Hosted MCP server, 11 tools

Give ChatGPT eyes on the web

Add the hosted SnapRender MCP server to ChatGPT from the Plugins page so ChatGPT can screenshot any web page and read it as markdown. OAuth sign-in, no Developer mode needed.

Create a free account

200 renders a month free, no card. Sign-in happens inside ChatGPT the first time it uses the server.

Server URL: https://app.snap-render.com/mcp

Set it up (recommended: sign in with OAuth)

ChatGPT adds remote MCP servers as custom plugins on chatgpt.com, with OAuth sign-in. Developer mode is no longer needed.

1Open chatgpt.com/plugins, click the plus button and choose Add custom MCP server.
2Name it SnapRender, paste the server URL under Connection, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and click Create as a plugin.
3Install it from your personal plugins and sign in to SnapRender when asked. In a chat, type @ and pick SnapRender, then ask for a screenshot.

Custom MCP server settings

Name:            SnapRender
Server URL:      https://app.snap-render.com/mcp
Authentication:  OAuth

Check it worked: After Create, ChatGPT shows the tools it discovered. In a chat, pick SnapRender with @ and expand the tool call to see what was sent and returned.

Good to know

Plans: OpenAI documents custom MCP servers for Pro (read and fetch tools, which covers take_screenshot and extract_content), Business, Enterprise and Edu. In Business workspaces, admins or owners create the plugin for everyone.
ChatGPT's custom server settings offer OAuth or no authentication, not API keys, so use OAuth.
Custom servers work on chatgpt.com, not in the mobile apps.
Workspace admins: refresh the plugin from its details page after SnapRender adds tools.

What ChatGPT can do with it

take_screenshot

Capture any URL, HTML or Markdown as PNG, JPEG, WebP or PDF, full page or by device. Inline image by default, or an attached file with as_file

extract_content

Read a page as markdown, text, article, links or metadata

batch_screenshots

Capture up to 50 URLs in one job

get_batch_status

Check a batch and get its download links

sign_screenshot_url

Create a shareable capture URL that does not expose your key

check_screenshot_cache

See whether a capture is cached, without spending quota

get_usage

Show renders used and left this month

list_webhooks

List your webhooks

create_webhook

Get notified when batches finish

delete_webhook

Remove a webhook

test_webhook

Send a test delivery

Prompts to try

"Take a full-page screenshot of https://stripe.com and tell me how the pricing section is laid out."
"Compare https://example.com on desktop and iPhone and list layout problems on mobile."
"Read https://example.com/docs as markdown and summarize the authentication steps."

SnapRender renders public pages from its own servers, with ads and cookie banners removed. Pages behind a login and localhost are out of reach; use a preview deployment or a tunnel for local work.

Questions

Can ChatGPT take screenshots of websites?+

Yes, with an MCP server that provides a screenshot tool. With SnapRender added as a custom plugin, ChatGPT can capture a page, look at it and answer questions about it.

Does it work on ChatGPT Plus?+

OpenAI documents custom MCP servers for Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu. Plus is not listed, so the option may not appear on Plus accounts.

Do I need Developer mode?+

No. Custom MCP servers are added from the Plugins page now; the older Developer mode flow is listed as legacy.

Give ChatGPT eyes on the web

Set it up (recommended: sign in with OAuth)

Good to know

What ChatGPT can do with it

Questions

Other clients

200 free renders a month to start