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Maginary MCP is answering right now. Last checked 14 min ago. It exposes 16 tools. Last commit 15 Sep 2026.

AI image + video generation for agents: --flag prompt DSL, async generate/poll, x402 pay-per-use.

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Today is the operative word: we check Maginary MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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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 maginary-mcp --transport http https://mcp.maginary.ai/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maginary-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.maginary.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.maginary-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.maginary.ai/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maginary-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.maginary.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maginary-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.maginary.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: MAGINARY_API_KEY (Bearer token from https://app.maginary.ai/dashboard#api-keys. Optional: without it the server offers in-chat signup (create_account) or wallet signup (create_wallet_account); catalog tools always work.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

Available tools 16

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

account
check_account_status
Check account verification status, credit balance, and API key count. Use this after ``create_account`` to poll whether the user has clicked the verification link. Pass ``email`` + ``password`` (from ``create_account``) for Basic auth, or omit both to use the configured API key. Args: email: Account email (for Basic auth). password: Account password (for Basic auth). Returns: Dict with ``verified`` (bool), ``email``, ``api_key_count``, ``credits_remaining``, ``uploads_remaining``.
create_account
Create a new Maginary account for the given email address. Returns the auto-generated password — display it to the user ONCE so they can save it. A verification email is sent; the user must click the link before the account can generate images. After verification, use ``manage_api_key(action='create')`` with ``email`` + ``password`` to get an API key, then ``configure_api_key`` to activate it. Args: email: The user's email address. Returns: Dict with ``email``, ``password``, and ``message``. On failure, an ``isError`` result — e.g. ``error: "already_exists"`` (email taken: ask the user for their password or a different email), ``"rate_limited"``, or ``"failed"``.
parameters
list_parameters
List Maginary prompt-DSL parameters. Args: category: Restrict to one category (e.g. ``composition``, ``video``, ``model``, ``outpaint``). Call with no filters once — the response's ``categories`` / ``statuses`` maps are the full taxonomy. status: Restrict to one status (``live``, ``mostly-dead``, ``unimplemented``). include_reserved: When False (default) drop ``unimplemented`` (recognized-but-blocked) parameters from the result. Returns: A dict with ``count``, ``source`` (``live`` vs. ``bundled-snapshot``), ``categories`` / ``statuses`` (the filter taxonomy), and ``parameters`` (the array of matching entries).
search_parameters
Text-search over parameter names, aliases, descriptions, values, examples. Args: query: Substring match, case-insensitive. category: Optional single-category restriction. include_reserved: Whether to include ``unimplemented`` parameters. Returns: Dict with ``count``, ``source`` (``live`` vs. ``bundled-snapshot``), and ``parameters`` (ordered as they appear in the catalog).
balance
get_balance
Check remaining credits and uploads for the authenticated account. Args: email: Account email (for Basic auth). password: Account password (for Basic auth). Returns: Dict with ``credits_remaining`` and ``uploads_remaining``.
checkout
checkout
Create a Stripe checkout session for purchasing a product. Returns a ``checkout_url`` — the user must open it in a browser to complete payment. After payment, credits are provisioned automatically via webhook. **Present the URL exactly as returned, including the ``#fragment`` — do not truncate, reformat, or strip any part of it.** If the agent has a USDC wallet, skip this entirely — just call ``generate`` and the x402 protocol handles payment on-chain. Args: product_id: Product ID from ``get_products``. email: Account email (for Basic auth during onboarding). password: Account password (for Basic auth during onboarding). Returns: Dict with ``checkout_url``. On failure, an ``isError`` result — e.g. ``error: "email_not_verified"`` until the user clicks the verification link, or ``"auth"`` / ``"failed"``.
configure
configure_api_key
Activate an API key. Local (stdio) servers persist it; hosted does not. Call this after ``manage_api_key(action='create')`` returns a ``raw_key``. On a local server the key is saved to ``~/.config/maginary/api_key`` (chmod 600) and survives restarts. On the hosted server (mcp.maginary.ai) nothing can be stored — auth is per-request: the response will say ``persisted: false`` and the key must be sent as an ``Authorization: Bearer <key>`` header on every request (set it in the MCP client's connection config). Args: api_key: The full API key string returned by ``manage_api_key``. Returns: Confirmation dict.
execute
execute_action
Run a follow-up action on a completed generation's image. After ``generate`` → ``wait_for_generation``, the response's ``processing_result.available_actions`` lists what's possible per slot. Call this tool with one of those action types. Args: generation_uuid: UUID of the parent generation (from ``generate``). action_type: One of the values from ``available_actions`` — e.g. ``"upscale_2x"``, ``"upscale_1_5x"``, ``"vary_strong"``, ``"vary_subtle"``, ``"pan_left"``, ``"pan_right"``, ``"pan_up"``, ``"pan_down"``, ``"zoom_out_2x"``, ``"zoom_out_1_5x"``, ``"img2vid_basic"``, ``"reroll"``. parent_image_index: The slot index of the image to act on (0, 1, 2, or 3 for a 4-image grid). Required for per-slot actions; omit for ``"reroll"`` (global action). prompt: Optional replacement prompt. For ``vary_*`` you can steer the variation with a new prompt; for ``img2vid_basic`` you can describe the desired motion. callback_url: Optional webhook URL (same as ``generate``). Returns: The newly created child generation record (same shape as ``generate``'s return — poll it with ``wait_for_generation``). On failure, same ``isError`` contract as ``generate``: ``"auth"``, ``"payment_required"`` (with x402 challenge), or ``"failed"``.
generate
generate
Kick off a generation via POST /api/gens/. Args: prompt: The user's words, passed through as-is. Do NOT add flags the user did not ask for — no ``--ar``, no ``--flagship``, no model flags. Every extra flag costs credits; adding them unrequested is wrong. Standard quality is the default and is cheap; ``--flagship`` is ~4× more expensive and must only be used when the user explicitly asks for best quality. If the user asks about quality or aspect ratio: ask them first (standard vs flagship, landscape vs portrait) before generating. Flags go at the END, only when the user asked: ``--1``/``--2``/``--3``/``--4`` = image count (default 4), ``--ar 16:9`` = aspect ratio, ``--flagship`` = best quality. Unknown flag: call ``get_parameter(name)`` first — never guess. Examples — user says "a fox": prompt is ``"a fox"``. User says "a fox, landscape, best quality": prompt is ``"a fox --ar 16:9 --flagship"``. **Image-to-image (img2img):** Place one or more public image URLs in the prompt, followed by editing instructions: ``"https://cdn.example.com/photo.webp reimagine as oil painting --ar 16:9"`` The engine extracts URLs automatically and switches to img2img mode. Multiple URLs trigger multi-input mode (compositing/combining). Use ``upload_image`` first if images aren't already hosted. **Image-to-video:** Place an image URL in the prompt AND add ``--mp4`` plus video flags (``--5sec``, ``--1080p``). Or use ``execute_action`` with ``action_type="img2vid_basic"`` on a completed generation's image. **Style reference (--sref) is NOT img2img:** ``--sref <url>`` copies the visual *style* of a reference image (colors, mood, composition) without using the image content as input. A bare URL in the prompt edits the actual image; ``--sref`` transfers style. callback_url: Optional HTTPS URL that will receive a webhook when the generation reaches done / failed. See https://maginary.ai/blog/webhooks-guide for signature verification. Returns: On success, the created generation record. Key fields: ``uuid`` (use to poll), ``action_type``, ``processing_state``, ``expected_output_count``. On failure, an ``isError`` result instead (nothing is raised), with a JSON body whose ``error`` field is one of: - ``"auth"`` — no/invalid API key. Surface the message directly to the human. - ``"payment_required"`` — out of credits. The body carries ``billing_url`` and top-level x402 fields (``accepts``, ``resource``): either send the human to ``billing_url`` to top up, or pay programmatically via x402 (settle ``accepts[0]`` with USDC on Base and retry). - ``"demo_not_found"`` — ``--demo`` prompt has no matching seeded generation. ``available_demos`` lists valid prompts. - ``"failed"`` — anything else (invalid prompt, rate limit, backend or network error); see ``message``. x402 over MCP: a ``payment_required`` result also carries the x402 fields at the top level (``accepts``, ``resource``); an x402-capable client signs ``accepts[0]`` and calls this tool again with the payment in ``_meta["x402/payment"]``. The settled call returns the generation with ``x402_receipt`` (and ``_meta["x402/payment-response"]``); a wallet's first settlement creates its account. Subsequent requests use wallet-signed auth headers (X-Wallet-Address/Signature/Timestamp) or pass an API key as ``_meta["maginary/api_key"]``. Every flag that exists, and its state: Flags, live (35): --ar, --output-count (--1/--2/--3/--4), --seed, --transparent, --sref, --sw, --png, --jpg, --webp, --svg, --2k, --4k, --upscale, --vary, --varysubtle, --varystrong, --panleft, --panright, --panup, --pandown, --zoomout, --mp4, --video-resolution (--480p/--540p/--720p/--1024p/--1080p/--2160p / --4k (4k, Seedance 2 Pro)/--480p24 / --480p24fps/--540p24 / --540p24fps/--720p24 / --720p24fps/--1024p30 / --1024p30fps/--1080p24 / --1080p24fps), --video-fps (--24fps/--30fps/--50fps/--60fps), --video-duration (--4s / --4sec/--5s / --5sec/--6s / --6sec/--8s / --8sec/--10s / --10sec/--12s / --12sec), --flagship, --sora, --soralite, --nanobananapro, --nb2, --gpt2, --gpt2high, --seedance2, --seedance2pro, --demo. Partial (4, only some models honour them): --no, --zoomout2x, --zoomoutexpand, --zoomoutexpand2x. Reserved (2, the parser rejects them): --cref, --cw. Any other --flag is rejected with `Unrecognized parameter`. Details: `get_parameter(name)`.
generation
get_generation
Fetch a generation by UUID (GET /api/gens/{uuid}/). Args: uuid: The UUID returned by ``generate``. Returns: The full generation record. If terminal, ``image_urls[]`` holds the finished outputs and ``processing_result.slots[]`` the per-slot detail. NOTE: a generation that failed server-side is a SUCCESSFUL tool call returning ``processing_state: "failed"`` — always check the state, never infer success from the absence of a tool error. **Follow-up actions:** A completed generation's ``processing_result.available_actions`` maps slot indices to valid action types. E.g. ``{"0": ["upscale_2x", "vary_strong", ...], "global": ["reroll"]}``. Use ``execute_action`` with the ``uuid``, a chosen ``action_type``, and the ``parent_image_index`` (the slot key as an int) to run an action. Hosted: a key obtained mid-session may be passed as ``_meta["maginary/api_key"]``.
manage
manage_api_key
Create, list, or revoke Maginary API keys (up to 10 per account). Auth: pass ``email`` + ``password`` for Basic auth (onboarding), or omit both to use the configured API key (normal operation). Args: action: One of ``create``, ``list``, ``revoke``. name: Key name (required for ``create``). key_prefix: 8-char prefix of the key to revoke (required for ``revoke``). email: Account email (for Basic auth). password: Account password (for Basic auth). Returns: For ``create``: dict with ``raw_key`` (the full key — show once, then use ``configure_api_key`` to activate it), ``key_prefix``, ``name``. For ``list``: dict with ``keys`` array. For ``revoke``: success/error message.
parameter
get_parameter
Return the full record for a single parameter (canonical name or alias). Args: name: Parameter name with or without leading ``--`` (e.g. ``ar``, ``--ar``, ``aspect``). Case-insensitive. Returns: The parameter dict. Not-found is an ``isError`` result — surface it rather than fabricating a param.
products
get_products
List available Maginary products/plans with pricing. No authentication required. Use this to present purchase options to the user. The ``novice_pack`` ($10, 150 credits) is the recommended starting point. Returns: Dict with ``count`` and ``products`` — each product carries ``id``, ``short_name``, ``title``, ``description``, ``price_cents``, ``credits``, ``uploads``, ``is_subscription``. (The backend sends a bare array; it is wrapped here because FastMCP validates tool output against the dict annotation and rejects a top-level list.)
upload
upload_image
Upload a local image and get a CDN URL for img2img or ``--sref``. Only available on local (stdio) connections. On hosted/remote connections, place an existing image URL directly in the prompt. Place the returned ``url`` in a ``generate`` prompt: ``generate("https://cdn.maginary.ai/…/photo.webp reimagine as oil painting")`` Args: file_path: Path to an image file on disk (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC). filename: Original filename. Inferred from ``file_path`` if omitted. Returns: Dict with ``url`` (the public CDN URL), ``exists`` (deduplicated), ``credits_deducted``, and ``message``.
wait
wait_for_generation
Poll ``get_generation`` on a backoff until it reaches done / failed. Args: uuid: The UUID returned by ``generate``. timeout_s: Return after this many seconds even if still running. Default 45 stays under the 60 s per-call limit most MCP clients enforce; a ``timeout`` result just means "call again". Only raise it (e.g. for video) on clients you know allow long tool calls. Returns: The terminal generation record — which includes generations that failed server-side: those are SUCCESSFUL tool calls returning ``processing_state: "failed"`` with empty ``image_urls``, so always check the state. On tool failure, an ``isError`` result whose ``error`` field is ``"timeout"`` (``message`` names the last observed state — the generation keeps running server-side and can be re-fetched with ``get_generation`` later), ``"auth"``, or ``"failed"``. **Follow-up actions:** A ``done`` generation's ``processing_result.available_actions`` maps slot indices to valid action types — e.g. ``{"0": ["upscale_2x", "vary_strong", "pan_left", "zoom_out_2x", "img2vid_basic", ...], "global": ["reroll"]}``. Use ``execute_action`` with the ``uuid``, a chosen ``action_type``, and the ``parent_image_index`` (the slot key as an int) to run an action on a specific output image.
wallet
create_wallet_account
Create (or access) a Maginary account using a wallet signature. Sign the message ``Maginary: authenticate <address> at <timestamp>. This does not move funds.`` with EIP-191 ``personal_sign`` and pass all three values. On success, an API key is returned immediately — no email verification needed. Use this when you have a wallet but no email. The returned ``api_key`` should be passed as ``Authorization: Bearer <key>`` in the MCP client config, or via ``configure_api_key`` (stdio) / ``_meta["maginary/api_key"]`` (hosted, per-call). If the wallet already has an account, returns the existing account with a fresh API key. Args: address: EVM wallet address (0x..., 42 chars). signature: Hex-encoded EIP-191 personal_sign of the auth message. timestamp: Unix epoch seconds used in the signed message (must be within the last 5 minutes). Returns: Dict with ``address``, ``api_key`` (full key — show once), ``key_prefix``, ``created`` (bool), ``message``. On failure: ``isError`` with ``error`` = ``"validation"``, ``"signature_failed"``, or ``"rate_limited"``.

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Maginary MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Maginary MCP do?
It exposes 16 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_account_status, checkout, configure_api_key, create_account, create_wallet_account, execute_action and 10 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 →
What is Maginary MCP mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around parameters and account. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.
Is Maginary MCP 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 691 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Maginary MCP?
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 Maginary MCP need an API key?
No. Maginary MCP completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 16 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Maginary MCP?
It answers our handshake in 691 ms on average, which is faster than 17% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Maginary MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.