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Picorn MCP Server

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Picorn is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. It exposes 44 tools.

Picorn turns AI briefs into editable social images and videos with layers, timelines, and renders.

Uptime history 81 days of history · worst day 45%
81 days agonow
97.8%
Uptime 24h
89 of 91 checks
44
Tools
read from the server
227 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

What changed 55

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 30 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

20 Oct 4 tools disappeared picorn_video_add_clip, picorn_video_create_project, picorn_video_import_media and 1 more
20 Oct 3 tool descriptions were rewritten picorn_blueprint_compile, picorn_editor_add_layer, picorn_posts_schedule
20 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for picorn_blueprint_compile
20 Oct a tool changed version
20 Oct a tool appeared picorn_posts_upload_video
19 Oct 2 tool descriptions were rewritten picorn_blueprint_compile, picorn_generate_image
19 Oct a tool appeared picorn_search_library
18 Oct 5 tool descriptions were rewritten7 times that day picorn_blueprint_compile, picorn_edit_image, picorn_editor_import_image and 2 more
18 Oct 3 tools changed the parameters they ask for picorn_edit_image, picorn_editor_import_image, picorn_generate_image
18 Oct 2 tools appeared picorn_files_list, picorn_media_list
and 32 more, back to 30 August 2026

Picorn does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 89.7% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add picorn --transport http https://picorn.com/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://picorn.com/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.picorn]
url = "https://picorn.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picorn": {
      "url": "https://picorn.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "picorn": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://picorn.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 44

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

picorn
picorn_account_status
Show which Picorn account the MCP is connected to and its connected social media accounts. Requires a personal Picorn access token; without one it explains how to connect.
picorn_blueprint_compile
Compile a PBL document you wrote (pbl) or apply #id patch lines to an earlier compile (blueprintId + patch). No model is called: Picorn searches the curated asset libraries, measures text with the real fonts, lays out, reviews and renders. Returns blueprintId, errors/warnings with codes and fixes, the scene report + ASCII wireframe (exact boxes, colours, effects, search hits), the canonical source and an inline preview of every slide. Patches reuse the cached asset searches, so iterate with small patches until errors=0 and the preview is visually finished. blueprintId alone re-sends the current revision (preview and report) without compiling. Set preview:false for an even faster text-only check. A line `search q2 generate photo "…"` (or `generate text` for lettering-heavy mockups) creates a NEW picture as ref when the library has nothing fitting; Library first: browse with picorn_search_library (or use search lines in picorn_blueprint_compile), and generate only when the design would benefit massively from a new picture (no fitting hero photo exists). Generation needs a connected Picorn account with credits; it is charged at 1.2 × the fal price (a Krea 2 Turbo picture of about 1 MP costs about 1 ct). Generated pictures are cached in the blueprint, so patches never pay twice.
picorn_blueprint_create_file
Turn a compiled blueprintId into a persistent, fully editable Picorn editor file (native text, shape and image layers through the editor importer), render every slide and return the editorUrl, render URLs and a contact sheet. With a Picorn access token the file lands in your account and can be linked to a campaign idea (campaignId + ideaId) and scheduled with picorn_posts_schedule.
picorn_blueprint_examples
Return reviewed PBL showcase posts (photo-led post, tips carousel with master, type-led story, typographic event) that compile with 0 errors. Use them to learn proven structure, spacing and effect choices; write new copy, colours and fonts from the brief instead of reusing theirs.
picorn_blueprint_spec
Return the complete Picorn Blueprint Language (PBL) spec: syntax, design rules, a full example and the repair patch rules. Read it once before writing PBL. PBL is a compact line language: regions + stacks, library asset search, components, every editor effect. The engine measures text with real fonts and does all geometry.
picorn_campaigns_create
Create a campaign in the user's Picorn account from agent-authored post ideas (no model is called). The campaign lives in a marketing project: pass workspaceProjectId + workspaceProjectKey from picorn_projects_create, or omit both to create a new project named after the topic. Returns campaignId and one ideaId per idea. Create each post file with the same workspace plus campaignId + ideaId, then schedule it with picorn_posts_schedule. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_campaigns_inspect
Read one campaign with its ideas and linked file IDs. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_campaigns_list
List the user's campaigns with their ideas and the files linked to each idea. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_capabilities
List live canvas formats, fonts, layouts, image models, GPU reachability and fair-use limits.
picorn_design_image
CODEX-ONLY. The calling Codex supplies the complete SVG, including copy and layout. Picorn resolves declared placeholders and renders it through Fabric/SVG. No internal language or design model is called.
picorn_edit_image
Edit an existing picture with GPT Image 2.5 Flare on fal: retouch, change background, add or remove objects, restyle. Pass imageUrl (Picorn storage, Dropbox/Drive share link) or imageBase64. Needs a connected Picorn account with credits; charged at 1.2 × the fal price. Returns an inline preview, the public imageUrl and chargedCents.
picorn_editor_add_layer
Add a native editor layer. Use text, image, shape, group and qr layers for static designs. SVG uses an image layer with isSvg:true. Position is the layer CENTER in canvas pixels. The layer accepts the same persisted fields as /editor: transforms, opacity, blendMode, text styles/effects/rich text, image filters/customFilters/crop/masks/local effects/perspective, shape gradients/strokes/shadows, QR styling and persisted editor fields. Returns the changed slide as an inline preview automatically. Does not create or render video.
picorn_editor_add_slide
Add another slide to an editor project. Projects support up to 20 slides. Returns the new slide as an inline preview.
picorn_editor_align_layers
Align positioned layers to their shared left, center, right, top, middle, or bottom bound.
picorn_editor_create_project
Create a persistent native Picorn editor project. For a finished static layout, pass svg: a complete SVG containing text/shapes plus declarative data-clipart placeholders. Picorn runs the selected engines in the background, stores the generated assets, converts the SVG into editable native layers, and returns a populated project in one call. Omit svg only when you intentionally want an empty slide for incremental layer operations. Returns projectId, slideId, exact canvas dimensions, and the canonical /studio/editor?runId=... editorUrl that must be included in the final answer.
picorn_editor_create_slideshow
Create, persist and render a complete 1–20 slide Picorn file in one deterministic call from finished agent-authored SVG and/or native editable layers. The calling agent is the only design model: this path does not call /api/generate-svg, Gemini, OpenRouter, or another LLM. Work is bounded before persistence to 50,000,000 total canvas pixels and 1,000 total layers. Fair-use cost is one unit per four slides, rounded up. Returns every persistent render URL, an inline contact-sheet preview, and the canonical editorUrl. Response provenance is modelProvider="calling-agent" and externalLlmCalls=0.
picorn_editor_delete_layers
Delete one or more layers and clean their group references.
picorn_editor_delete_slide
Delete a slide and its layers. A project always keeps at least one slide.
picorn_editor_distribute_layers
Evenly distribute three or more positioned layers horizontally or vertically.
picorn_editor_duplicate_layer
Duplicate a non-group layer, including all style, filter, effect, mask, and animation properties.
picorn_editor_group_layers
Create the same metadata group used by the visual editor. Grouping preserves world positions and render output.
picorn_editor_import_image
Import a photo into Picorn storage, then use the returned imageUrl in one or more native image layers. Three sources: mediaId (a photo the user already uploaded to Picorn, from picorn_media_list; needs the access token), imageUrl (Dropbox or Google Drive share links work as-is when shared with "anyone with the link", as do Picorn, Google Cloud Storage, fal and Wikimedia URLs; up to 50 MB), or imageBase64 (up to 15 MB). Camera originals are rotated by EXIF and downscaled to 4096 px on the long side; opaque photos are stored as JPEG, transparent images as PNG. Prefer mediaId or a share link over base64 for full-size photos. With an access token the asset lands in a workspace owned by the user.
picorn_editor_inspect_project
Read the complete project, including every slide, layer, property, z-index, and latest rendered image URL.
picorn_editor_render_project
Render selected or all slides through Picorn's real Fabric editor pipeline. Returns persistent public image URLs, a multi-page PDF, or a page-faithful DOCX download, creationUrl, and the canonical editorUrl that must be given to the user. DOCX preserves the visual layout as page images; edit text and layers in SEEZ Editor. Static renders include text, image/SVG, shape, group and QR layers; video/audio timing remains editable project data for the video editor.
picorn_editor_reorder_layers
Set layer order. objectIds are bottom-to-top; omitted existing IDs retain their relative order on top.
picorn_editor_ungroup_layers
Remove a group while preserving all child layers.
picorn_editor_update_layer
Patch any editable property on a layer: content, position, size, transform, style, filters, masks, effects, blend mode, visibility, lock state, SVG overrides, timing, audio, or keyframes. Returns the changed slide as an inline preview automatically.
picorn_editor_update_slide
Change a slide background, semantic role, or image prompt. Returns the changed slide as an inline preview.
picorn_files_list
List the user's own Picorn files (posts and slideshows, newest first) with fileId, title, project, aspect ratio, thumbnail and editorUrl. No workspace key is needed. Any fileId can be scheduled with picorn_posts_schedule; files made in the web editor post the slides Picorn last rendered for them. Files with mcpEditable: true can also be changed with the picorn_editor_* tools. Page with nextCursor. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_generate_image
Generate a new picture on fal. kind photo (default) = Krea 2 Turbo: photos, people, places, moods and other emotional images. kind text = GPT Image 2.5 Flare: only for mockups with a lot of legible lettering. Library first: browse with picorn_search_library (or use search lines in picorn_blueprint_compile), and generate only when the design would benefit massively from a new picture (no fitting hero photo exists). Generation needs a connected Picorn account with credits; it is charged at 1.2 × the fal price (a Krea 2 Turbo picture of about 1 MP costs about 1 ct). Returns an inline preview, the public imageUrl and chargedCents.
picorn_generate_vector_assets
Use Picorn's native editor engine: first generate raster artwork with self-hosted Z-Image Turbo on ComfyUI, remove its background, then convert it through the bundled multi-colour SVG converter. Generates five variants, selects the strongest result and returns the top three. Signets also return one layered editor file that displays the three shortlisted SVGs inside the same native project. Use this tool for every newly generated signet and custom icon.
picorn_media_list
List the photos the user already uploaded to Picorn (newest first), so a post can be built from them without uploading again. Returns mediaId, imageUrl, thumbnailUrl and pixel size per photo. Pass a mediaId to picorn_editor_import_image, or use the imageUrl directly in an image layer. includeGenerated: true also lists images Picorn generated for the user. Page with nextCursor. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_posts_cancel
Cancel the scheduled post of a file before it is published; it is removed from the social media scheduler. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_posts_list
List the user's scheduled and published posts in a time window (ISO dates). Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_posts_schedule
Schedule a finished static Picorn file (one image, or several slides as one carousel), or an existing video from picorn_posts_upload_video, on the user's connected social accounts for the given platforms. Static MCP files are re-rendered; uploaded videos publish the original bytes without rendering. scheduledAt is ISO-8601 with timezone (e.g. 2026-11-02T09:00:00+01:00); publishNow: true posts immediately. Calling it again for the same file reschedules the existing post. Each post costs $0.02 from the Picorn balance. With several accounts on one platform pass accountIds (from picorn_account_status); otherwise the first connected account per platform posts. The file must belong to the user: created while connected with the token, or listed by picorn_files_list. Requires a Picorn access token.
picorn_posts_upload_video
Upload an existing MP4, WebM or MOV clip to your own Picorn account. No video generation, editing or rendering. Pass raw mediaBase64 and contentType; maximum 15 MB decoded. Download a licensed source clip in your client first; a webpage URL is not video bytes. Returns fileId, mediaUrl and published:false. Inspect the clip, then publish with picorn_posts_schedule using that fileId, exact accountIds and publishNow:true or scheduledAt. Upload alone does not publish or incur a social posting charge. Requires account access.
picorn_projects_create
Create a marketing project that can hold many editor files and imported image assets. Keep the returned workspaceProjectId and workspaceProjectKey together; use them when adding every related file.
picorn_projects_inspect
List every editor file, imported asset, and the project brand profile with named colors and saved logos or visual references. File entries include their current thumbnail, status, creation URL and canonical /studio/editor?runId=... editorUrl. Always give the user that editorUrl.
picorn_projects_update
Update the name, description, or named color scheme of a marketing project, then return its complete file, asset, and brand index.
picorn_render_svg
Render your SVG through Picorn with real typography and declarative image workers. Put placeholder <rect> elements inside the SVG and choose their backend with data-clipart-engine="svg-converter" (fresh ComfyUI image, background removal, then Picorn PNG→SVG vectorisation), data-clipart-engine="z-image-turbo" (raster photo/cutout), or data-clipart-engine="library" (existing vector only). Include data-clipart-prompt; use data-clipart-num-colors="1..7" for svg-converter, and data-clipart-keep-bg="true" for a full scene. Picorn resolves all placeholders internally; never call the admin converter or return generated base64 yourself. Returns an inline preview and public creationUrl.
picorn_search_areas
Find approved torn, wavy, blob, banner and other decorative shapes for a design.
picorn_search_icons
Search Picorn's vector icon library before composing a design.
picorn_search_library
LIBRARY FIRST. Browse Picorn's own libraries (photos, wallpapers, vector illustrations, ~300k icons, stickers, textures, shapes, badges) and SEE the hits as one numbered contact sheet. Free, also without an account. This is the same search the Blueprint engine runs: once a hit fits, write `search q1 <kind> "<words>"` with the same kind and words in picorn_blueprint_compile and the compile gets these pictures in this order (wallpaper → background, vector → illustration). Words may be German or English; short concrete English nouns match best. Generating a picture costs credits and is the exception: only when nothing here fits and the design would benefit massively.
picorn_social_accounts_connect
Create an OAuth link that connects a social media account to the user's Picorn account. Give the authUrl to the user to open in a browser, then check picorn_account_status. Requires a Picorn access token.

Tools removed

Tools this server used to expose. Anything built against them stopped working on the day they went.

picorn_video_add_clip
removed 20 Oct 2026
picorn_video_create_project
removed 20 Oct 2026
picorn_video_import_media
removed 20 Oct 2026
picorn_video_render_project
removed 20 Oct 2026

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://picorn.com/mcp streamable-http answering 280 ms 10 min ago

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Picorn — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Picorn do?
It exposes 44 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: picorn_account_status, picorn_blueprint_compile, picorn_blueprint_create_file, picorn_blueprint_examples, picorn_blueprint_spec, picorn_campaigns_create and 38 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 Picorn working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 89 of 91 checks got a reply (97.8%), average response time 227 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
Did Picorn ever remove tools?
Yes. picorn_video_add_clip, picorn_video_create_project, picorn_video_import_media, picorn_video_render_project are no longer exposed — we recorded the date each one disappeared. A tool vanishing usually means a breaking change for anything that depended on it.
How do I connect Picorn?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Picorn need an API key?
No. Picorn completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 44 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Picorn?
It answers our handshake in 227 ms on average, which is faster than 62% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.