screenpipe for developers: MCP and REST API for AI coding

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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

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integrations

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quick start

1. download screenpipe
2. add the MCP server to your coding tool:

{
  "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”

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local API in one minute

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"

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example prompts

• “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”

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automate with pipes

• 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

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get screenpipe