MCP OpenAI Image Generator
MCP server that wraps OpenAI's gpt-image-2 image generation API, enabling image generation from text prompts, listing saved images, and loading images inline.
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MCP OpenAI Image Generator
MCP server that wraps OpenAI's gpt-image-2 image generation API.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
generate_image |
Generate images from text prompts using gpt-image-2 |
list_generated_images |
List all previously generated images in the output folder |
load_image |
Load and display a saved image inline |
Setup
1. Build
npm install
npm run build
2. Configuration
Environment variables:
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
OPENAI_API_KEY |
(required) | Your OpenAI API key |
OPENAI_BASE_URL |
(optional) | Custom base URL (e.g. a self-hosted proxy); defaults to official OpenAI endpoint |
IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR |
./generated_images |
Where to save generated images |
3. Register with Claude Desktop / Kiro CLI
Add to your MCP config (e.g. ~/.claude/mcp.json or Claude Desktop claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"openai-image": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["D:/project/fully_async/mcp-openai-image/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-api-key",
"IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR": "D:/project/fully_async/mcp-openai-image/generated_images"
}
}
}
}
Usage Examples
Architecture diagram
generate_image(
prompt = "AWS microservices architecture diagram: React SPA → API Gateway → 3 Lambda functions (auth, orders, products) → DynamoDB + S3. Clean white background, blue/orange color scheme, connected with arrows, professional tech style.",
size = "1536x1024",
quality = "high"
)
System design
generate_image(
prompt = "System design diagram for a real-time chat application: WebSocket servers, Redis pub/sub, message queue (Kafka), PostgreSQL, CDN for media. Dark background, neon connectors, modern style.",
size = "1536x1024",
quality = "medium"
)
Supported Parameters
| Parameter | Options | Default |
|---|---|---|
size |
1024x1024, 1024x1536, 1536x1024, auto |
1024x1024 |
quality |
low, medium, high, auto |
medium |
n |
1–4 | 1 |
output_format |
png, jpeg, webp |
png |
save_to_disk |
true / false |
true |
output_dir |
any path | ./generated_images |
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