MCP Image Extractor MCP Server

MCP server for extracting and converting images to base64 for LLM analysis

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP Image Extractor MCP server?

MCP Image Extractor becomes available to MCP clients through the mcp image extractor mcp server. MCP server for extracting and converting images to base64 for LLM analysis.

What MCP Image Extractor does

MCP server for extracting and converting images to base64 for LLM analysis.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:

  • extract_image_from_file — Extracts an image from a local file and converts it to base64
  • extract_image_from_url — The extract_image_from_url tool exposed by this server
  • extract_image_from_base64 — Parameters: - base64 (required): Base64-encoded image data - mime_type (optional, default: "image/png"): MIME type of the image

Installing the mcp image extractor mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as directly, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Where it fits

AI-service servers chain other models into your assistant, turning a single chat into a small production pipeline. MCP Image Extractor sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — extract_image_from_file, extract_image_from_url, extract_image_from_base64 — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other ai services servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by ifmelate.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp image extractor mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
extract_image_from_fileExtracts an image from a local file and converts it to base64.
extract_image_from_urlThe extract_image_from_url tool exposed by this server.
extract_image_from_base64Parameters: - base64 (required): Base64-encoded image data - mime_type (optional, default: "image/png"): MIME type of the image

How to install the MCP Image Extractor MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "image-extractor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image-extractor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Image Extractor to extract image from file.
  • Use MCP Image Extractor to extract image from url.
  • Use MCP Image Extractor to extract image from base64.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Image Extractor to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (extract_image_from_file, extract_image_from_url, extract_image_from_base64) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Image Extractor directly.