MarkItUp MCP server — AI image annotation and marketing-visual generation for Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, and other MCP clients
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add markitup --env MARKITUP_API_KEY='<MARKITUP_API_KEY>' -- npx -y markitup-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.markitup]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "markitup-mcp-server"]
env = { MARKITUP_API_KEY = "<MARKITUP_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add markitup --env MARKITUP_API_KEY='<MARKITUP_API_KEY>' -- npx -y markitup-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"markitup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"markitup-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MARKITUP_API_KEY": "<MARKITUP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"markitup": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"markitup-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MARKITUP_API_KEY": "<MARKITUP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"markitup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"markitup-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MARKITUP_API_KEY": "<MARKITUP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"markitup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"markitup-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MARKITUP_API_KEY": "<MARKITUP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"markitup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"markitup-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MARKITUP_API_KEY": "<MARKITUP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
MARKITUP_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.