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Gimp MCP Server

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Gimp MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 27 installs a week from npm.

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

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Installs per day peak 10 · avg 5 · -46% w/w
a month agotoday
27
Installs / week
npm · gimp-mcp
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Stars
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Last commit
1 release in 90 days
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License
language unknown

What the code does

We have not read this server's code yet, 17 d ago · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command src/gimp.ts:36
    const proc = spawn(

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add gimp-mcp -- npx -y gimp-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gimp-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gimp-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "gimp-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gimp-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gimp-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: GIMP_PATH (Path to GIMP executable (default: /usr/bin/gimp)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Gimp MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Gimp MCP?
Gimp MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package gimp-mcp was installed 27 times last week.
Is Gimp MCP still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect Gimp 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 runs locally, so the command pulls gimp-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Gimp MCP?
The npm package gimp-mcp was installed 27 times in the last week. Week over week that is -46%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.