Tabby MCP
Give Claude Eyes Into Your Terminal
See, Don't Describe
Describing a painting over the phone - endless back-and-forth explaining visual details
Claude sees your terminal directly - no more descriptive gymnastics
No way to verify UI changes without manual inspection
Screenshot tool captures exactly what Claude needs to see
Angular apps require waiting for rendering to complete
Built-in Zone.js awareness - auto-waits for Angular to stabilize
Visual Feedback Loop
MCP Tools
list_targets
View all available CDP targets (tabs) with index, title, URL, and WebSocket URL for direct connection.
execute_js
Run JavaScript in Tabby's Electron context. Supports async/await with automatic IIFE wrapping.
query
Search DOM elements with CSS selectors. Automatically waits for Angular Zone.js to stabilize.
screenshot
Capture full window or specific elements. DPI-aware scaling, PNG/JPEG support, quality control.
How It Works
Tech Stack
Installation
1. Install Package
pip install tabby-mcpOr with uv: uv pip install tabby-mcp
2. Launch Tabby with CDP
tabby.exe --remote-debugging-port=9222Enable Chrome DevTools Protocol
3. Configure Claude Code
Add to ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"tabby": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["--directory", "/path/to/tabby-mcp", "run", "tabby-mcp"]
}
}
}