CAPTCHA Solver MCP Server for Claude, Cursor and AI Agents
Give your AI agent a CAPTCHA it can actually get past. CapSkip is a local Model Context Protocol server that solves reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, GeeTest, ALTCHA, CaptchaFox, Capy Puzzle, Friendly Captcha and image CAPTCHAs, with unlimited solving for one flat price.
- Unlimited solves
- Claude, Cursor & more
- Nine agent tools
0x4AAA…0.qA7fK2nR9…tool returned7s · $0.00An AI agent driving a browser is fine until a CAPTCHA appears, and then it simply stops. Vision models do not reliably solve modern challenges, and Playwright MCP, Puppeteer and the other browser-automation servers have nothing to hand the agent when a reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile widget blocks the page. The CapSkip MCP server closes that gap. It is a CAPTCHA solver built for AI agents: solving is exposed as ordinary tools the agent calls on its own, mid-task, without you stepping in.
It is a standard Model Context Protocol server published on npm as capskip-mcp, so it works in every MCP client, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and anything else that speaks the protocol. Nine tools cover the ground: solve reCAPTCHA v2, v3 and Enterprise, Cloudflare Turnstile, GeeTest v3, ALTCHA and Friendly Captcha proof-of-work challenges, CaptchaFox, Capy Puzzle, and image or text CAPTCHAs, plus a status tool the agent can call to check the solver is running before it commits to a plan.
The difference from every other CAPTCHA MCP server is what happens to your bill. Solving runs on your own Windows machine or VPS against a flat unlimited licence, starting at a $1 seven-day trial and $10/month, rather than a metered API that charges per solve. That matters more with agents than with scripts: an agent that retries, backtracks and explores will burn through a per-solve balance quickly, while here a retry costs nothing. Nothing about the page leaves your network either, and there is no API key or account to wire in.
No coding required. Run the CapSkip app and the browser extension connects automatically, then solves CAPTCHAs right in the page. Already using another service? Migrating is easy: CapSkip is a drop-in captcha solver that emulates 2Captcha, RuCaptcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster Cloud, CapSolver, DeathByCaptcha, SolveCaptcha and Captchas.io. Add your service to the hosts file in the CapSkip app and your existing code is routed to CapSkip and solved locally, with no changes.
Why CapSkip is the best CAPTCHA MCP server
Nine tools, every CAPTCHA type
One solve tool per CAPTCHA type, plus capskip_status so the agent can check the solver before it starts.
Retries cost nothing
Agents explore, backtrack and retry. On a per-solve API that is money; on a flat unlimited licence it is free, so you never have to prompt an agent into being frugal.
Works in any MCP client
Standard stdio MCP server on npm. Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and any other client pick it up from one block of config.
Local, with no API key
The server talks to the CapSkip app on 127.0.0.1. There is no account to create, no key to paste into a config file, and no page content sent to a third party.
Long solves will not time out
The server streams MCP progress notifications while a challenge is being worked on, so a slow reCAPTCHA keeps the client alive instead of tripping its request timeout.
Answers the agent can act on
Every tool returns a structured result with the token, and failures come back as plain guidance the model can read and correct, rather than an opaque error code.
Add CapSkip to your MCP client
Drop this into your client config and nine CapSkip tools appear in the agent’s toolbox. Not using MCP? The same local solver is reachable three other ways.
{
"mcpServers": {
"capskip": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "capskip-mcp"],
"env": {
"CAPSKIP_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
"CAPSKIP_PORT": "8080"
}
}
}
}Works in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. Run the CapSkip app alongside it and the agent solves CAPTCHAs on its own.
No-code browser extension
Install the CapSkip extension and it detects the widget on any page and solves it for you, with nothing to script.
Official SDKs
Automate solving from your own code with the Python, Node.js, PHP and C# clients. A few lines returns a valid token.
Local HTTP API
Prefer raw HTTP? CapSkip exposes a local endpoint with 2Captcha and Anti-Captcha API emulation, so any HTTP client works.
Point your agent at a real challenge
Our demo pages host live reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, GeeTest and image widgets. Wire up the MCP server, ask your agent to get past one, and watch it call the tool and carry on.
How to set up the CAPTCHA solver MCP server
The MCP server is a thin client for the CapSkip app running on your machine, so install the app first, then add the config block above to your MCP client.
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Install CapSkip
Download the desktop app for Windows (or run it on a VPS) and launch it. The local solver starts automatically.
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Sign in to the app
Buy the $1 trial or a Bronze / Silver / Gold license and your login details arrive by email straight away, with the license live the moment you pay. Sign in to the app with them and you are ready to solve. The setup guide walks through it.
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Solve automatically
Use the browser extension for no-code solving, or call the SDK / HTTP API from your automation.
CapSkip vs pay-per-solve CAPTCHA MCP servers
| Feature | CapSkip | Pay-per-solve MCP servers |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Flat monthly licence, unlimited solves | Billed for every solve the agent makes |
| Agent retries | Free, so retry loops are safe to allow | Every retry is charged again |
| Setup | Install the app, add one config block | Create an account, top up a balance, paste an API key |
| Where solving happens | On your own machine or VPS | On a remote server you send the page to |
| Secrets in your config | None, the server talks to 127.0.0.1 | A live API key sits in your MCP client config |
| CAPTCHA coverage | reCAPTCHA v2/v3/Enterprise, Turnstile, GeeTest v3, ALTCHA, CaptchaFox, Capy, Friendly, image and text | Broad, but every type is metered |
Pricing
Stop paying per solve
Per-solve services bill you for every single challenge, forever. CapSkip bills one flat monthly rate and solves as many as your hardware can take. Here is what that difference is worth at your volume.
100KCAPTCHAs a month
20K2M
Mostly which types
Blended at $2.99 per 1,000 solves.
A per-solve service$299.00
every month, and it rises with every solve
CapSkip, flat$10.00
every month, whatever the volume
That is $289.00 a month you stop spending.
Year one: $3,588 on a per-solve service against $219 here.
Choose your license
Bronze License
$10/ month
+ $99 one-time licenseyours to keep
Subscribe to BronzeInstant license activation
Cancel the monthly whenever you like; the license stays yours.
All three licenses are the same product.
Bronze, Silver and Gold differ by one thing only: how many machines you run it on.
- Unlimited solving, no daily cap
- Unlimited threads, speed scales with your hardware
- 90% to 100% recognition accuracy
- Drop-in replacement for the major solving service APIs
- Works with almost any tool, no coding required
- REST API, SDKs and a browser extension
- Free training when a new CAPTCHA type appears
- Runs on your machine, nothing leaves it
Every CAPTCHA type CapSkip solves is on every license. See the coverage band
Just want to try it first?
Start with a 7-day trial for $1 and solve 1,000 CAPTCHAs of any type on your own targets.
Related CAPTCHA solvers & guides
How to use a CAPTCHA solver MCP server with your AI agent
Setup takes about two minutes. Install the CapSkip desktop app for Windows and sign in with your licence, because the app is what performs the solving. Then add the capskip entry to your MCP client config: Claude Code reads .mcp.json in the project or your user config, Claude Desktop uses claude_desktop_config.json, and Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf each have their own MCP settings file that takes the same shape. Restart the client and the nine capskip_ tools appear in the agent’s tool list. Nothing else needs wiring, because npx fetches the capskip-mcp package on first run.
From there the agent handles CAPTCHAs itself. It reads the sitekey out of the page, calls capskip_solve_recaptcha or capskip_solve_turnstile with that sitekey and the page URL, and puts the returned token into the response field before submitting the form. This pairs naturally with Playwright MCP or any other browser-automation server: one gives the agent the browser, the other gives it a way through the challenge. If a solve ever fails, capskip_status tells the agent whether the app is running, and because solving is unlimited it can simply try again at no cost.
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Give your agent a way past CAPTCHAs
Install CapSkip, add one config block to your MCP client, and your agent solves reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, GeeTest, ALTCHA, CaptchaFox, Capy Puzzle, Friendly Captcha and image CAPTCHAs on its own. Unlimited solves, one flat price.
