the-image-mcp MCP Server

A simple MCP server for AI models to find, preview, download, and edit pictures from the web. Powered by Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) and Pillow. Zero Playwright bloat.

Local serverstdio

What is the the-image-mcp Server?

the-image-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the phoenix-xr/the-image-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A simple MCP server for AI models to find, preview, download, and edit pictures from the web. Powered by Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) and Pillow…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-09.

How to install the the-image-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-image-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\Users\\anshy\\Documents\\project-gits\\images-mcp",
        "run",
        "images-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.