Gimp Mcp

io.github.mrfentmenPublished by GitHub account mrfentmenv1.0.2Updated Nov 5, 2026

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

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Overview

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Local MCP server that lets an AI assistant drive GIMP through Python-Fu scripting to open, edit, filter, resize and export images.

What you can do
  • Open images in GIMP and read their dimensions, mode, type and layers
  • Save the current image or export it to PNG, JPEG, XCF or PSD
  • Resize images to specific dimensions
  • Apply filters such as blur, sharpen, brightness/contrast and grayscale
  • Run batch processing over multiple files with custom Python code
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to perform repetitive raster image edits on your own machine — resizing, filtering, format conversion or bulk processing — without clicking through GIMP manually.
Requirements
Runs as a local process via npx (Node.js) and requires GIMP installed on the same machine, found in PATH or set through the optional GIMP_PATH environment variable. Desktop only; no authentication is declared.
Before you install
It edits and overwrites image files on your machine: saving, exporting and batch processing write to disk, and batch processing runs custom Python code inside GIMP, so review what it will change before running it on important files.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Gimp Mcp in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

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

bash
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

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

Source: README.md at commit 8b0875a

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

2
  1. v1.0.2LatestSep 22, 2026
  2. v1.0.1Sep 16, 2026

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