Screenshot Game View

---
name: screenshot-game-view
description: Captures a screenshot from the Unity Editor Game View and returns it as an image. Reads the Game View's own render texture directly via the Unity Editor API. The image size matches the current Game View resolution. Returns the image directly for visual inspection by the LLM.
---

# Screenshot / Game View

## How to Call

```bash
unity-mcp-cli run-tool screenshot-game-view --input '{
  "nothing": "string_value"
}'
```

> For complex input (multi-line strings, code), save the JSON to a file and use:
> ```bash
> unity-mcp-cli run-tool screenshot-game-view --input-file args.json
> ```
>
> Or pipe via stdin (recommended):
> ```bash
> unity-mcp-cli run-tool screenshot-game-view --input-file - <<'EOF'
> {"param": "value"}
> EOF
> ```


### Troubleshooting

If `unity-mcp-cli` is not found, either install it globally (`npm install -g unity-mcp-cli`) or use `npx unity-mcp-cli` instead.
Read the /unity-initial-setup skill for detailed installation instructions.

## Input

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `nothing` | `string` | No |  |

### Input JSON Schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "nothing": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
```

## Output

This tool does not return structured output.