Drawthings MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Draw Things - enabling LLMs to generate images locally on Mac using Stable Diffusion and other AI models. Its 4 documented tools cluster into check, read & search, generate, transform.

People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-01-01 · ★ 23 · #102 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Drawthings

Claude Code

claude mcp add james-see-mcp-drawthings -- npx -y mcp-drawthings

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "james-see-mcp-drawthings": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-drawthings"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package mcp-drawthings - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.james-see is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Drawthings 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 check if the Draw Things API server is running and accessible, get the current Draw Things configuration including the loaded model and settings, and generate an image from a text prompt.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Drawthings lets an agent do.

Check

1 tool - e.g. Check if the Draw Things API server is running and accessible.

check_status

read & search

1 tool - e.g. Get the current Draw Things configuration including the loaded model and settings.

get_config

Generate

1 tool - e.g. Generate an image from a text prompt.

generate_image

Transform

1 tool - e.g. Transform an existing image using a text prompt (img2img).

transform_image

04 · Who maintains Drawthings

mcp-drawthings is maintained by james-see. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/james-see/mcp-drawthings
category: media - ranked #102 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.james-see/mcp-drawthings (active, first published 2026-01-01)
packages: npm:mcp-drawthings

06 · Drawthings FAQ

Is Drawthings still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-01-01. We re-verify nightly.

What can Drawthings do?

How do I install Drawthings?

Run `npx -y mcp-drawthings`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Drawthings run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Drawthings

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