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AI background removal for images. Modes: auto, product, portrait, car. Transparent PNG.

Image editingv1.0.2Python
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How to install

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

What it does

  1. Reads
  2. Writes
  3. High impact

At most: creates or changes data: records, files, settings.

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).

PyPItechtenstein-bg-mcpv1.0.2

Run

uvx techtenstein-bg-mcp

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techtenstein-bg": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "techtenstein-bg-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
README1 min read

Techtenstein Background Removal MCP

MCP server that gives your Claude, Cline, or Cursor session the ability to strip backgrounds from any image — product photos, portraits, cars, or general subjects — returning a transparent PNG. Powered by the Techtenstein Background Removal API.

Tools exposed

  • remove_background_url(image_url, mode="auto") — Strip background from an image URL
  • remove_background_base64(image_base64, mode="auto") — Strip background from a base64 image (user upload)

Modes: auto, product, portrait, car.

Install (Claude Desktop)

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techtenstein-bg": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["techtenstein-bg-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TECHTENSTEIN_API_KEY": "your_key_from_techtenstein.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. remove_background_url and remove_background_base64 will appear as available tools.

Install (Cline / VS Code)

Same config path as Claude Desktop — Cline auto-detects.

Install (Cursor)

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techtenstein-bg": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["techtenstein-bg-mcp"],
      "env": {"TECHTENSTEIN_API_KEY": "your_key"}
    }
  }
}

Get an API key

Free tier (30 images/day, no card): https://apis.techtenstein.com

Paid tiers start at $9/month for 1,000 images.

Example usage

Once installed, ask Claude:

"Remove the background from this product photo: https://cdn.example.com/shoe.jpg"

Claude will call remove_background_url in product mode and return a transparent PNG.

Or for a portrait:

"This is a headshot — cut out just the person: https://example.com/team-photo.jpg"

Claude will call remove_background_url(image_url, mode="portrait").

Response schema

json
{
  "png_base64": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANS...",
  "content_type": "image/png",
  "bytes": 48212
}

Support

License

MIT

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