Gimp MCP

Control GIMP image editing via Python-Fu scripting from AI agents.

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Automated & IDE Setup

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gimp-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

GIMP MCP

An MCP server for GIMP, the free and open-source raster graphics editor.

What it does

Control GIMP image editing through Python-Fu scripting. Open images, apply filters, resize, export, and run batch processing - all from AI agents.

Tools

open_image - Open an image file in GIMP
save_image - Save the current image
export_image - Export to PNG, JPEG, XCF, PSD formats
resize_image - Resize to specific dimensions
get_image_info - Get image dimensions, mode, type, layers
list_layers - List all layers in an image
apply_filter - Apply blur, sharpen, brightness/contrast, grayscale
batch_process - Batch process multiple files with custom Python code

Install

Terminal

npx gimp-mcp

Requirements

GIMP must be installed on your system
On macOS: GIMP at /Applications/GIMP.app or in PATH
On Linux: GIMP available via package manager (usually gimp in PATH)
On Windows: Install GIMP and add to PATH

Environment Variables

GIMP_PATH - Optional custom path to GIMP executable

Claude Desktop setup

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "gimp-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example usage

"Open the photo at /Users/me/pictures/landscape.jpg and resize it to 1920x1080" "Apply a blur filter with radius 10 to /Users/me/images/profile.png" "Export all PNGs in /Users/me/images/ to JPEG format" "Apply grayscale to this image and save it"

License

MIT

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "gimp-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "gimp-mcp"] } }

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