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ui-capture

Capture screenshots and visual snapshots from Android applications to document UI states and identify visual changes during development and testing.

Instructions

Capture screenshots or visual snapshots.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
operationYes
localPathNo
inlineNo
maxDimensionNoMax image dimension in pixels (default: 800). Higher = better quality, more tokens.
rawNoSkip scaling, full device resolution.

Implementation Reference

  • The main handler function for the 'ui-capture' tool.
    export async function handleUiCaptureTool(
      input: UiCaptureInput,
      context: ServerContext,
      uiConfig?: UiConfig,
    ): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
      const device = await context.deviceState.ensureDevice(context.adb);
      const config = uiConfig ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.ui;
    
      const handler = operations[input.operation];
      if (!handler) {
        throw new ReplicantError(
          ErrorCode.INVALID_OPERATION,
          `Unknown operation: ${input.operation}`,
          "Valid operations: screenshot, visual-snapshot",
        );
      }
      return handler(input, context, config, device.id);
    }
  • The Zod schema defining the input for the 'ui-capture' tool.
    export const uiCaptureInputSchema = z.object({
      operation: z.enum(["screenshot", "visual-snapshot"]),
      localPath: z.string().optional(),
      inline: z.boolean().optional(),
      maxDimension: z.number().optional(),
      raw: z.boolean().optional(),
    });
  • The tool definition object containing the name, description, and inputSchema for 'ui-capture'.
    export const uiCaptureToolDefinition = {
      name: "ui-capture",
      description: "Capture screenshots or visual snapshots.",
      inputSchema: {
        type: "object",
        properties: {
          operation: {
            type: "string",
            enum: ["screenshot", "visual-snapshot"],
          },
          localPath: { type: "string" },
          inline: { type: "boolean" },
          maxDimension: {
            type: "number",
            description: `Max image dimension in pixels (default: ${DEFAULT_CONFIG.ui.maxImageDimension}). Higher = better quality, more tokens.`,
          },
          raw: { type: "boolean", description: "Skip scaling, full device resolution." },
        },
        required: ["operation"],
      },
      annotations: {
        readOnlyHint: false,
        destructiveHint: false,
        idempotentHint: false,
        openWorldHint: false,
      },
    };

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