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OpenAI Tools MCP Server

ai.com.mcp/openai-tools
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OpenAI Tools MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 14 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 39 hours of history
39 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
9
Tools
read from the server
158 ms
Response time
average over 24h
8
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 14 min ago.

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

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://openai-tools.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp streamable-http answering 298 ms 14 min ago

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 158 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 158 ms on average, which is faster than 71% 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.