How do I install Betterimage.io?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Betterimage.io need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Betterimage.io use?

Betterimage.io is reached over HTTP.

When was Betterimage.io last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. Social cards and OG images from designed templates: card from a URL, presets, meta tags, link checks

Betterimage.io MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://betterimage.io/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http io.betterimage-betterimage https://betterimage.io/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.betterimage-betterimage": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://betterimage.io/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 1.2.0
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

betterimage.io MCP server

Social cards and OG images for your AI assistant. Give Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client a page URL and get back a link-preview card on a design picked to fit the page; browse 100 starter designs, preview them with your own text, check how a link previews on X, LinkedIn, Slack and Discord, generate Open Graph and Twitter tags, and with an account save templates, render clean images and get signed og:image URLs that need no hosting.

Every image is rendered from a designed template by a deterministic renderer: the text changes, layout, fonts and colours stay on-brand. No generative image model is involved.

This repository holds the public distribution files for the hosted server (install manifests, registry metadata). The server itself runs at https://betterimage.io/mcp and is documented at https://betterimage.io/mcp.

Endpoints

URL	Auth	Use
`https://betterimage.io/mcp`	none (optional API key)	Free tools work with no account. Pass `Authorization: Bearer <api key>` to unlock the account tools.
`https://betterimage.io/mcp/account`	OAuth 2.1	Same server; an unauthenticated call answers 401 and starts the sign-in flow in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code and other OAuth-capable clients.

Transport: Streamable HTTP. Protocol revisions 2024-11-05 through 2026-07-28.

Install

Claude Code

# free tools, no account
claude mcp add --transport http betterimage https://betterimage.io/mcp

# your own templates: sign in once (run /mcp in a session, pick betterimage, Authenticate)
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http betterimage https://betterimage.io/mcp/account

claude.ai / Claude Desktop: Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, URL https://betterimage.io/mcp/account.

Cursor: one-click install button on https://betterimage.io/mcp, or add to mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "betterimage": { "url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp" }
  }
}

VS Code: one-click install button on https://betterimage.io/mcp, or add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "betterimage": { "type": "http", "url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp" }
  }
}

Gemini CLI: gemini extensions install https://github.com/mfundakowski/betterimage-mcp, or add to settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "betterimage": { "httpUrl": "https://betterimage.io/mcp" }
  }
}

ChatGPT (Plus/Pro, Developer mode): Settings > Apps & Connectors > Create, URL https://betterimage.io/mcp, no authentication.

Any other client: point it at https://betterimage.io/mcp over Streamable HTTP.

Tools

No account needed:

card_from_url: a social card for an existing page, in one call. Fetches the page like a crawler, picks the design that fits it, returns the image (watermarked preview).
list_presets: the 100 starter designs with key, size, categories and preview image.
preview_card: render a preset with your text (watermarked preview, no quota).
check_link_preview: what X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack and Discord will show for a URL, with concrete fixes.
generate_meta_tags: the complete <head> block with Open Graph and Twitter tags.

With an account (OAuth or API key):

list_templates, save_template: your saved designs.
render_card: a clean PNG from a saved template (paid plans; watermarked on the free tier).
og_image_url: a signed og:image URL rendered on first fetch and cached at the edge, so every page gets its own card with no hosting.
get_usage: plan, watermark status and monthly quota.

Every render tool's fields object also takes the card's pictures by URL - image_url, image2_url, logo_url and background_url - fetched server-side and drawn in the slot the design already lays out. That is what turns one saved template into a whole catalogue: one card per product, same colours, fonts and crop framing. PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 5 MB, decided by the bytes rather than the URL; the fetch is SSRF-hardened and a URL pointing back at betterimage.io is refused.

Every tool carries a title and readOnlyHint/destructiveHint annotations; the two write tools are save_template and render_card.

Registries

Official MCP Registry: io.betterimage/betterimage (server.json in this repo)
Smithery: @matfun93/betterimage

Cursor plugin

.cursor-plugin/plugin.json and mcp.json make this repository installable as a Cursor plugin; the plugin only registers the hosted server.

In JavaScript

For code rather than an assistant, @betterimage/cards builds the same signed image URLs from Node, Bun, Deno or an edge runtime, with no dependencies.

Betterimage.io

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Host a copy with our keys and logs.

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How do I install Betterimage.io?

Does Betterimage.io need an API key?

What transport does Betterimage.io use?

When was Betterimage.io last checked?

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betterimage.io MCP server

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