Ideogram MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 132 installs a week from npm. Last commit 20 Oct 2026.
Ideogram platform MCP (api v2): 18 image models, price quotes, async generations, raw call
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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.
claude mcp add ideogram-mcp -e 'IDEOGRAM_API_KEY=<IDEOGRAM_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @qmediat.io/ideogram-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ideogram-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@qmediat.io/ideogram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IDEOGRAM_API_KEY": "<IDEOGRAM_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ideogram-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@qmediat.io/ideogram-mcp"]
env = { IDEOGRAM_API_KEY = "<IDEOGRAM_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"ideogram-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@qmediat.io/ideogram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IDEOGRAM_API_KEY": "<IDEOGRAM_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ideogram-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@qmediat.io/ideogram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IDEOGRAM_API_KEY": "<IDEOGRAM_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<IDEOGRAM_API_KEY> (Your Ideogram API key (create one at https://ideogram.ai/platform)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
IDEOGRAM_OUTPUT_DIR (Directory for saved images (default: /tmp/ideogram-output)).
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