what screenpipe does
- captures everything — screen text via accessibility APIs with OCR fallback, audio transcription, app names, browser URLs, user input
- runs locally — all data stays on your machine in
~/.screenpipe/ - AI-powered search — find anything you’ve seen or heard via natural language or API
- pipes — scheduled AI agents that summarize your day, track time, sync to Obsidian, and more (browse pipes) — click Pipes in the sidebar to install
- MCP server — give Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI tools memory of your screen (setup)
- connect your apps — dozens of integrations: Slack, Notion, Google Calendar, Obsidian, Toggl, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoom, PostHog, Sentry, and more (connections) — configure in settings → connections
get started in 5 minutes
5-minute quickstart
install → connect AI → run your first pipe in under 5 minutes
what can I do?
daily summaries, time tracking, meeting notes, loop closing, and more
browse pipes
see every automation available — day recap, standup, time breakdown, and more
connect your AI
add screenpipe to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible tool
build a second brain
let your agent watch your activity and remember your workflows in the background
API recipes
copy-paste search, meetings, speakers, frames, and retention workflows
privacy data flow
see what stays local and when data can leave your machine
popular use cases
run the CLI with
npx -y screenpipe@latest <command> (and the MCP server with npx -y screenpipe-mcp). the local API on localhost:3030 needs no auth by default — if you’ve enabled API auth in settings, add -H "Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>" to any curl.