength": 1024,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "type": {
      "description": "Image format (png, tiff, bmp, gif, or jpeg). Default is png.",
      "enum": [
        "png",
        "tiff",
        "bmp",
        "gif",
        "jpeg"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "udid": {
      "description": "Udid of target, can also be set with the IDB_UDID env var",
      "pattern": "^[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}$",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "output_path"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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