macOS · MCP for Claude Code & Codex
Your screen, shared with your AI.
Draw on your screen to show an AI coding agent exactly what you mean. It sees the region you circled, fixes the code, and points back at what it changed — right where you are looking.
Free · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon and Intel
See the loop in 30 seconds
You circle the bug
Hold a hotkey and draw right over the broken button.
The agent fixes it
Screenshot, coordinates and OCR go to Claude Code over MCP.
It marks the change
The agent draws a box on screen where the fix landed.
Eyes and a pen for your AI agent
Three things your agent can’t do from a terminal alone.
Draw anywhere, even while recording
A transparent canvas over every app. Pen, arrows, boxes, highlights and spotlight. Fading ink for live explanations, persistent ink for notes — and it all ends up in your screen recordings.
Two-way MCP for Claude Code & Codex
Your agent can capture a window, read text with on-device OCR, ask you to circle something and wait for it, then draw its own boxes and arrows back on your screen.
A screenshot inbox you can search
Every capture — including ⌘⇧4 — lands in a local inbox with app, window and URL. Search by the text inside images. Pin what matters; the rest cleans itself up.
Local-first and private by default
Your screen is the most sensitive thing on your computer. Inkpane treats it that way.
- Nothing leaves your Mac
- Capture, OCR and search run on-device. There is no Inkpane server in the loop.
- You approve every agent
- Each MCP client asks for permission once, and a clear indicator shows whenever an agent is looking.
- Sensitive apps stay hidden
- Password managers, banking and chat apps are excluded by default. Add your own.
- Bring your own model
- Optional AI shortcuts use your own API key or on-device models. No resold tokens.
MIT · inkpane-mcp
The MCP core is open source
inkpane-mcp — screen capture, on-device OCR and window listing for any MCP client — is MIT-licensed. Read the code, run it on its own, or build on it.
Add it to Claude Code
$ claude mcp add inkpane -- inkpane-mcp
✓ Added stdio MCP server inkpane
tools: capture_screen · capture_window
capture_region · read_screen_ocr
list_windowsSimple pricing, no subscription
Tentative — final pricing will be announced at launch.
Free
$0forever
- Region, window and full-screen capture
- 7-day screenshot inbox
- Basic MCP tools: capture, OCR, windows
Pro
Early bird$39–49one-time
- Everything in Free
- Agent annotations and “circle it for me” requests
- Unlimited inbox with OCR search
- Persistent overlay and recording with live annotation
- 1 year of updates, then optional $19/year
Questions
Which AI agents does it work with?
Claude Code and Codex first, with one-click setup planned. Anything that speaks MCP — Cursor, Claude Desktop and others — can use the same server.
Does my screen get uploaded anywhere?
No. Inkpane runs entirely on your Mac. Screenshots only go to an agent when you or that agent request it, and only after you have approved that agent.
What do I need to run it?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. Some extras, like on-device translation, need newer macOS versions.
How is this different from CleanShot X?
Inkpane covers the capture basics, but it is built around your agent: the agent can see what you circle and draw back on your screen. You can annotate live while recording, too.
How do updates work?
Inkpane checks for updates on its own and asks before installing one. You can also choose Check for Updates… at any time.
Try it on your Mac
Install Inkpane, add it to Claude Code or Codex from Settings, and circle your first bug.
Free · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple Silicon and Intel