A side-by-side look at the Gemini Media MCP and Ultimate Gemini MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Gemini Media MCP for multimedia process work; choose Ultimate Gemini MCP for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
GEMINI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT, GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION.generate_image, edit_image, tile_image.GEMINI_API_KEY, OUTPUT_DIR.generate_image, generate_app_icon, batch_generate.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GEMINI_API_KEYGOOGLE_API_KEYGOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTGOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION | GEMINI_API_KEYOUTPUT_DIR |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 10 | 14 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 14 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Gemini Media MCP | View Ultimate Gemini MCP |
generate_imageText-to-image with up to 14 reference images, 1K–4K, many aspect ratios, 1–4 variations, optional Google Search groundingedit_imageChange an existing image (add/remove/restyle/relight/outpaint) while keeping the resttile_imageStep 1 of an upscale to any target size (1K–16K): plan the cheapest crops that cover it, shaped to the edit model's aspect ratios (one tile up to about 4K, a grid beyond, or regions such as faces). Free and localstitch_tilesAlign the edited tiles with the image, match their color, blend the overlaps and save one large PNG (8K by default). Free and localgenerate_videoClip with native audio from text, a first frame, first+last frames, or reference images: Veo (4–8 s, up to 3 references) or Gemini Omni Flash (`omni`: 3–10 s, 360p drafts to 4K, up to 10 references). Returns a `jobIdget_videoWait for a job (long-poll, default 45 s); downloads the video when done. Safe to repeatextend_videoContinue a finished clip: Omni adds up to 10 s (40 s total), Veo about 7 s (up to 148 s total)edit_videoChange a finished clip or a video file of up to 10 s with an instruction (Gemini Omni)generate_speechText-to-speech (WAV): one voice, or a two-speaker dialogue, with per-line style control and 30 voicesgenerate_music30-second clips or full songs with lyrics, structure tags, tempo, instrumental mode and image inspirationlist_modelsCurrent models, aliases, status, prices; `detail` for supported parameters, `live` to check what your key can useestimate_costPrice a request before running it and compare modelsgenerate_imageGenerate an image with Gemini 3.1 Flash Image.generate_app_iconPurpose-built for **app icons and logos**. Square, transparent, and 1024px are **forced** — there is no `aspect_ratio`, `image_size`, `output_format`, or `transparent_background` knob to get wrong. Every result is a real alpha-channel PNG at `transparent_path`, ready to drop into a `.iconset` direc…batch_generateGenerate multiple images in parallel.Paste 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.
No confirmed install command for Gemini Media MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ultimate-gemini-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ultimate-gemini-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY_HERE",
"OUTPUT_DIR": "YOUR_OUTPUT_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}