Peekaboo

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Peekaboo is an AI Agents & Automation tool that enables AI agents to capture screenshots and automate macOS interactions. It offers visual question answering through local or remote AI models and includes an optional MCP server.

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Pricing

Open Source

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Technical

About

What is Peekaboo?

Peekaboo is a powerful macOS command-line interface (CLI) tool and optional MCP server designed to empower AI agents with advanced screen capture and automation capabilities. It provides high-fidelity screen captures of applications or the entire system, including pixel-accurate captures with Retina 2x scaling. AI agents can leverage Peekaboo's natural-language interface to chain various tools like seeing, clicking, typing, scrolling, and hotkey presses, enabling comprehensive GUI automation. The tool supports multi-provider AI models such as OpenAI's GPT-5.1, Anthropic's Claude 4.x, xAI's Grok 4-fast, Google's Gemini 2.5, and local Ollama models for visual question answering. It's ideal for developers and technical users looking to create configurable, testable workflows with reproducible sessions on macOS.

Best used for

Ideal for developers and technical users who need to automate complex macOS GUI interactions, integrate AI vision for visual question answering, and create robust automation scripts. Especially valuable for building AI agents that can 'see' and interact with applications on a macOS system.

Common actions

automate macOS tasks

capture screenshots

integrate AI vision

control applications

build AI agents

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Capabilities

Key features

Pixel-accurate screen captures
Natural-language GUI automation
Multi-provider AI vision
MCP server for AI agents
Configurable automation workflows
macOS CLI tool

Target Audience

developerdata scientiststartup founder

Integrations

openaianthropicgoogle-geminiollama

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What macOS versions are supported by Peekaboo?

Peekaboo requires macOS 15 or newer to function correctly. Additionally, Xcode 16 or newer with Swift 6.2+ is needed for building from source. Node 22+ is only required for helper scripts, not the core CLI/app/MCP.

Does Peekaboo support local AI models for visual question answering?

Yes, Peekaboo supports local AI models through Ollama, allowing users to leverage models like llama3.3 and llava. This provides flexibility for visual question answering without relying solely on remote AI providers.

What permissions does Peekaboo need to operate on macOS?

Peekaboo requires macOS Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions to perform its functions, such as capturing screens and automating GUI interactions. Detailed instructions for granting these permissions are available in the documentation.

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