Image Reader MCP

Dimensions, format, and metadata by default. Local Tesseract OCR only when requested. Its 4 documented tools cluster into read & search, image, crop, compare.

People who work with computer vision, developer tools and image diff and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

NO LONGER MAINTAINED

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-25 · ★ 2 · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Image Reader MCP

before you install - you'll need

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add sylphxai-image-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/image-reader-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sylphxai-image-reader-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sylphx/image-reader-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

repository archived on GitHub - read-only; no future fixes, security or otherwise

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @sylphx/image-reader-mcp - the @sylphx scope differs from the repo owner (sylphxai); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Image Reader MCP can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 4 documented tools across read & search, image, crop, including read_image, image_probe, crop_region, compare_images.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Image Reader MCP lets an agent do.

read & search

1 tool - e.g. One local image. Geometry and metadata. OCR only when requested. An optional region crops inside this read.

read_image

Image

1 tool - e.g. Format, dimensions, pixel count, and source hash. No OCR and no crop.

image_probe

Crop

1 tool - e.g. One citeable region: bounds and hash. Set include_region_image for PNG bytes. No OCR.

crop_region

Compare

1 tool - e.g. Changed pixels between two images of equal dimensions. No OCR.

compare_images

Latest releases

v0.4.1 · 2026-09-23

Report the package version from the native binary. The multi-arch build compiled without IRIS_PRODUCT_VERSION, so 0.4.0 answered 0.3.3.

v0.4.0 · 2026-09-23

image_probe and crop_region join the public tool surface, and OCR runs only when requested. · fast, or no profile, returns dimensions, format, and metadata. quality or include_ocr runs local Tesseract and reports a gap…

v0.3.2 · 2026-09-23

0.3.1 · The MCP initialize response advertises the docs site, and the package gains discovery keywords. · serverInfo.websiteUrl pointed at the GitHub repository while every companion tool points at its product site; it…

04 · Who maintains Image Reader MCP

Image Reader MCP is maintained by sylphxai. We track 13 MCP servers from sylphxai - 3 actively maintained, 2,932 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2025. Full record: all servers from sylphxai.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sylphxai/image-reader-mcp
website: https://github.com/SylphxAI/image-reader-mcp#readme
category: media - dead as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-23)
registry: io.github.SylphxAI/image-reader-mcp (deprecated, first published 2026-07-08)
packages: npm:@sylphx/image-reader-mcp

06 · Image Reader MCP FAQ

Is Image Reader MCP still maintained?

Its last commit was 2026-09-25 (as of 2026-09-30) - we classify it as dead.

What can Image Reader MCP do?

An agent gets 4 documented tools across read & search, image, crop, including read_image, image_probe, crop_region, compare_images.

How do I install Image Reader MCP?

Run `npx -y @sylphx/image-reader-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Image Reader MCP 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 Image Reader MCP

Alternatives to Image Reader MCP

Maintained media servers if Image Reader MCP isn't the fit.