Nano Banana MCP server — Google Gemini image generation and editing via Model Context Protocol
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add nano-banana --env GEMINI_API_KEY='<GEMINI_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.nano-banana]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana"]
env = { GEMINI_API_KEY = "<GEMINI_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add nano-banana --env GEMINI_API_KEY='<GEMINI_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nano-banana": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"nano-banana": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nano-banana": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nano-banana": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"nano-banana": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-nano-banana"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GEMINI_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.