mcp-image
mcp-image is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches gemini and openai. It needs GEMINI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 181 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
mcp-image is a server for AI image generation and editing, offering automatic prompt optimization and quality presets. It supports Nano Banana (Gemini), OpenAI GPT Image, and BytePlus Seedream.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-image’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
MCP server for AI image generation and editing with automatic prompt optimization and quality presets. Supports Nano Banana (Gemini), OpenAI GPT Image, and BytePlus Seedream.
What mcp-image can do
1 tool documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
generate_image- Parameters for generating or editing an image.
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
mcp-image compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-image (this page) | gemini, openai | GEMINI_API_KEY | 181 | 2026-10-22 | MIT |
| just-prompt | anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(2 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 739 | 2025-08-10 | — |
| mcp | fastmcp, gemini, openai(2 shared) | DB_PASSWORD, DB_SSL_KEY, FASTMCP_SERVER_AUTH_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET, FASTMCP_SERVER_AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 209 | 2026-08-10 | MIT |
| schemagate | anthropic, entra, gemini, mysql, openai, postgres, schemagate(2 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, ENTRA_CLIENT_SECRET, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, SCHEMAGATE_AUDIT_SIGNING_KEY | 105 | 2026-10-22 | Apache-2.0 |
| brainstorm-mcp | deepseek, gemini, openai(2 shared) | DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 71 | 2026-09-29 | MIT |
| cross-llm-mcp | anthropic, deepseek, gemini, huggingface, kimi, mistral, openai(2 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, HF_TOKEN, HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY, KIMI_API_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 16 | 2026-10-15 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with mcp-image, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about mcp-image
- What does mcp-image do?
- mcp-image is a server for AI image generation and editing, offering automatic prompt optimization and quality presets. It supports Nano Banana (Gemini), OpenAI GPT Image, and BytePlus Seedream.
- How do I install mcp-image?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/shinpr/mcp-image
- What does mcp-image connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches gemini and openai. The credentials we found in its source are GEMINI_API_KEY.
- Is mcp-image official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 181 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
- What licence does mcp-image use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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