How do I install NovelAI Image MCP?

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

Does NovelAI Image MCP need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: NOVELAI_TOKEN.

What transport does NovelAI Image MCP use?

NovelAI Image MCP runs locally over stdio.

When was NovelAI Image MCP last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. NovelAI image generation as MCP tools: txt2img, img2img, inpaint, upscale, Director, ControlNet.

NovelAI Image MCP server

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

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx novelai-image-mcp==0.7.1

Credentials from the publisher

NOVELAI_TOKEN — NovelAI persistent API token (preferred auth). Get from https://novelai.net/account

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1NOVELAI_TOKEN=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.xinvxueyuan-novelai-image-mcp -- uvx novelai-image-mcp==0.7.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.xinvxueyuan-novelai-image-mcp": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "novelai-image-mcp==0.7.1"7      ],8      "env": {9        "NOVELAI_TOKEN": "<secret>"10      }11    }12  }13}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher 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

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.7.1

Tools

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

FAQ

NovelAI Image MCP

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Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

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Questions

How do I install NovelAI Image MCP?

Does NovelAI Image MCP need an API key?

What transport does NovelAI Image MCP use?

When was NovelAI Image MCP last checked?

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