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Imagine MCP connects ImagineArt to ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Grok, Manus, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, and any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol. Use ImagineArt’s full set of creative tools — image, video, music, fashion, ads, and more — with no API key, billed through your existing imagine.art credits. By the end of setup, you can tell your agent “Generate an image of a red bicycle at sunset” and get the finished media back in the conversation. To open the setup page, click ImagineArt MCP in the app sidebar, or go to https://www.imagine.art/mcp. Pick your client at the top of the page. The MCP tab shows chat and IDE clients; the CLI tab shows terminal clients. Each client has a Connect In button and a How To Connect? guide.
Imagine MCP page with the client picker (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Grok, Manus, Claude Code), MCP and CLI tabs, Connect In ChatGPT and How To Connect? buttons, and the server URL
ChatGPT and Manus list ImagineArt in their own plugin and connector directories, so there’s no URL to paste. See ChatGPT and Manus.
1

Add the server

In your client, add a custom MCP server pointing to https://mcp.imagine.art.
2

Sign in

Sign in with your imagine.art account when prompted — no API key.
3

Create something

Ask your agent to create something. Generations draw from your existing credits.

What is MCP?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets an AI agent connect to external tools. ImagineArt runs a hosted MCP server; your AI client (Claude, Cursor, and so on) acts as the host that connects to it. When you register the ImagineArt server, its creative tools appear as native tools your agent can call. The connection is:
  • Hosted — the server lives at https://mcp.imagine.art. There’s nothing to run or install.
  • Authenticated by your account — you sign in with your imagine.art login over OAuth. Your agent opens a browser once to sign in, and the credentials stay on your own machine. There is no API key to generate, store, or rotate.
  • Billed through your credits — no separate MCP pricing. The free tier includes 100 credits/day.
Two addresses, don’t mix them up. https://www.imagine.art/mcp is the information page you read in a browser. https://mcp.imagine.art is the server endpoint that goes into your client’s setup. Use the server endpoint for setup.

Why Imagine MCP

Most creative MCP servers require API keys, separate billing, and credential management across platforms. Imagine MCP skips all of that.
  • No API key needed — every request authenticates through your imagine.art account.
  • Every tool in one connection — image, video, music, upscaling, background removal, fashion, and ad generation are all reachable through a single server, so you can chain them in one conversation.
  • Uses your current balance — runs on the same credit system as the platform; your existing plan and balance carry over with no extra charges.
  • Your work lands in your workspace — everything you generate through your agent is saved to your ImagineArt workspace, so you can find, reuse, or delete it later. See Security and privacy.

What you can build

Tell your agent what you’re working on and it picks the right tools, chains them together, and delivers production-ready results without you leaving the conversation. Generate an image, upscale it, strip its background, then feed it into a video tool. Shoot a model in an outfit, then animate the still into a campaign clip. Turn a product photo into a finished ad — all in one agent session. The Built for section of the MCP page is a gallery of ready-made use cases. Filter it by All, Pro Apps, Video, Commerce, Marketing, or Images, or search it. Each card has a Try in ChatGPT button that opens ChatGPT with the prompt filled in, and a Copy prompt button so you can paste the prompt into any other client.
Built for gallery on the Imagine MCP page with filter tabs, a search box, the After Effects card with Try in ChatGPT and Copy prompt buttons, and the GPT for Image to GPT for Ads links
Photoshop and After Effects need the desktop app installed on your computer.
For example, the Product Studio card’s prompt is:
Use ImagineArt to build a marketplace listing set for a stainless steel tumbler: white background hero, three lifestyle scenes and a cutout PNG.
Below the gallery, the GPT for Image, GPT for Video, GPT for Music, GPT for Fashion, GPT for Upscale, GPT for UGC, and GPT for Ads links open pages about using ImagineArt for each job inside ChatGPT.

Supported models

One connection gives your agent access to ImagineArt’s image, video, audio, and avatar models. The MCP page lists PixVerse, Veo, Kling 3, Seedance, Runway, Hailuo, Wan, Luma, Seedream, Flux, Nano Banana Pro, and Midjourney. Each tool has a default model; ask your agent for a specific one if you want it.

Available tools

Imagine MCP has 96 tools, all native MCP tools your agent can call directly in the conversation. Seven cover most of what people ask for. The rest are tuned to specific jobs, plus tools that manage the products, avatars, models, and wardrobes those jobs draw on.

Seven core tools

Guided studio workflows

Beyond the core tools, two full multi-step workflows are available — each walks your agent through a short setup, then generates a polished, production-ready result:
  • Fashion Studio — compose a model, wardrobe, scene, and pose into a finished photoshoot, or animate a still into a campaign video. See Fashion Studio below.
  • Ad Studio — turn a product and an avatar into a finished ad, image or video, using a format, hook, and setting. See Ad Studio below.

Specialized creative tools

Purpose-built recipes that combine the core engines into polished, ready-to-use outputs:
  • Logo generation — clean, scalable brand marks
  • 3D logo animation — turn a flat logo into a cinematic reveal
  • Cinematic product ad — animate a product photo into a commercial clip
  • Giant product showcase — surreal building-scale product hero shot
  • UGC lifestyle try-on — authentic influencer-style product photos
  • Instagram post — scroll-stopping hero image with caption and hashtags
  • YouTube thumbnail — high-CTR 16:9 thumbnail with overlay guidance
  • Interior design — redesign a room from a photo or a concept
  • Jewelry video — luxury macro product commercial
  • Cooking video — turn a person’s photo into a tutorial clip
  • Drone/aerial video — sweeping flyover, orbit, and top-down shots

Workflow and account helpers

  • Upload images — bring your own reference assets into a generation
  • List generations/uploaded assets — browse what you’ve made
  • Select organization and folder — choose the workspace and where outputs are saved

Fashion Studio

Fashion Studio is a guided, multi-step workflow for AI fashion photoshoots and fashion videos — model, wardrobe, scene, and pose composed into finished editorial or catalogue shots, or animated into short campaign clips.
1

Ask for a shoot

Ask your agent for a fashion shoot — for example, “Generate me a Fashion post.”
2

Walk through setup

Your agent walks through organization → shoot type → project, then model → wardrobe → background → pose.
3

Review the results

It generates the shoot and shows you the results. From there you can animate any still into a video.

How it works

Fashion Studio shares one setup, then splits into two branches:
  • Shared setup: organization → shoot type (editorial or catalogue) → project
  • Photoshoot branch: model → wardrobe (outfit + footwear/accessories, optional) → background (optional) → pose (optional) → generate
  • Video branch: pick a finished still → template or free-text motion → camera movement (optional) → duration/aspect/resolution → generate
Generating a photoshoot or a composite requires an active (paid) subscription. Free-tier organizations can browse and set up a project, but generation needs an upgrade.

Example workflow

Create an editorial lookbook shot: put the navy blazer and the white sneakers on my “Studio Model 1,” in a soft daylight loft setting, 4:3.
The agent walks org → shoot type → project (reusing your existing project if you have one), then model, wardrobe, and background selection, then generates the shoot and shows the results. Ask it to “turn that into a 6-second campaign clip” afterward and it animates the still using a matching video template.

Ad Studio

Ad Studio turns a product photo (or an existing product) into a finished ad — image or video — by chaining together a product, an avatar, a format, and an optional hook and setting.
1

Ask for an ad

Ask your agent to create an ad — for example, “Make a UGC-style ad for my water bottle.”
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Pick a product and avatar

It walks you through picking (or adding) a product and an avatar, then a format, hook, and setting.
3

Confirm and generate

Confirm resolution, aspect ratio, and duration, and it generates the ad.

The pipeline

Ads are generated through a sequential setup: organization → marketing project → product → avatar → format → hook → setting → generate.
Resolution, aspect ratio, and duration are all required before generating — confirm each first so credits aren’t spent on an unintended output.

Example workflow

Create a testimonial-style ad for my ceramic mug using my “Sarah” avatar, 9:16, 1080p, 10 seconds.
The agent resolves the mug as your product and Sarah as your avatar, matches “testimonial” to its format, confirms the hook/setting, then generates the ad at the specs you gave.

Passing parameters and references

You control each generation through a few simple parameters. You don’t pass these as raw code — just describe them to your agent (for example, “make it 16:9, 4K, using the veo model”) and it maps them to the right tool.

Common parameters

Using references

  • By URL — pass the URL of an existing image as a reference.
  • By upload — upload your own image(s) directly and use them as references.
  • Multiple references — for video, you can supply more than one reference image (and on some models, reference video or audio) to guide the result.

Example workflows

Each example is just what you’d type to your agent. A single image
Generate an image of a red bicycle at sunset, 16:9, 4K.
The agent calls text-to-image and returns the finished image in the conversation. Chain tools into a product hero shot
Generate a sleek matte-black water bottle on a marble surface, then upscale it and remove the background.
Image → upscale → background removal, all in one session, ending with a transparent PNG ready to drop into a design. Turn your own photo into an ad
Here’s my product photo — turn it into a 6-second cinematic ad with a luxury mood.
Upload the reference, then the cinematic product-ad tool animates it into a commercial clip. Build a mini brand kit
Create a minimal wordmark logo for “Northwind Coffee”, then animate it into a 3D reveal.
Logo generation → 3D logo animation, producing both a static mark and a motion intro. Shoot and animate a fashion look
Put this jacket on a model for an editorial shoot, then turn the best still into a 6-second campaign clip.
Fashion Studio composes the shoot, then animates the chosen still using a matching video template. Build a UGC-style ad from a product photo
Here’s my product — create a UGC-style ad with an avatar, 9:16, 15 seconds.
Ad Studio resolves the product and avatar, applies the UGC format, and generates the finished vertical ad.

How to connect

There are three ways to connect, depending on your client:
  • From a directory — in ChatGPT and Manus, ImagineArt is listed in the client’s own plugin or connector directory. Install it and sign in; there’s nothing to paste.
  • As a custom connector — in Claude and Grok, paste the server URL https://mcp.imagine.art into the client’s connector settings.
  • With one command — the @imagineartofficial/mcp npm package includes an installer that writes the server into your client’s config for you:
    imagine install sets up eleven clients: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline, Gemini CLI, Hermes, OpenClaw, and Grok. It opens your browser once so you can sign in.

Let your agent set it up

Each client on the MCP page has a Copy and send this to box with a ready-made setup prompt. Click Copy, paste it into your agent, and it installs and connects Imagine MCP for you. For example, the Claude Code prompt is:
The prompt for other clients is the same, with the client’s name and its imagine install value swapped in: chatgpt, claude, claude-code, cursor, grok, manus, codex, hermes, openclaw, or cli for a plain terminal.

ChatGPT

ImagineArt is in the ChatGPT plugin directory, so there’s no URL to paste.
1

Open ImagineArt in ChatGPT

On the MCP page, select ChatGPT and click Connect In ChatGPT. This opens the ImagineArt plugin in ChatGPT.
2

Install the plugin

Install the plugin, then connect your imagine.art account when ChatGPT asks.
3

Start creating

Type @ImagineArt and ask for anything.
Connect in ChatGPT guide with three steps: Open ImagineArt in ChatGPT, Install the plugin, and Start creating, with Open In ChatGPT and Try A Prompt buttons

Claude

1

Copy the connector URL

On the MCP page, select Claude and copy the server URL: https://mcp.imagine.art
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Add a custom connector

Click Connect In Claude to open Claude’s connector settings, or go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector yourself. Name it Imagine MCP and paste the URL.
3

Connect and create

Click Add → Connect, sign in with your imagine.art account, then ask Claude to generate an image.
Connect in Claude guide with a setup video and three steps: Copy the connector URL, Go to Claude → Connectors, and Connect, sign in and start
Prefer the terminal? Run npm i -g @imagineartofficial/mcp && imagine install claude to add the server with one command instead.

Cursor

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Add to Cursor

On the MCP page, select Cursor and click Connect In Cursor (or Add To Cursor in the How To Connect? guide). Cursor opens with the server pre-filled. Click Install.
2

Or use one command

Run this in your terminal. It writes ~/.cursor/mcp.json for you:
3

Connect and create

Cursor signs in on first use. Then ask the agent to generate a hero image — it picks the right tool.
Connect in Cursor guide with a setup video, the Add To Cursor button, and the one-command install with a Copy button
To add the server by hand, go to Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server, or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json directly, and add:
Save and restart Cursor. It asks you to sign in with your imagine.art account the first time it uses the server.

Grok

1

Copy the connector URL

On the MCP page, select Grok and copy the server URL: https://mcp.imagine.art
2

Add a custom connector

Click Connect In Grok to open Grok’s connector settings. Click New connector → Custom and name it Imagine MCP, then paste the URL.
3

Connect and create

Connect, sign in with your imagine.art account, and start creating.
Connect in Grok guide with a setup video and three steps: Copy the connector URL, Go to Grok → Connectors, and Connect, sign in and start

Manus

ImagineArt is an official connector in Manus. It’s listed under Manus → Plugins, so there’s nothing to paste.
1

Open the connector

On the MCP page, select Manus and click Connect In Manus. This opens the ImagineArt connector in Manus.
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Connect and sign in

Connect the connector. It opens your browser once to sign in with your imagine.art account.
3

Start creating

Ask it for an image of a red bicycle on a beach at dawn.
Connect in Manus guide with three steps: Open the connector, Connect and sign in, and Start creating, with an Open In Manus button

Claude Code

Claude Code connects with the installer. In your terminal, run:
It opens your browser to sign in with your imagine.art account. You can also paste the Claude Code setup prompt from Let your agent set it up into Claude Code and let it run these steps for you.

Codex

Codex connects with the installer. In your terminal, run:
It opens your browser to sign in with your imagine.art account. Codex is listed on the CLI tab of the MCP page.

VS Code, Windsurf, Cline, and Gemini CLI

These clients don’t have their own tab on the MCP page, but the installer supports them. Run npm i -g @imagineartofficial/mcp, then imagine install followed by your client’s name. Any other client that speaks MCP can connect by adding https://mcp.imagine.art as a server in its settings.

OpenClaw

The fastest way to connect OpenClaw is the installer:
It opens your browser to sign in with your imagine.art account. OpenClaw is listed on the CLI tab of the MCP page. To add the server with OpenClaw’s own commands instead, make sure OpenClaw is installed, updated (openclaw update), and running. Then:
Authorizing: login prints an https://imagine.art/mcp/authorize?... URL. Open it, approve access, then copy only the value between code= and & from the redirect (the “site can’t be reached” page is normal). Wrap the code in single quotes so a stray & can’t break the command. Codes expire in about 1–2 minutes — re-run login for a fresh one if needed.
A healthy status shows authorized and tokens=yes. A probe should report the full tool list.

Hermes

The fastest way to connect Hermes is the installer:
It opens your browser to sign in with your imagine.art account. Then type hermes and start generating. Hermes is listed on the CLI tab of the MCP page.
Open a terminal and run:
For Does this server require authentication? [Y/n]:, type Y and then paste your bearer token.When Hermes asks whether to enable all tools, type y.Then type hermes and start generating.

Imagine CLI

The Imagine CLI lets you generate straight from your terminal. You name the tool yourself, and the file is saved to the folder you’re in — no agent in the loop. It’s scriptable, so you can use it in your own scripts and CI jobs. Imagine MCP and the Imagine CLI are the same tools reached two ways, and one npm package ships both. With Imagine MCP, you ask your agent in plain language and it picks the tool. With the CLI, you run a command like imagine image or imagine video. To open the CLI page, click the CLI tab on the MCP page. Its client picker lists Terminal, Codex, Claude Code, Hermes, and OpenClaw.
Imagine CLI page for Terminal with the client picker, the npm install command, and example imagine image commands
1

Install the package

The package needs Node 20 or later.
2

Sign in

Run imagine install cli. It opens your browser so you can sign in with your imagine.art account.
3

Generate

Try a command:
The image is saved to the folder you’re in.

Example commands

Command reference

Imagine CLI Try one examples and Everything else command list, from imagine image to imagine agent
imagine, imagineart, and imagine-mcp are the same command. Every image argument takes a local file or a URL, so you can use a photo on your computer as a reference.

Security and privacy

  • Your account is the only key — authentication runs through your existing imagine.art login. No shared API keys, no separate credentials to secure.
  • Tokens stay local — your client stores the OAuth token on your machine and refreshes it automatically.
  • Your creations stay in your workspace — content you generate through a connected agent is saved to your ImagineArt workspace and stays there until you delete it. ImagineArt doesn’t receive your conversation with the agent, only what the agent sends with each request, and doesn’t use your prompts, uploads, or generated content to train AI models. See Imagine MCP and connected AI assistants in the Privacy Policy.
  • Trust only your own sign-in — never approve an authorization link or paste a code that came from anything other than your own client’s login command.

Troubleshooting

Connection vs. model: a working ImagineArt connection only means the tools are available. Your agent still needs a working language model (with credits) to drive the conversation and decide to call those tools.

FAQ

It uses the Model Context Protocol, an open standard that gives AI agents access to external tools. Once connected, your agent can generate images, create videos, produce music, upscale assets, remove backgrounds, run fashion photoshoots, build ads, and check your balance — all within a single conversation.
Any client that speaks MCP, including custom setups running locally or on a server. In ChatGPT and Manus, ImagineArt is in the client’s own directory — install it, connect your imagine.art account, and start creating. In Claude on the web and Grok, paste the server URL into the connector settings. The imagine install command sets up eleven clients for you: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline, Gemini CLI, Hermes, OpenClaw, and Grok.
They’re the same tools reached two ways, and one npm package (@imagineartofficial/mcp) ships both. Imagine MCP is the server your agent talks to, so you ask in plain language and the agent picks the tool. The Imagine CLI is for your terminal, where you name the tool yourself: imagine image, imagine video, imagine music, imagine ad, imagine fashion. Use the CLI when you want a file on disk in one line, scriptable and without an agent in the loop. See Imagine CLI.
96 tools, all callable directly in the conversation. Seven cover most requests: text-to-image, text-to-video, music, fashion photoshoots, upscaling, background removal, and your credit balance. The rest are tuned to specific jobs, plus tools that manage your products, avatars, models, and wardrobes. See Available tools.
No. Add the server URL in your agent’s settings and authenticate through your imagine.art account over OAuth. Your agent opens a browser once to sign in, and the credentials stay on your own machine. No keys to generate, store, or rotate.
Imagine MCP uses the same credit system as the platform. Each generation costs credits based on the tool and model selected, drawn from your existing plan. Check your balance and renewal date anytime with the balance tool.
Images typically complete in a few seconds. Videos take longer depending on duration and model. Generation runs asynchronously — your agent polls for results and delivers them the moment they’re ready.
Images up to 4K, short video clips (length depends on the model), and original music tracks of around thirty seconds — all from a single prompt, plus full fashion photoshoots and ad campaigns through the studio workflows. You can chain tools in sequence within one agent session.
Yes. Fashion Studio composes a model, wardrobe, scene, and pose into finished photoshoots or short campaign videos. Ad Studio turns a product and an avatar into a finished ad, image or video, using a format, hook, and setting. Fashion Studio generation is limited to paid organizations.