Meme MCP Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for generating memes using the ImgFlip API. This server enables AI models and tools to generate meme

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What is the Meme MCP MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Meme MCP, the meme mcp mcp server is the bridge. A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for generating memes using the ImgFlip API. This server enables AI models and tools to generate meme images from user prompts.

What Meme MCP does

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for generating memes using the ImgFlip API. This server enables AI models and tools to generate meme images from user prompts.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:

  • templateNumericId — The numeric ID of the meme template to use
  • text0 — The text for the first placeholder
  • text1 — The text for the second placeholder
  • Troubleshooting — Sometimes Claude Desktop fails to find the right version of npx (especially if you are using NVM, see this

Installing the meme mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as meme-mcp, 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.

Configuration

The server reads 2 environment variables: IMGFLIP_USERNAME, IMGFLIP_PASSWORD. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Meme MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — templateNumericId, text0, text1 among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools 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 haltakov.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the meme mcp 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
templateNumericIdThe numeric ID of the meme template to use.
text0The text for the first placeholder.
text1The text for the second placeholder.
TroubleshootingSometimes Claude Desktop fails to find the right version of npx (especially if you are using NVM, see this [Issue](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/issues/64) for details). In this case, you can manually i

How to install the Meme MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meme": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "meme-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "IMGFLIP_USERNAME": "",
        "IMGFLIP_PASSWORD": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
IMGFLIP_USERNAMEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
IMGFLIP_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Meme MCP to templateNumericId.
  • Use Meme MCP to text0.
  • Use Meme MCP to text1.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Meme MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (templateNumericId, text0, text1, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Meme MCP directly.