Imprint

What it does

Imprint provides AI agents with a real, programmable terminal environment. Unlike simulations, it uses a real PTY via ttyd and tmux, allowing agents to interact with any terminal application and verify the output visually through screenshots. This makes it ideal for testing Terminal User Interfaces (TUIs) where text-only logs aren't enough to verify rendering, colors, or layout.

Tools

• send_keystrokes: Sends keyboard input to the terminal.
• type_text: Types a specific string of text.
• get_screenshot: Captures a base64 JPEG screenshot of the current terminal view.
• get_screen_text: Extracts the current screen content as plain text.
• get_ttyd_url: Provides a web URL to watch the AI control the terminal in real-time.
• resize_terminal: Changes the dimensions of the terminal window.
• restart_terminal: Restarts the terminal session.
• wait_for_text: Pauses until specific text appears on screen.

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imprint": {
      "command": "/home/user/.local/bin/imprint",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

Confirmed support for Claude Code via stdio.