Recraft MCP Server (Official)

Add to your client

Copy the config for your MCP client and paste it into its config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recraft-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RECRAFT_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "IMAGE_STORAGE_DIRECTORY": "/absolute/path/to/output/dir"
      }
    }
  }
}

Before you start

• Node.js installed (to run npx or node)
• A Recraft account at recraft.ai
• A Recraft API key generated from your profile's API page
• Recraft API credits purchased for your account (generation consumes credits)
• An MCP-capable client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)

About Recraft MCP Server (Official)

Tools & capabilities (9)

When to use it

• Use it when you need on-brand raster or vector images generated from prompts inside an agent
• Use it when you want to vectorize a logo or illustration into clean SVG
• Use it when iterating on an existing image with image-to-image editing
• Use it when you need quick background removal or replacement for product or marketing shots
• Use it when defining a custom style once and reusing it for a consistent set of assets
• Use it when upscaling images and choosing between faithful (crisp) or enhanced (creative) modes

Quick setup

1. 1Register at recraft.ai and generate an API key from your profile's API page
2. 2Purchase Recraft API credits for your account
3. 3Install via the Claude Desktop Extension (.dxt) from the latest release, or add the server to your client config with npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest and RECRAFT_API_KEY in env
4. 4Restart the MCP client
5. 5Verify by calling get_user to confirm auth and credits, then try generate_image

Recraft MCP Server (Official) FAQ