Local MCP for OpenAI-compatible and Gemini image generation, editing, and automatic model fallback
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add gen-image --env GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL='<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>' --env GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY='<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y gen-image-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gen-image]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "gen-image-mcp"]
env = { GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL = "<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>", GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY = "<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add gen-image --env GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL='<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>' --env GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY='<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y gen-image-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gen-image": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gen-image-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL": "<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>",
"GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY": "<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"gen-image": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gen-image-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL": "<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>",
"GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY": "<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gen-image": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gen-image-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL": "<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>",
"GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY": "<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gen-image": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gen-image-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL": "<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>",
"GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY": "<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gen-image": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gen-image-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL": "<GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URL>",
"GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY": "<GEN_IMAGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GEN_IMAGE_BASE_URLGEN_IMAGE_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.