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GIMP

Name: GIMP
Author: mrfentmen

@mrfentmenMCP server · External

Control GIMP image editing via Python-Fu scripting from AI agents.

Image editingv1.0.2TypeScript

Freeno charge per call

How to install

Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.

What it does

Reads
Writes
High impact

At most: moves money, runs code or commands, deletes data, or sends messages for you.

What it costs

Free

Odel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.

Runs locally over stdio

This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).

npm@mrfentmen/gimp-mcpv1.0.2

Run

npx -y @mrfentmen/gimp-mcp

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mrfentmen/gimp-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

README1 min readView on GitHub

GIMP MCP

An MCP server for GIMP, the free and open-source raster graphics editor.

What it does

Control GIMP image editing through Python-Fu scripting. Open images, apply filters, resize, export, and run batch processing - all from AI agents.

Tools

open_image - Open an image file in GIMP
save_image - Save the current image
export_image - Export to PNG, JPEG, XCF, PSD formats
resize_image - Resize to specific dimensions
get_image_info - Get image dimensions, mode, type, layers
list_layers - List all layers in an image
apply_filter - Apply blur, sharpen, brightness/contrast, grayscale
batch_process - Batch process multiple files with custom Python code

Install

bash

npx gimp-mcp

Requirements

GIMP must be installed on your system
On macOS: GIMP at /Applications/GIMP.app or in PATH
On Linux: GIMP available via package manager (usually gimp in PATH)
On Windows: Install GIMP and add to PATH

Environment Variables

GIMP_PATH - Optional custom path to GIMP executable

Claude Desktop setup

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gimp-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example usage

"Open the photo at /Users/me/pictures/landscape.jpg and resize it to 1920x1080" "Apply a blur filter with radius 10 to /Users/me/images/profile.png" "Export all PNGs in /Users/me/images/ to JPEG format" "Apply grayscale to this image and save it"

License

MIT

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