Napkin MCP Server

Napkin AI visual generation MCP server for Model Context Protocol hosts. Generate professional visuals - diagrams, infographics, and illustrations - from text descriptions, check generation status, and download results through a standardised MCP interface. Its 3 documented tools cluster into napkin, configure.

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

One of 41 MCP servers published from mindstone/mcp-servers. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 41 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-19 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Napkin

before you install - you'll need

Set NAPKIN_API_KEY before connecting. NAPKIN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-napkin -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-napkin

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-napkin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-napkin"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package @mindstone/mcp-server-napkin - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@mindstone)

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

03 · What Napkin 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 configure the Napkin AI API key, generate a professional visual from text, and list the 15 built-in Napkin visual styles (IDs, descriptions, categories) to pick a style_id for napkin_generate_visual. Static catalog.

The 3 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what Napkin lets an agent do.

configure_napkin_api_key: - Configure the Napkin AI API key
napkin_generate_visual: - Generate a professional visual from text
napkin_list_styles: - List the 15 built-in Napkin visual styles (IDs, descriptions, categories) to pick a style_id for napkin_generate_visual. Static catalog; no API key or network c

04 · Who maintains Napkin

Napkin is maintained by mindstone. We track 41 MCP servers from mindstone - 41 actively maintained, 10 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from mindstone.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers
category: productivity - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-napkin (active, first published 2026-05-21 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:@mindstone/mcp-server-napkin

06 · Napkin FAQ

Is Napkin still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-19. We re-verify nightly.

What can Napkin do?

How do I install Napkin?

Run `npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-napkin`. The README documents 2 environment variables (NAPKIN_API_KEY, NAPKIN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS) to set first. Set NAPKIN_API_KEY before connecting. NAPKIN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Napkin 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 Napkin

Alternatives to Napkin

Maintained productivity servers if Napkin isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Napkin doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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