Mcp-image MCP Server

Generate and edit images from Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, or any MCP client. mcp-image adds visual direction to your request before sending it to Gemini, OpenAI, or BytePlus Seedream.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Mcp-image MCP Server?

mcp-image is an MCP project maintained in the shinpr/mcp-image repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Generate and edit images from Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, or any MCP client. mcp-image adds visual direction to your request before sending it to Gemini…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is mcp-image. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares GEMINI_API_KEY, IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Mcp-image MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-image": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY",
        "IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/images"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GEMINI_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIRDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation