Retro Diffusion Pixel Art MCP Server

Retro Diffusion MCP Server Generate real pixel art - sprites, characters, animations, and tilesets - from any MCP-capable AI assistant. Its 20 documented tools cover inference, style, user, job. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-02 · ★ 2 · #762 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Retro Diffusion Pixel Art

Claude Code

claude mcp add retro-diffusion-retro-diffusion-mcp --transport http https://mcp.retrodiffusion.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retro-diffusion-retro-diffusion-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.retrodiffusion.ai/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.retrodiffusion.ai/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

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.retrodiffusion.ai

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

repo age created 2026-07-10 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace ai.retrodiffusion - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Retro Diffusion Pixel Art can do

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

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Retro Diffusion Pixel Art lets an agent do.

Inference

6 tools - e.g. Generate images, animations (GIF/sprite sheet), or tilesets. Returns hosted URLs and a recovery request_id; prefer RD Pro styles for top quality; Recover or refresh signed output URLs for a successful…

create_inference · get_inference_result · start_inference_job · get_inference_job · list_inference_jobs · estimate_inference_cost

read & search

4 tools - e.g. Enabled edit tools with their fields, costs, and limits; Usage guidance and constraints for a specific style; Check remaining prepaid balance and credits

list_edit_tools · get_style_usage · get_balance · get_service_status

User

3 tools - e.g. Create a custom style from a reference image (RD Pro template); Modify one of your custom styles; Remove one of your custom styles

create_user_style · update_user_style · delete_user_style

Available

2 tools - e.g. Live style catalog with per-style size limits and capabilities; The model families: RD Fast, RD Plus, RD Pro, RD Mini

list_available_styles · list_available_models

run & execute

1 tool - e.g. Run an edit tool: background remover, palette converter, color reducer, pixel correction, rotation, K-centroid downscale (free–$0.01) · image edit, inpainting,

run_edit_tool

Estimate

1 tool - e.g. Free cost/duration estimate for any edit

estimate_edit_tool_cost

Fix

1 tool - e.g. Free recovery of the native pixel grid from enlarged, softened, AI-rendered, or compressed pixel art

fix_pixel_art

auth & access

1 tool - e.g. Validate an API key and attach it to the session

authenticate

04 · Who maintains Retro Diffusion Pixel Art

Retro Diffusion Pixel Art is maintained by retro-diffusion. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/retro-diffusion/retro-diffusion-mcp
website: https://retrodiffusion.ai/
category: other - ranked #762 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: ai.retrodiffusion/pixel-art (active, first published 2026-07-10 · 2 versions)

06 · Retro Diffusion Pixel Art FAQ

Is Retro Diffusion Pixel Art still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-02. We re-verify nightly.

What can Retro Diffusion Pixel Art do?

Its README documents 20 tools, including create_inference, get_inference_result, start_inference_job.

How do I install Retro Diffusion Pixel Art?

Run `claude mcp add retro-diffusion-retro-diffusio --transport http https://mcp.retrodiffusion.ai/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Retro Diffusion Pixel Art require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Retro Diffusion Pixel Art

Alternatives to Retro Diffusion Pixel Art

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