manus-mcp-server

A Remote MCP server that wraps the Manus API and exposes a generate_image tool, so Claude (web/app) can request images and have Manus generate them.

How it works

Manus's API is a general task API, not a dedicated image endpoint. This server:

1. Receives a generate_image tool call from Claude (prompt, optional style/aspect ratio).
2. Creates a Manus task asking the agent to produce an image and return it as a file.
3. Polls the task until it completes (or times out after 4 minutes).
4. Returns the resulting file URL(s) back to Claude as the tool result.

1. Deploy on Railway

1. Push this repo to GitHub.
2. In Railway: New Project → Deploy from GitHub repo → select this repo.
3. Railway will detect railway.json and use Nixpacks to run npm install && npm run build, then npm start.
4. In the Railway project, go to Variables and set:
   • MANUS_API_KEY — your Manus API key.
   • MANUS_API_BASE_URL — defaults to https://api.manus.im/v1; check your Manus API docs/dashboard and adjust if different.
   • ADMIN_PASSWORD — a strong password only you know. This gates the /authorize login page so a stranger who finds your server's URL can't mint themselves an access token.
   • PUBLIC_BASE_URL — set this to your Railway public domain once you have it (step 5 below), e.g. https://manus-mcp-server-production.up.railway.app. If left unset, the server tries to infer it from request headers, which usually works on Railway but is safer to set explicitly.
   • PORT — Railway sets this automatically; no action needed.
5. Once deployed, go to Settings → Networking → Generate Domain to get a public HTTPS URL, e.g. https://manus-mcp-server-production.up.railway.app.
6. Confirm it's alive: visit https://<your-domain>/health — should return {"status":"ok"}.

2. Verify the Manus API endpoint shape

The exact paths (/tasks, response field names like task_id vs id) can vary by account/API version. Before relying on this in production:

• Check https://manus.im/docs/integrations/manus-api (or your account's API reference) for the current create-task and get-task endpoints and response fields.
• If they differ from what's in src/manusClient.ts, adjust the constants at the top of that file (CREATE_TASK_PATH, GET_TASK_PATH, and the field names read in createImageTask/getTask) and redeploy.
• Easiest way to check without guessing: make one manual curl call to create a task and print the raw JSON, then match the field names.

3. Connect it to Claude

This server now implements a real OAuth 2.0 flow (dynamic client registration + authorization code + PKCE), which is what Claude's "Add custom connector" screen expects.

In Claude (web or app): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

• URL: https://<your-railway-domain>/mcp
• Claude will auto-discover the OAuth endpoints via https://<your-railway-domain>/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server, register itself as a client, then redirect you to a login page.
• On that login page, enter the ADMIN_PASSWORD you set in Railway. This approves the connection and Claude receives an access token.

Once connected, you can just ask Claude for an image and it will call the generate_image tool automatically.

Notes on this OAuth implementation

• It's intentionally minimal: in-memory storage, single admin password, tokens expire after 1 hour and refresh automatically via the refresh token Claude stores.
• Restarting/redeploying the Railway service clears all registered clients and tokens — you'll need to remove and re-add the connector in Claude if that happens.
• This is appropriate for personal, single-user use. It is not a general-purpose identity provider — don't hand this URL to other people.

Local development

npm install
cp .env.example .env   # fill in your real values
npm run dev

Server runs at http://localhost:3000/mcp.