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io.github.shinpr/mcp-image

io.github.shinpr/mcp-image·v0.10.0·Image, Video & Audio
Quality Score
80
/100

AI image generation and editing with prompt optimization and quality presets. Powered by Nano Banana

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-image": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini_api_key>",
        "IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR": "<image_output_dir>",
        "IMAGE_QUALITY": "<image_quality>",
        "SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT": "<skip_prompt_enhancement>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-image": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-image"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini_api_key>",
        "IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR": "<image_output_dir>",
        "IMAGE_QUALITY": "<image_quality>",
        "SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT": "<skip_prompt_enhancement>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y mcp-image
§02  Environment variables
GEMINI_API_KEY
requiredsecret

Google Gemini API key for image generation (get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey)

IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR

Absolute path to directory where generated images will be saved (defaults to ./output)

IMAGE_QUALITY

Default quality preset: 'fast' (Nano Banana 2, default), 'balanced' (Nano Banana 2 + thinking), 'quality' (Nano Banana Pro)

SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT

Set to 'true' to disable automatic prompt optimization and use direct prompts

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
5
§04  Alternatives in Image, Video & Audio