OpenAI Tools MCP Server

by com-mcp

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OpenAI Tools MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. It exposes 9 tools. Last commit 2 Dec 2025.

Focused MCP server for OpenAI image/audio generation (v2.0.0). Wraps endpoints via HAPI CLI.

Uptime history 55 hours of history

55 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

156 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Dec 2025

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 10 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add openai-tools --transport http https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-tools": {
      "url": "https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.openai-tools]
url = "https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-tools": {
      "url": "https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-tools": {
      "url": "https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 9

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

createimage

createImage

Creates an image given a prompt.

createimageedit

createImageEdit

Creates an edited or extended image given an original image and a prompt.

createimagevariation

createImageVariation

Creates a variation of a given image.

createmoderation

createModeration

Classifies if text violates OpenAI's Content Policy

createtranscription

createTranscription

Transcribes audio into the input language.

createtranslation

createTranslation

Translates audio into English.

deletemodel

deleteModel

Delete a fine-tuned model. You must have the Owner role in your organization.

listmodels

listModels

Lists the currently available models, and provides basic information about each one such as the owner and availability.

retrievemodel

retrieveModel

Retrieves a model instance, providing basic information about the model such as the owner and permissioning.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp	streamable-http	answering	61 ms	10 min ago

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OpenAI Tools MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can OpenAI Tools MCP Server do?

It exposes 9 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: createImage, createImageEdit, createImageVariation, createModeration, createTranscription, createTranslation and 3 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is OpenAI Tools MCP Server working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 156 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect OpenAI Tools MCP Server?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does OpenAI Tools MCP Server need an API key?

No. OpenAI Tools MCP Server completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 9 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is OpenAI Tools MCP Server?

It answers our handshake in 156 ms on average, which is faster than 72% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is OpenAI Tools MCP Server open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in HTML, 8 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.