A side-by-side look at the Codex Imagegen MCP and Saymaker MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Codex Imagegen MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Saymaker MCP for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
generate_image, edit_image, remove_background.SAYMAKER_API_KEY.list_models, generate_image, edit_image.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | C Codex Imagegen MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | SAYMAKER_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 7 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Codex Imagegen MCP | View Saymaker MCP |
generate_imageA new image from a promptedit_imageEdit images, or generate from 1–5 referencesremove_backgroundCut a flat backdrop out locally (no quota)auth_statusSign-in, plan, credential source, usage windowssign_inStart a ChatGPT sign-in and return a link or code for youlist_modelsEvery image and video model, and the input each one takesgenerate_imageText to image, with aspect ratio and resolutionedit_imageChange one thing in a photo and keep the restgenerate_videoText to video, or animate a still you pass inget_taskPoll a run submitted with `wait: falseopen_in_saymakerThe URL to carry on in the browserPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"codex-imagegen-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"codex-imagegen-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"saymaker-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"saymaker-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SAYMAKER_API_KEY": "YOUR_SAYMAKER_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}