Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server

Generate AI images, video, music, and sound effects - and upscale them - from any MCP-compatible client. Its 12 documented tools cover image, video, upscale, generation. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that work with image, video and upscale and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-29 · ★ 2 · #166 OF 173 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add budgetpixel-ai-budgetpixel-mcp --transport http https://mcp.budgetpixel.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "budgetpixel-ai-budgetpixel-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.budgetpixel.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.budgetpixel.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-18

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.budgetpixel.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

repo age created 2026-08-27 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace com.budgetpixel - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can upload a local file and get a URL to use as a generation input, and publish a finished generation to the BudgetPixel community feed.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server lets an agent do.

Generate

4 tools - e.g. Text-to-image, editing, image-to-image, and multi-reference generation; Text-to-video, image-to-video (start plus optional end frame), reference-to-video, and video-to-video editing; Full songs from a…

generate_image · generate_video · generate_music · generate_sound_effect

read & search

3 tools - e.g. The live model catalog with prices, role hints, and per-model input limits; Your recent generations, reusable as inputs; Remaining plan credits

list_models · get_generation_history · get_credit_balance

Upscale

2 tools - e.g. Higher resolution in seconds, or creative detail enhancement steered by a prompt; 1080p or 4K at 30 or 60 fps via Topaz Labs, inputs up to 20 seconds

upscale_image · upscale_video

create & write

2 tools - e.g. Upload a local file and get a URL to use as a generation input; Publish a finished generation to the BudgetPixel community feed

upload_media · create_social_post

Check

1 tool - e.g. Poll a running job and collect the finished media

check_generation_status

04 · Who maintains Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server

mcp is maintained by budgetpixel-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/budgetpixel-ai/budgetpixel-mcp
website: https://budgetpixel.com/mcp
category: media - ranked #166 of 173 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: com.budgetpixel/mcp (active, first published 2026-08-27)

06 · Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server FAQ

Is Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-29. We re-verify nightly.

What can Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can upload a local file and get a URL to use as a generation input, and publish a finished generation to the BudgetPixel community feed.

How do I install Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server?

Run `claude mcp add budgetpixel-ai-budgetpixel-mcp --transport http https://mcp.budgetpixel.com/mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-18; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server

Alternatives to Budgetpixel Ai MCP Server

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