Generates academic figures, method diagrams and research visuals from text; ships a CLI, Python API and MCP server.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add paperbanana --env GOOGLE_API_KEY='<GOOGLE_API_KEY>' -- uvx paperbanana~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.paperbanana]
command = "uvx"
args = ["paperbanana"]
env = { GOOGLE_API_KEY = "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add paperbanana --env GOOGLE_API_KEY='<GOOGLE_API_KEY>' -- uvx paperbanana~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperbanana": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paperbanana"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"paperbanana": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paperbanana"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperbanana": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paperbanana"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperbanana": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paperbanana"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperbanana": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paperbanana"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
GOOGLE_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.