diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/cli.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/cli.rs
index 8598ffdcf5..931f1bf8f5 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/cli.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/cli.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ pub enum Command {
         /// Override the daemon Unix socket path used by the proxy
         /// fallback. Defaults to `serve::default_socket_path()`.
         socket: Option<String>,
+        /// `--claude-code-computer-use-compat`: register the compat
+        /// `screenshot` tool (window-scoped, JPEG @ 85%, pid + window_id
+        /// both required) instead of the full-featured one. Used when
+        /// the MCP server is wired up as `cua-computer-use` in Claude
+        /// Code, where this is the documented best-practice install.
+        claude_code_compat: bool,
     },
     ListTools,
     Describe(String),
@@ -170,6 +176,7 @@ pub fn parse_command() -> Command {
     }
 
     let no_daemon_relaunch = args.iter().any(|a| a == "--no-daemon-relaunch");
+    let claude_code_compat = args.iter().any(|a| a == "--claude-code-computer-use-compat");
 
     let mut pos = positionals.into_iter();
     match pos.next() {
@@ -198,11 +205,13 @@ pub fn parse_command() -> Command {
             Command::Mcp {
                 no_daemon_relaunch,
                 socket: socket.clone(),
+                claude_code_compat,
             }
         }
         Some("mcp") => Command::Mcp {
             no_daemon_relaunch,
             socket: socket.clone(),
+            claude_code_compat,
         },
         Some("list-tools") => Command::ListTools,
         Some("mcp-config") => Command::McpConfig { client: mcp_client },
@@ -669,8 +678,21 @@ pub fn run_mcp_config(client: Option<&str>) {
   }}
 }}"#);
         }
-        Some("claude") => {
-            println!("claude mcp add --transport stdio cua-driver -- {binary} mcp");
+        Some("claude") | Some("claude-code") => {
+            // Claude Code wants the MCP server registered as
+            // `cua-computer-use` and the binary invoked with
+            // `--claude-code-computer-use-compat` so the regular
+            // `screenshot` tool is replaced by a window-scoped variant
+            // (pid + window_id required, JPEG @ 85%, text note pointing
+            // at pixel tools). See `mcp-server/src/protocol.rs` for the
+            // server-name reasoning, `updater.rs`/`skills.rs` for the
+            // matching skill-pack flow, and Skills/cua-driver/SKILL.md
+            // for the user-facing rationale.
+            //
+            // Observed Claude Code behaviour: the exact config key
+            // "computer-use" is reserved, so external stdio
+            // registrations use a distinct key — hence `cua-computer-use`.
+            println!("claude mcp add --transport stdio cua-computer-use -- {binary} mcp --claude-code-computer-use-compat");
         }
         Some("codex") => {
             println!("codex mcp add cua-driver -- {binary} mcp");
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/main.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/main.rs
index 30ef24d395..0688e4b5c9 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/main.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/cua-driver/src/main.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ mod updater;
 mod version_check;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
+/// Set by the `Command::Mcp` arm when `--claude-code-computer-use-compat`
+/// is on argv. Read by `build_registry` / `build_registry_no_cursor` to
+/// pick which `screenshot` tool variant to register. Static keeps the
+/// thread of dependency arrows pointed away from the platform crates —
+/// they take `compat: bool` directly, but the binary crate decides what
+/// to pass without making every Command variant carry the flag.
+static CLAUDE_CODE_COMPAT: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
 fn init_logging() {
     use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
@@ -215,7 +224,8 @@ fn main() {
             cli::run_config_cmd(reg, subcommand.as_deref(), key.as_deref(), value.as_deref(), socket.as_deref());
             return;
         }
-        cli::Command::Mcp { no_daemon_relaunch, socket } => {
+        cli::Command::Mcp { no_daemon_relaunch, socket, claude_code_compat } => {
+            CLAUDE_CODE_COMPAT.store(claude_code_compat, Ordering::SeqCst);
             // Long-running MCP server — kick off the background update
             // check before any TCC / daemon-proxy decisions so the
             // banner can land on stderr in either dispatch path.
@@ -285,9 +295,10 @@ fn main() {
                 .enable_all()
                 .build()
                 .expect("tokio runtime");
+            let compat = CLAUDE_CODE_COMPAT.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
             rt.block_on(async move {
                 // Register tools; overlay init has already happened above.
-                let registry = Arc::new(platform_macos::register_tools());
+                let registry = Arc::new(platform_macos::register_tools_with_compat(compat));
                 // Wire up replay tool's back-reference to the registry.
                 registry.init_self_weak();
                 if let Err(e) = mcp_server::server::run(registry).await {
@@ -430,7 +441,8 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             }).join().ok();
             return Ok(());
         }
-        cli::Command::Mcp { no_daemon_relaunch, socket } => {
+        cli::Command::Mcp { no_daemon_relaunch, socket, claude_code_compat } => {
+            CLAUDE_CODE_COMPAT.store(claude_code_compat, Ordering::SeqCst);
             // Long-running MCP server — kick off the background update
             // check before any daemon-proxy decisions.
             version_check::maybe_announce_update();
@@ -492,6 +504,7 @@ async fn async_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 fn build_registry(cursor_cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry {
+    let compat = CLAUDE_CODE_COMPAT.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         mcp_server::recording::set_screenshot_fn(|window_id, pid| {
@@ -509,7 +522,7 @@ fn build_registry(cursor_cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> mcp_server::tool:
         mcp_server::recording::set_click_marker_fn(|png_bytes, cx, cy| {
             platform_windows::capture::crosshair_png_bytes(png_bytes, cx, cy).ok()
         });
-        platform_windows::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_cfg)
+        platform_windows::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_cfg, compat)
     }
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     {
@@ -528,11 +541,12 @@ fn build_registry(cursor_cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> mcp_server::tool:
         mcp_server::recording::set_click_marker_fn(|png_bytes, cx, cy| {
             platform_linux::capture::crosshair_png_bytes(png_bytes, cx, cy).ok()
         });
-        platform_linux::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_cfg)
+        platform_linux::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_cfg, compat)
     }
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux")))]
     {
         let _ = cursor_cfg;
+        let _ = compat;
         let mut r = mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry::new();
         r.register(Box::new(crate::stub::UnsupportedPlatformTool));
         r
@@ -543,6 +557,7 @@ fn build_registry(cursor_cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> mcp_server::tool:
 /// Used by CLI subcommands (list-tools / describe / call) that don't need the overlay.
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 fn build_registry_no_cursor() -> mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry {
+    let compat = CLAUDE_CODE_COMPAT.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         mcp_server::recording::set_screenshot_fn(|window_id, pid| {
@@ -560,7 +575,7 @@ fn build_registry_no_cursor() -> mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry {
         mcp_server::recording::set_click_marker_fn(|png_bytes, cx, cy| {
             platform_windows::capture::crosshair_png_bytes(png_bytes, cx, cy).ok()
         });
-        platform_windows::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_overlay::CursorConfig { enabled: false, ..Default::default() })
+        platform_windows::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_overlay::CursorConfig { enabled: false, ..Default::default() }, compat)
     }
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     {
@@ -579,10 +594,11 @@ fn build_registry_no_cursor() -> mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry {
         mcp_server::recording::set_click_marker_fn(|png_bytes, cx, cy| {
             platform_linux::capture::crosshair_png_bytes(png_bytes, cx, cy).ok()
         });
-        platform_linux::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_overlay::CursorConfig { enabled: false, ..Default::default() })
+        platform_linux::register_tools_with_cursor(cursor_overlay::CursorConfig { enabled: false, ..Default::default() }, compat)
     }
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux")))]
     {
+        let _ = compat;
         let mut r = mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry::new();
         r.register(Box::new(crate::stub::UnsupportedPlatformTool));
         r
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/lib.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/lib.rs
index 77b73de282..3a85d67ea6 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ pub mod capture;
 pub mod atspi;
 
 pub fn register_tools() -> ToolRegistry {
-    tools::build_registry()
+    tools::build_registry(false)
 }
 
-pub fn register_tools_with_cursor(cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> ToolRegistry {
+/// `compat=true` enables Claude Code computer-use compatibility mode:
+/// the regular `screenshot` tool is replaced by a window-scoped variant
+/// (pid + window_id required, JPEG @ 85%, text note pointing at pixel
+/// tools). See `tools::impl_::ScreenshotCompatTool`.
+pub fn register_tools_with_cursor(cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig, compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     if cfg.enabled {
         overlay::init(cfg.clone());
         overlay::run_on_thread();
     }
-    tools::build_registry()
+    tools::build_registry(compat)
 }
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/impl_.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/impl_.rs
index 621af43311..718ebf7d55 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/impl_.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/impl_.rs
@@ -998,6 +998,98 @@ impl Tool for ScreenshotTool {
     }
 }
 
+// ── screenshot (Claude Code computer-use compat) ─────────────────────────────
+//
+// Drop-in replacement for `ScreenshotTool` selected via the
+// `--claude-code-computer-use-compat` flag. Same shape as the Windows /
+// macOS compat tools — see those files / SwiftCompatTools.swift for the
+// rationale.
+
+pub struct ScreenshotCompatTool {
+    state: Arc<ToolState>,
+}
+static SS_COMPAT_DEF: std::sync::OnceLock<ToolDef> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Tool for ScreenshotCompatTool {
+    fn def(&self) -> &ToolDef {
+        SS_COMPAT_DEF.get_or_init(|| ToolDef {
+            name: "screenshot".into(),
+            description:
+                "Capture a target window and return a JPEG image. Coordinates accepted by \
+                 CuaDriver's pixel tools are pixels in this window screenshot's coordinate space.\n\n\
+                 This is the compatibility anchor for Claude Code vision flows: CuaDriver remains \
+                 window-scoped, and all other tools are the normal CuaDriver tools.".into(),
+            input_schema: json!({
+                "type": "object",
+                "required": ["pid", "window_id"],
+                "properties": {
+                    "pid":       {"type":"integer","description":"Target process ID from list_windows or launch_app."},
+                    "window_id": {"type":"integer","description":"Target X11 XID from list_windows or launch_app."}
+                },
+                "additionalProperties": false
+            }),
+            read_only: true, destructive: false, idempotent: false, open_world: false,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn invoke(&self, args: Value) -> ToolResult {
+        use mcp_server::tool_args::ArgsExt;
+        let pid       = match args.require_u32("pid")       { Ok(v) => v, Err(e) => return e };
+        let window_id = match args.require_u64("window_id") { Ok(v) => v, Err(e) => return e };
+
+        // Validate: window must exist + belong to pid.
+        let window = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            crate::x11::list_windows(Some(pid))
+                .into_iter()
+                .find(|w| w.xid == window_id)
+        }).await.unwrap_or(None);
+
+        let window = match window {
+            Some(w) => w,
+            None => return ToolResult::error(format!(
+                "No visible window {window_id} found for pid {pid}. \
+                 Use list_windows to choose an on-screen target window."
+            )),
+        };
+
+        let max_dim = self.state.config.read().unwrap().max_image_dimension;
+
+        let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<(String, u32, u32)> {
+            let raw = crate::capture::screenshot_window_bytes(window_id)?;
+            let png_bytes = crate::capture::resize_png_if_needed(&raw, max_dim)?;
+            let (w, h) = crate::capture::png_dimensions_pub(&png_bytes)?;
+            let jpeg = crate::capture::png_bytes_to_jpeg(&png_bytes, 85)?;
+            use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as B64, Engine as _};
+            Ok((B64.encode(&jpeg), w, h))
+        }).await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(Ok((b64, w, h))) => {
+                let title = if window.title.is_empty() { "(untitled)".into() } else { window.title };
+                let summary = format!(
+                    "Captured window screenshot {w}x{h} for {title} \
+                     [pid: {pid}, window_id: {window_id}]. \
+                     Use CuaDriver pixel tools with this window-local coordinate space."
+                );
+                ToolResult {
+                    content: vec![
+                        mcp_server::protocol::Content::image_jpeg(b64),
+                        mcp_server::protocol::Content::text(summary),
+                    ],
+                    is_error: None,
+                    structured_content: Some(json!({
+                        "pid": pid, "window_id": window_id,
+                        "width": w, "height": h, "format": "jpeg"
+                    })),
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => ToolResult::error(format!("Screenshot failed: {e}")),
+            Err(e)     => ToolResult::error(format!("Task error: {e}")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // ── double_click ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 pub struct DoubleClickTool {
@@ -1961,7 +2053,7 @@ impl Tool for KillAppTool {
 
 // ── registry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-pub fn build_registry() -> ToolRegistry {
+pub fn build_registry(compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     let state = ToolState::new();
     let mut r = ToolRegistry::new();
     r.register(Box::new(ListAppsTool));
@@ -1978,7 +2070,11 @@ pub fn build_registry() -> ToolRegistry {
     r.register(Box::new(HotkeyTool));
     r.register(Box::new(SetValueTool));
     r.register(Box::new(ScrollTool));
-    r.register(Box::new(ScreenshotTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    if compat {
+        r.register(Box::new(ScreenshotCompatTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    } else {
+        r.register(Box::new(ScreenshotTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    }
     r.register(Box::new(GetScreenSizeTool));
     r.register(Box::new(GetCursorPositionTool));
     r.register(Box::new(MoveCursorTool { state: state.clone() }));
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/mod.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/mod.rs
index ea79d24754..4ef163cb17 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-linux/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,16 @@ pub(crate) mod page;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
 mod stubs;
 
-pub fn build_registry() -> ToolRegistry {
+pub fn build_registry(compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    return impl_::build_registry();
+    return impl_::build_registry(compat);
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
-    stubs::build_registry()
+    {
+        let _ = compat;
+        stubs::build_registry()
+    }
 }
 
 // Keep register_all as alias for backwards compat.
-pub fn register_all() -> ToolRegistry { build_registry() }
+pub fn register_all() -> ToolRegistry { build_registry(false) }
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/lib.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/lib.rs
index f2c51cdea0..d0845c856b 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,14 +36,25 @@ use mcp_server::tool::ToolRegistry;
 /// Register all macOS tools.  For programs that don't restructure `main`
 /// (e.g. test harnesses), the overlay is skipped.
 pub fn register_tools() -> ToolRegistry {
+    register_tools_with_compat(false)
+}
+
+/// Same as `register_tools` but lets the caller pick the Claude Code
+/// computer-use compat mode. `compat=true` swaps the regular `screenshot`
+/// tool for the window-scoped variant (pid + window_id required,
+/// JPEG @ 85%, text note pointing at pixel tools).
+pub fn register_tools_with_compat(compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
     {
         let mut r = ToolRegistry::new();
-        tools::register_all(&mut r);
+        tools::register_all(&mut r, compat);
         r
     }
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-    ToolRegistry::new()
+    {
+        let _ = compat;
+        ToolRegistry::new()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Register all macOS tools and initialise the cursor overlay channel.
@@ -51,19 +62,25 @@ pub fn register_tools() -> ToolRegistry {
 /// After calling this, `main()` must call
 /// `platform_macos::cursor::overlay::run_on_main_thread()` on the OS
 /// main thread to actually display the overlay.
-pub fn register_tools_with_cursor(cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> ToolRegistry {
+///
+/// `compat=true` enables Claude Code computer-use compatibility mode:
+/// the regular `screenshot` tool is replaced by a window-scoped variant
+/// (pid + window_id required, JPEG @ 85%, text note pointing at pixel
+/// tools). See `tools::screenshot_compat`.
+pub fn register_tools_with_cursor(cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig, compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
     {
         if cfg.enabled {
             cursor::overlay::init(cfg);
         }
         let mut r = ToolRegistry::new();
-        tools::register_all(&mut r);
+        tools::register_all(&mut r, compat);
         r
     }
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
     {
         let _ = cfg;
+        let _ = compat;
         ToolRegistry::new()
     }
 }
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/tools/mod.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/tools/mod.rs
index 35bfae9e2e..ea19ad7ddc 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-macos/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod hotkey;
 mod set_value;
 mod scroll;
 mod screenshot;
+mod screenshot_compat;
 mod get_screen_size;
 mod get_cursor_position;
 mod move_cursor;
@@ -198,8 +199,11 @@ impl Default for ToolState {
     }
 }
 
-/// Register all macOS tools into the registry.
-pub fn register_all(registry: &mut ToolRegistry) {
+/// Register all macOS tools into the registry. `compat=true` swaps the
+/// regular `screenshot` tool for the Claude Code computer-use compat
+/// variant — same name, stricter args, window-scoped JPEG @ 85% + a text
+/// note telling the caller to use pixel-addressed tools.
+pub fn register_all(registry: &mut ToolRegistry, compat: bool) {
     let state = Arc::new(ToolState::default());
 
     registry.register(Box::new(list_apps::ListAppsTool));
@@ -216,7 +220,11 @@ pub fn register_all(registry: &mut ToolRegistry) {
     registry.register(Box::new(hotkey::HotkeyTool::new(state.clone())));
     registry.register(Box::new(set_value::SetValueTool::new(state.clone())));
     registry.register(Box::new(scroll::ScrollTool::new(state.clone())));
-    registry.register(Box::new(screenshot::ScreenshotTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    if compat {
+        registry.register(Box::new(screenshot_compat::ClaudeCodeCompatScreenshotTool::new(state.clone())));
+    } else {
+        registry.register(Box::new(screenshot::ScreenshotTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    }
     registry.register(Box::new(get_screen_size::GetScreenSizeTool));
     registry.register(Box::new(get_cursor_position::GetCursorPositionTool));
     registry.register(Box::new(move_cursor::MoveCursorTool::new(state.clone())));
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/lib.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/lib.rs
index 3cca789895..663b801b80 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ pub mod capture;
 pub mod launch_uwp;
 
 pub fn register_tools() -> ToolRegistry {
-    tools::build_registry()
+    tools::build_registry(false)
 }
 
-pub fn register_tools_with_cursor(cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig) -> ToolRegistry {
+/// `compat=true` enables Claude Code computer-use compatibility mode:
+/// the regular `screenshot` tool is replaced by a window-scoped variant
+/// (pid + window_id required, JPEG @ 85%, text note pointing at pixel
+/// tools). See `tools::impl_::ScreenshotCompatTool`.
+pub fn register_tools_with_cursor(cfg: cursor_overlay::CursorConfig, compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     if cfg.enabled {
         overlay::init(cfg.clone());
         overlay::run_on_thread();
     }
-    tools::build_registry()
+    tools::build_registry(compat)
 }
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/impl_.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/impl_.rs
index 91ea6f7c7b..511158e6ba 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/impl_.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/impl_.rs
@@ -2495,6 +2495,107 @@ impl Tool for ScreenshotTool {
     }
 }
 
+// ── screenshot (Claude Code computer-use compat) ─────────────────────────────
+//
+// Drop-in replacement for `ScreenshotTool` selected via the
+// `--claude-code-computer-use-compat` flag. Differences:
+//   - `pid` AND `window_id` BOTH required (the regular tool makes window_id
+//     optional and falls back to whole-display capture).
+//   - Validates the target window belongs to that pid and is visible.
+//   - Always returns JPEG @ 85% (Claude Code vision flows prefer smaller).
+//   - Includes a follow-up text note pointing the caller at pixel-addressed
+//     tools so the LLM uses the window's coordinate space.
+//
+// Mirrors libs/cua-driver/swift/Sources/CuaDriverServer/
+// ClaudeCodeComputerUseCompatTools.swift's `screenshot`. Same name as the
+// regular tool — `build_registry(compat)` chooses which to register; both
+// are never registered together.
+
+pub struct ScreenshotCompatTool {
+    state: Arc<ToolState>,
+}
+static SCREENSHOT_COMPAT_DEF: std::sync::OnceLock<ToolDef> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Tool for ScreenshotCompatTool {
+    fn def(&self) -> &ToolDef {
+        SCREENSHOT_COMPAT_DEF.get_or_init(|| ToolDef {
+            name: "screenshot".into(),
+            description:
+                "Capture a target window and return a JPEG image. Coordinates accepted by \
+                 CuaDriver's pixel tools are pixels in this window screenshot's coordinate space.\n\n\
+                 This is the compatibility anchor for Claude Code vision flows: CuaDriver remains \
+                 window-scoped, and all other tools are the normal CuaDriver tools.".into(),
+            input_schema: json!({
+                "type": "object",
+                "required": ["pid", "window_id"],
+                "properties": {
+                    "pid":       {"type":"integer","description":"Target process ID from list_windows or launch_app."},
+                    "window_id": {"type":"integer","description":"Target HWND from list_windows or launch_app."}
+                },
+                "additionalProperties": false
+            }),
+            read_only: true, destructive: false, idempotent: false, open_world: false,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn invoke(&self, args: Value) -> ToolResult {
+        use mcp_server::tool_args::ArgsExt;
+        let pid       = match args.require_u32("pid")       { Ok(v) => v, Err(e) => return e };
+        let window_id = match args.require_u64("window_id") { Ok(v) => v, Err(e) => return e };
+
+        // Validate: window must exist, belong to pid, and be visible.
+        let window = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            crate::win32::list_windows(Some(pid))
+                .into_iter()
+                .find(|w| w.hwnd == window_id && w.width > 1 && w.height > 1)
+        }).await.unwrap_or(None);
+
+        let window = match window {
+            Some(w) => w,
+            None => return ToolResult::error(format!(
+                "No visible window {window_id} found for pid {pid}. \
+                 Use list_windows to choose an on-screen target window."
+            )),
+        };
+
+        let max_dim = self.state.config.read().unwrap().max_image_dimension;
+
+        let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<(String, u32, u32)> {
+            let raw = crate::capture::screenshot_window_bytes(window_id)?;
+            let png_bytes = crate::capture::resize_png_if_needed(&raw, max_dim)?;
+            let (w, h) = crate::capture::png_dimensions_pub(&png_bytes)?;
+            let jpeg = crate::capture::png_bytes_to_jpeg(&png_bytes, 85)?;
+            use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as B64, Engine as _};
+            Ok((B64.encode(&jpeg), w, h))
+        }).await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(Ok((b64, w, h))) => {
+                let title = if window.title.is_empty() { "(untitled)".into() } else { window.title };
+                let summary = format!(
+                    "Captured window screenshot {w}x{h} for {title} \
+                     [pid: {pid}, window_id: {window_id}]. \
+                     Use CuaDriver pixel tools with this window-local coordinate space."
+                );
+                ToolResult {
+                    content: vec![
+                        mcp_server::protocol::Content::image_jpeg(b64),
+                        mcp_server::protocol::Content::text(summary),
+                    ],
+                    is_error: None,
+                    structured_content: Some(json!({
+                        "pid": pid, "window_id": window_id,
+                        "width": w, "height": h, "format": "jpeg"
+                    })),
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => ToolResult::error(format!("Screenshot failed: {e}")),
+            Err(e)     => ToolResult::error(format!("Task error: {e}")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // ── double_click ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 pub struct DoubleClickTool {
@@ -4251,7 +4352,7 @@ impl Tool for DebugWindowInfoTool {
 
 // ── registry builder ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-pub fn build_registry() -> ToolRegistry {
+pub fn build_registry(compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     let state = ToolState::new();
     let mut r = ToolRegistry::new();
     r.register(Box::new(ListAppsTool));
@@ -4269,7 +4370,11 @@ pub fn build_registry() -> ToolRegistry {
     r.register(Box::new(HotkeyTool));
     r.register(Box::new(SetValueTool { state: state.clone() }));
     r.register(Box::new(ScrollTool));
-    r.register(Box::new(ScreenshotTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    if compat {
+        r.register(Box::new(ScreenshotCompatTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    } else {
+        r.register(Box::new(ScreenshotTool { state: state.clone() }));
+    }
     r.register(Box::new(GetScreenSizeTool));
     r.register(Box::new(GetCursorPositionTool));
     r.register(Box::new(MoveCursorTool { state: state.clone() }));
diff --git a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/mod.rs b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/mod.rs
index b8a706a06e..77c15c54cc 100644
--- a/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/libs/cua-driver/rust/crates/platform-windows/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ pub(crate) mod page_bookmark;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 mod stubs;
 
-pub fn build_registry() -> ToolRegistry {
+pub fn build_registry(compat: bool) -> ToolRegistry {
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    return impl_::build_registry();
+    return impl_::build_registry(compat);
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-    stubs::build_registry()
+    {
+        let _ = compat;
+        stubs::build_registry()
+    }
 }