The AWS Nova Canvas MCP Server leverages Amazon Bedrock's Nova Canvas model to generate and edit images with the following capabilities:
Text to Image: Generate images from text prompts with customization options
Image Inpainting: Edit specific parts of an image using text masks
Image Outpainting: Expand images beyond original boundaries
Image Variation: Create new versions while preserving core content
Image Conditioning: Generate images following a reference image's layout
Color Guided Generation: Create images based on specified color palettes
Background Removal: Automatically remove image backgrounds
Image Thumbnails: Create and display image thumbnails
Integrates with Amazon Bedrock's Nova Canvas model for AI image generation, enabling text-to-image generation, image inpainting, outpainting, variation, conditioning, color-guided generation, and background removal
An MCP server that allows you to generate and edit images using the Nova Canvas model of Amazon Bedrock.
Features
Text to Image
Image Inpainting
Image Outpainting
Image Variation
Image Conditioning
Color Guided Generation
Background Removal
Show Image Thumbnails
Installation
Claude Desktop Setup
Configure Claude Desktop
Click on Claude > Settings from the Claude Desktop menu.
When the popup appears, select Developer from the left menu, and click the Edit Settings button.
This will open a folder containing the settings file. The name of this settings file is:
claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following content to the settings file (Python version):
python version
"nova-canvas": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "aws-nova-canvas-mcp" ], "env": { "AWS_PROFILE": "YOUR_AWS_PROFILE" } }✅ Only AWS_PROFILE is required. Other variables like AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_REGION, and PORT are optional and not necessary if your AWS profile is set correctly.
⚙️ If the setup is completed successfully, you can see that the "nova-canvas" item has been added in Claude > Settings > Developer tab. ⚠️ Important: MCP settings only work on the Claude desktop app, not the Claude web browser version
Image Save Location
By default, all generated or edited images will be saved in the following directory:
macOS / Linux:
~/Desktop/aws-nova-canvas
Windows:
C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop\aws-nova-canvas
📁 If no image save path is specified, the application will automatically create and use the folder above.
Usage Example
Limitations
Prompt text supports up to 1024 characters
Image generation allows up to 3 images at a time
Image variation requires 1-5 reference images
Color guide supports 1-10 color codes
License
MIT License
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
Tools
An MCP server that allows you to generate and edit images using Amazon Bedrock's Nova Canvas model, supporting features like text-to-image generation, inpainting, outpainting, image variation, and background removal.
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