Install Stash in three quick steps.
The Mac app, the local MCP server your coding agent talks to, and the Chrome extension that captures pages with full context.
Install Stash for Mac
Installs the menu-bar app on macOS 14+. Local-first.
Prefer a DMG? Download Stash for Mac
Install the MCP server
Auto-configures Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor, and drops the Stash skill into ~/.claude/skills/stash/ so your agent knows when to reach for Stash. Local socket only — no cloud relay, no network traffic.
Adding the skill by hand (e.g. Claude Desktop)? Download the Stash skill package · Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Zed, Codex) — read the stash-1 protocol
Install the Chrome extension
Captures the active browser tab with full-page context: URL, tab title, viewport, page height, hashes, and signature metadata. PNG parts land in Downloads. When Stash for Mac is running and has Downloads Folder access, it imports stash-*.png captures into History automatically.
Or install from the Chrome Web Store · See how the extension works