Stability Ai MCP Server

MCP [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) Server integrating MCP Clients with [Stability AI](https://stability.ai/) image

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What is the Stability Ai MCP server?

Stability ai mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Stability Ai directly. MCP Model Context Protocol Server integrating MCP Clients with Stability AI image manipulation functionalities: generate, edit, upscale, and more.

What Stability Ai does

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Installing the stability ai mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, 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

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: STABILITY_AI_API_KEY, GCS_PROJECT_ID, GCS_PRIVATE_KEY. 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. Stability Ai sits in that group. 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 is a hosted server — you point your client at an endpoint rather than running a local process, so there is nothing to keep updated on your machine.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by tadasant, written in Go.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the stability ai 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.

How to install the Stability Ai MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stability-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-stability-ai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STABILITY_AI_API_KEY": "sk-1234567890"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
STABILITY_AI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GCS_PROJECT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GCS_PRIVATE_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Stability Ai to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Stability Ai directly.