> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.screenpipe.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# screenpipe for developers: MCP and REST API for AI coding

> Give your AI coding assistant memory of your screen via MCP and the screenpipe REST API — works with Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Continue, and Gemini CLI.

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screenpipe gives developers a superpower: AI that knows what you've been working on. it captures your screen and audio 24/7 and makes it available to coding assistants via MCP and REST API.

<Tip>
  want copy-paste API calls first? start with [API recipes](/api-recipes). building a recurring workflow? use [pipe debugging](/pipe-debugging).
</Tip>

## what developers use screenpipe for

* **code search across time** — find that code snippet you saw in a PR review last week, even if you closed the tab
* **meeting recall** — search what was said in standups, design reviews, or pair programming sessions
* **context for AI coding** — give Cursor, Claude Code, or Cline memory of what's on your screen right now and what you worked on earlier
* **automated workflows** — pipes that auto-track time in Toggl, sync daily activity to Obsidian, or generate standup reports

## integrations

screenpipe works with any AI tool that supports MCP or HTTP APIs:

| tool            | integration                                                                                                | guide                       |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Claude Code** | MCP server — Claude Code can search your screen history, find code you saw earlier, recall meeting context | [setup guide](/claude-code) |
| **Cursor**      | MCP server — add screenpipe as a context source for Cursor's AI                                            | [setup guide](/mcp-server)  |
| **Cline**       | MCP server — give Cline access to your full screen history                                                 | [setup guide](/cline)       |
| **Continue**    | MCP server — add screen context to Continue's AI completions                                               | [setup guide](/continue)    |
| **Gemini CLI**  | MCP server — use screenpipe with Google's Gemini CLI                                                       | [setup guide](/gemini-cli)  |
| **OpenCode**    | MCP server — search screen history from OpenCode                                                           | [setup guide](/opencode)    |
| **Ollama**      | local AI — use any local model with screenpipe, 100% private                                               | [setup guide](/ollama)      |

## quick start

1. [download screenpipe](https://screenpi.pe/onboarding)
2. add the MCP server to your coding tool:

```json theme={null}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenpipe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "screenpipe-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

3. ask your AI assistant: "what was I working on in the last hour?" or "find the code snippet I saw in that PR review"

## local API in one minute

```bash theme={null}
curl http://localhost:3030/health
curl "http://localhost:3030/search?q=error&content_type=all&limit=10"
curl "http://localhost:3030/activity-summary?start_time=2026-05-14T16:00:00Z&end_time=2026-05-14T18:00:00Z"
```

if API auth is enabled, add `-H "Authorization: Bearer $SCREENPIPE_API_KEY"`. see [API recipes](/api-recipes) for meetings, speakers, frames, memories, retention, archive, and delete-range examples.

## example prompts

once screenpipe is connected to your coding assistant:

* "find the error message I saw in the terminal 30 minutes ago"
* "what did we discuss in the standup about the auth refactor?"
* "show me the API endpoint I was looking at in the browser"
* "summarize what I worked on today for my standup"

## automate with pipes

[pipes](/pipes) are scheduled AI agents that run on your screen data. developers use them for:

* **time tracking** — auto-log coding time to Toggl based on active apps
* **daily journals** — sync screen activity to Obsidian
* **standup reports** — generate daily summaries of what you worked on

## get screenpipe

screenpipe includes everything developers need — MCP server, pipes, cloud AI, and more.

[download screenpipe →](https://screenpi.pe/onboarding)