GIMP Agent MCP

Let your AI agent edit in GIMP. Keep the layers. See what changed. Connect Claude, Codex, Cursor or another MCP client to GIMP 3. The agent can work in your open window, inspect the result, refine an edit and save an XCF you can keep working on. Headless mode runs the same workflows over folders of images. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with gegl, gimp and image editing and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-08 · ★ 2 · #71 OF 173 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install GIMP Agent MCP

before you install - you'll need

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add sarutobisasuke8-gimp-agent-mcp -- uvx gimp-agent-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sarutobisasuke8-gimp-agent-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gimp-agent-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

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

repo age created 2026-09-05 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package gimp-agent-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.SarutobiSasuke8 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What GIMP Agent MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.5.0 · 2026-09-08

GIMP Agent MCP 0.5.0 makes common image edits easier to call and extends the real-GIMP release gate to macOS. · Added · gimp_adjust, gimp_canvas and gimp_draw: 23 bounded actions for common adjustments, transforms…

v0.4.0 · 2026-09-07

GIMP Agent MCP 0.4.0 adds grouped edits, explicit document context and verified sprite packing, with a visible GIMP walkthrough in the README. · Group up to 100 supported edits on one image into one Ctrl+Z step.…

v0.2.3 · 2026-09-05

Added · gimp-agent-mcp shortcut: a Desktop launcher (or ~/.local/bin/gimp-agent script) that starts GIMP with the bridge already on, so agents connect to the window you work in without a menu click. · README section on…

04 · Who maintains GIMP Agent MCP

GIMP Agent MCP is maintained by sarutobisasuke8. We track 2 MCP servers from sarutobisasuke8 - 2 actively maintained, 4 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2026. Full record: all servers from sarutobisasuke8.

  1. JobScout MCP Multi-source job discovery, deduplication and AI/Web3 classification for AI agents. ★ 2

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/sarutobisasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp
website
https://pypi.org/project/gimp-agent-mcp/
category
media - ranked #71 of 173 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-08)
registry
io.github.SarutobiSasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-05 · 4 versions)
packages
pypi:gimp-agent-mcp

06 · GIMP Agent MCP FAQ

What is GIMP Agent MCP?

Let your AI agent edit in GIMP. Keep the layers. See what changed. Connect Claude, Codex, Cursor or another MCP client to GIMP 3. The agent can work in your open window, inspect the result, refine an edit and save an XCF you can keep working on. Headless mode runs the same workflows over folders of images. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is GIMP Agent MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-08 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install GIMP Agent MCP?

Run `uvx gimp-agent-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does GIMP Agent MCP run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to GIMP Agent MCP

Alternatives to GIMP Agent MCP

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