Generate test images with customizable width, height, and color
Generate test images with customizable width, height, and color. The placeholder image generator mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 1 defined tool rather than through you.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that generates test images with customizable width, height, and color. Saves images as PNG files to specified file paths.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
generate_test_image — The generate_test_image tool exposed by this serverAmong the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Placeholder Image Generator's toolset — generate_test_image — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by sam2332; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Placeholder Image Generator's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| generate_test_image | The generate_test_image tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"image-gen": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/image-gen/build/index.js"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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