The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the MCP Qwen Image listing page.
Model Context Protocol server for Qwen Image 3 generation and editing through Ace Data Cloud.
The hosted endpoint is https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp. Choose one route for the MCP client:
| Route | When to use it | Credential setup |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted OAuth | The client supports remote MCP OAuth | Add only the URL, then sign in to AceDataCloud and approve access. No token needs to be pasted into client configuration. |
| Hosted API token | The client cannot finish OAuth, or you need an explicit integration credential | Send an AceDataCloud API token in the Authorization: Bearer … header. Keep it in a local secret store or environment variable. |
| Local stdio | The client runs a local MCP process | Install mcp-qwen-image and pass ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN to that process. It still calls the AceDataCloud API. |
The hosted service advertises OAuth metadata and Dynamic Client Registration (DCR). DCR registers the client application; it is not an API key. OAuth signs you in and the client sends the resulting Bearer token; it may reuse or create an API credential for the account. Browser sign-in still requires an AceDataCloud account. The hosted service can be metered: review current service documentation and displayed pricing before a real operation. Do not configure both an OAuth login and a fixed Authorization header for the same server.
Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector, enter https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, select sign-in, and choose Register automatically if Claude asks how to register its OAuth client. Complete consent. Claude Desktop's local claude_desktop_config.json is a separate setup. Claude connector guide.claude mcp add --transport http --scope user qwen-image https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, then claude mcp login qwen-image. Check /mcp. Claude Code MCP guide.https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp. For a project, merge the entry below into <project>/.cursor/mcp.json; for personal use, use ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Cursor MCP guide.https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, then finish the browser sign-in. New portable workspace configs use <project>/.mcp.json; the VS Code-specific format below uses <project>/.vscode/mcp.json or the user profile. Check MCP: List Servers. VS Code MCP setup.codex mcp add qwen-image --url https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp, then codex mcp login qwen-image. Its user settings are in ~/.codex/config.toml. Official Codex MCP guide.Cursor project config (OAuth):
VS Code-specific workspace config (OAuth):
Sign in at AceDataCloud Platform, open the service page, and obtain an API credential. A fixed Bearer header is useful when your client lacks OAuth; an invalid header does not fall back to OAuth in Claude Code. The header value is sensitive, so keep it out of committed files and screenshots.
For Claude Code, the shell expands the token when you add the server; treat the saved user MCP config as a secret:
For a Claude Code project config, put a variable reference in <project>/.mcp.json and set that variable in the environment that launches Claude Code:
Cursor uses a different environment-variable syntax in ~/.cursor/mcp.json or an uncommitted project config:
In VS Code, run MCP: Open User Configuration and merge this server plus its masked input; ${input:...} is for VS Code's user/workspace format and is not portable to the Agent Host .mcp.json format:
For Cline, use its MCP configuration UI or CLI file ~/.cline/data/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json; its remote transport value is streamableHttp. For JetBrains AI Assistant, add a remote URL from Settings → Tools → AI Assistant → Model Context Protocol (MCP). For Zed, use a context_servers entry with the URL only for OAuth or add a local Bearer header. These clients have different configuration schemas; follow their current UI rather than copying another client's JSON. Cline · JetBrains · Zed.
Install the package and give the local process an API token:
For Claude Desktop local MCP, merge this entry into the file opened by its developer settings (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS). uvx requires uv on PATH:
Keep this user-level file private. Self-hosted HTTP uses mcp-qwen-image --transport http --port 8000; expose it only with suitable network and TLS controls. Local execution still calls the AceDataCloud API.
https://qwen-image.mcp.acedata.cloud/health returning {"status":"ok"} checks endpoint reachability only.qwen_image_list_models is a reference tool; it does not verify downstream API access or balance.qwen_image_get_task on that same ID until terminal success or failure. Do not resubmit the operation just to check progress.For 401, check which auth route the client used and whether the token or OAuth session is valid. A 403 may mean an account permission or content moderation failure; read the returned error. Insufficient balance and downstream service failures need their own diagnosis. A listed tool or submitted task does not prove a successful result.
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
qwen_image_generate | Generate 1–6 images from text |
qwen_image_edit | Edit with 1–3 reference images |
qwen_image_get_task | Query one asynchronous task |
qwen_image_get_tasks_batch | Query multiple tasks |
qwen_image_list_models | Compare Standard and Pro |
Models: qwen-image-3.0 (default) and qwen-image-3.0-pro.