Nanobanana MCP vs MCP Nano Banana

In-depth architectural comparison of the Nanobanana MCP and MCP Nano Banana MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Nanobanana MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Nano Banana when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore MCP Nano Banana Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Nanobanana MCP Developer Tools	MCP Nano Banana Developer Tools
Summary	Lean MCP server for Google's Nano Banana (Gemini) image models. Returns file paths, not base64.	MCP server for Google Nano Banana (Gemini) image generation
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nanobanana-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nanobanana/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-nano-banana": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-nano-banana@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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