Claude Code Skill Screenshot — Development skill for Claude Code

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A [Claude Code](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code) skill that lets Claude take macOS screenshots itself — full screen, a specific display, an exact region, an interactively-selected rectangle, or a specific window — using the built-in `screencapture` command.

The skill saves PNGs to `/tmp/claude-screenshots/` and hands the path back to Claude, which then reads the image and can describe what it sees. Useful when you're debugging a UI bug, want Claude to look at an error dialog, or just want to share what's on your screen without manually taking the shot and dragging it in.

What you can ask Claude to do

Once installed, just talk to Claude in plain language. The skill triggers automatically:

• "Take a screenshot of the whole screen"
• "Screenshot Safari" — captures the frontmost Safari window
• "Capture this window" — Claude will let you click which one
• "Show me what you see in VS Code"
• "Grab a screenshot — I'll select the area"

You don't need to remember any flags or commands.

Requirements

• macOS (any recent version — uses the built-in /usr/sbin/screencapture)
• Claude Code installed (install guide)
• Xcode Command Line Tools for the helper scripts that list windows/displays. If swift --version works in your terminal, you're set. Otherwise install with:

  xcode-select --install

  (This pops up a system installer — takes a few minutes, no Xcode account needed.)

Install

Step 1 — clone the repo into your Claude skills folder

git clone https://github.com/fltman/claude-code-skill-screenshot ~/.claude/skills/screenshot

The path `~/.claude/skills/screenshot` is where Claude Code looks for user-installed skills. The folder name (`screenshot`)