Editor Screenshot
editor_screenshotCapture a screenshot from the Godot editor's 3D/2D viewport, active camera, or running game to inspect the current scene state.
Instructions
Capture a screenshot of the Godot editor viewport or running game.
Picking a source: the default "viewport" captures the editor's 3D
viewport, which is empty if the edited scene has no Node3D anywhere in
the tree (or no scene is open). Those cases return EDITOR_NOT_READY
with error.data = {editor_state: "viewport_not_3d", scene_root_type}
and an actionable error.message — switch to "cinematic" if the
scene has a Camera3D, or open a scene with 3D content.
Sources:
"viewport" (default): editor 3D viewport. Requires Node3D content in the edited scene (root or any descendant); see above for the no-3D-content / no-scene error shape.
"viewport_2d": editor 2D viewport. Use for 2D scenes. Not compatible with view_target/coverage/elevation/azimuth/fov.
"cinematic": render edited scene through its active Camera3D (no editor gizmos). Prefers a Camera3D marked
current; falls back to the first Camera3D found in a depth-first walk. NODE_NOT_FOUND only when the scene contains no Camera3D at all."game": running game's framebuffer (only when project is running). A backgrounded/minimized game window freezes its main loop; the capture then returns the last rendered frame with
stale_frame: trueand anotein the metadata — focus the game window and retry for a current frame.GAME_HELPER_TIMEOUTmeans the game process never replied at all (nothing rendered yet, main thread blocked, or helper dead) — focus the window and retry, or use game_command to confirm liveness.
include_image=True (default) returns an MCP ImageContent block.
view_target (comma-separated Node3D paths) reframes editor camera;
AABB metadata always returned. coverage=True with view_target
captures perspective + orthographic top-down references.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| fov | No | Camera FOV in degrees. Tight 20-30 = zoom; 60-75 = context. | |
| source | No | "viewport" | "viewport_2d" | "cinematic" | "game". Default "viewport". | viewport |
| azimuth | No | Camera azimuth in degrees (0=front, 90=right). | |
| coverage | No | With view_target, capture two reference shots + AABB. | |
| elevation | No | Camera elevation in degrees (0=level, 90=overhead). | |
| session_id | No | Optional Godot session to target. Empty = active session. | |
| user_prompt | No | Optional context from the agent that requested the capture. With Vision Routing enabled it is sent alongside the image so the vision model can describe what the agent is looking for. | |
| view_target | No | Node3D scene path(s) to frame, comma-separated. | |
| include_image | No | Return image data. Default True. | |
| max_resolution | No | Longest-edge resolution. Default 640. 0 = full res. |