# latchshot-page-capture

Turns a public page URL into a local PNG, JPEG or PDF through the Latchshot service. Handy for reports, QA checks and preview images.

- skill · `type=skill` · GitHub Copilot · 14 installs · ★ 40451
- Author: github · official GitHub repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/latchshot-page-capture

## What it does

The skill gives the agent a single route from URL to file on disk. It ships a dependency-free Node.js client, `scripts/latchshot.mjs`. Output format follows the extension in `--output`, or you state it with `--format`. You get a one-line JSON reply carrying `ok`, `output`, `format` and `bytes`.

Node.js 20 or newer plus network access are required. For authenticated runs the key is read from `LATCHSHOT_API_KEY` and sent only to `https://latchshot.fly.dev`. No key? A JPEG demo exists with three tries per IP each hour. PNG, PDF and full-page shots need the key, and it must never land in chat, command arguments or a committed file.

Full-page captures use `--full-page` together with `--scroll-page`; PDFs take `--paper A4`. Cleanup flags such as `--block-ads` and `--hide-cookie-banners` only tidy the image, they do not defeat protection. Pages behind a login, CAPTCHAs and scripted browser actions are out of scope, so keep a local browser for those.

## Install

### GitHub Copilot (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill latchshot-page-capture
```

2. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install github/awesome-copilot latchshot-page-capture
```

3. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md`

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill latchshot-page-capture -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/latchshot-page-capture/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --path skills/latchshot-page-capture
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/skills/latchshot-page-capture/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- grab a screenshot of a public page for a report
- export a webpage as an A4 PDF
- capture a long page with lazy-loaded sections
- preview a landing page before it ships
- archive a page as a local file

## Example prompts
- Capture `https://example.com` into `./artifacts/example.png`
- Save `https://example.com` as an A4 PDF at `./artifacts/example.pdf`
- Check my remaining renders with `node scripts/latchshot.mjs usage`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: latchshot-page-capture
description: 'Use this skill when a user needs a screenshot, website thumbnail, full-page capture, or PDF of a public HTTP(S) webpage saved as a local artifact through Latchshot, including report, QA, archive, and social-preview workflows. Do not use it for private or authenticated pages, raw HTML, scraping or extraction, arbitrary browser actions, CAPTCHA or anti-bot bypass, or local-file capture.'
---

# Latchshot page capture

Use the bundled dependency-free client to turn one public webpage URL into a validated local PNG, JPEG, or PDF. Start with a constrained no-key JPEG demo when appropriate. Authenticated commands send the API key only to the fixed `https://latchshot.fly.dev` origin, and every artifact is written atomically.

Latchshot is a hosted third-party service maintained by this skill's contributor. Keep its use optional and preserve an existing local-browser workflow when the task needs private pages or unsupported browser actions.

## Prerequisite

Require Node.js 20 or newer and network access. Read the key only from `LATCHSHOT_API_KEY` for authenticated capture and usage commands.

If the variable is missing, use the no-key demo for one bounded JPEG when it fits the request. For PNG, PDF, full-page, cleanup, or repeat work, direct the user to the [Agent Skills setup documentation](https://latchshot.fly.dev/integrations.md#agent-skills), then stop. Never ask the user to paste a key into chat, a command argument, source code, a committed file, or output. Never print or return the key.

## No-key demo

Use this command for a public page when a viewport JPEG is acceptable:

```bash
node scripts/latchshot.mjs demo \
  --url 'https://example.com' \
  --output './artifacts/example-demo.jpg'
```

The demo is JPEG-only, does not use an account or render quota, and allows three attempts per IP address per hour. It accepts only width, height, query confirmation, and explicit overwrite options. The public URL is still sent to Latchshot, and the request carries the coarse `agentskill` acquisition label. Reject private pages, secrets, signed URLs, and authenticated access exactly as in the capture workflow. Treat the result as a proof artifact, not as a customer activation or plan signup.

## Capture workflow

1. Confirm the target is a public HTTP or HTTPS page. Reject credentials, private/internal pages, non-web ports, signed URLs, query secrets, and any request requiring login, cookies, CAPTCHA handling, proxy rotation, arbitrary scripts, clicks, typing, or anti-bot bypass.
2. Choose a user-approved output path. Infer the format from `.png`, `.jpg`/`.jpeg`, or `.pdf`, or pass the matching `--format` explicitly.
3. Run the client from this skill directory:

   ```bash
   node scripts/latchshot.mjs capture \
     --url 'https://example.com' \
     --output './artifacts/example.png'
   ```

4. For a bounded full-page screenshot that activates lazy content:

   ```bash
   node scripts/latchshot.mjs capture \
     --url 'https://example.com' \
     --output './artifacts/example-full.png' \
     --full-page \
     --scroll-page
   ```

5. For a PDF:
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