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Gimp MCP

maorcc/gimp-mcp

GIMP MCP bridges GIMP's professional image editing capabilities with AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol. It lets you edit images by describing what you want — and gives the AI a live visual feedback channel to verify each change before moving on.

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Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "/full/path/to/gimp-mcp",
        "gimp_mcp_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

GIMP_DIR
Author
@maorcc
Category
Developer Tools, Image & Video
License
GPL-3.0
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About Gimp MCP

Full demo (with audio): https://github.com/maorcc/gimp-mcp/raw/main/docs/demo.mp4

Tools (40)

  • get_state_snapshot

    Returns a live PNG of the current image state — the AI's primary feedback mechanism.

  • get_image_bitmap

    Lower-level bitmap fetch with region extraction and scaling.

  • adjust_brightness_contrast

    Brightness and contrast

  • adjust_curves

    Curves by channel (RGB/R/G/B/A)

  • adjust_hue_saturation

    Hue, saturation, lightness

  • adjust_color_balance

    Shadows/midtones/highlights color balance

  • auto_levels

    Auto-stretch levels

  • desaturate

    Convert to grayscale (keep RGB mode)

  • invert_colors

    Invert all channels

  • sharpen

    Unsharp mask sharpening

  • blur

    Gaussian blur

  • denoise

    Noise reduction

  • scale_image

    Scale to exact dimensions

  • scale_to_fit

    Scale within bounding box (aspect-safe)

  • crop_to_rect

    Crop to rectangle

  • rotate_image

    Rotate 90/180/270 or arbitrary angle

  • flip_image

    Flip horizontal or vertical

  • resize_canvas

    Resize canvas without scaling content

  • select_rectangle

    Rectangular marquee

  • select_ellipse

    Elliptical marquee

  • select_by_color

    Select by color (global)

  • select_all

    Select all / deselect

  • invert_selection

    Invert selection

  • modify_selection

    Grow, shrink, feather, or border

  • create_layer

    New empty layer

  • duplicate_layer

    Duplicate active layer

  • delete_layer

    Delete named layer

  • rename_layer

    Rename layer

  • set_layer_properties

    Opacity, blend mode, visibility

  • reorder_layer

    Move layer in stack

  • merge_visible_layers

    Flatten visible to one layer

  • flatten_image

    Flatten all layers

  • list_layers

    List all layers with properties

  • fill_layer

    Fill entire layer with color

  • fill_selection

    Fill selection (foreground/background/transparent)

  • fill_rectangle

    Fill a rectangle region

  • fill_ellipse

    Fill an ellipse region

  • draw_line

    Draw a line (pencil or paintbrush)

  • draw_rectangle

    Draw a rectangle outline

  • draw_ellipse

    Draw an ellipse outline

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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