AltText.ai MCP Server
OfficialServer Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTTEXT_API_KEY | Yes | Your AltText.ai API key | |
| ALTTEXT_API_BASE_URL | No | Override the API base URL | https://alttext.ai/api/v1 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_accountA | Get your AltText.ai account info including credit balance, usage, and settings |
| update_accountA | Update your AltText.ai account settings (name, webhook URL, notification email) |
| generate_alt_textA | Generate AI-powered alt text for an image URL. Returns the result synchronously (may take a few seconds). Costs 1 credit per image. |
| generate_alt_text_from_fileA | Generate alt text from a local image file. Reads the file, base64-encodes it, and sends it to AltText.ai. Costs 1 credit. |
| translate_imageA | Add alt text in a new language for an existing image. Uses the asset_id to find the image and generates a translation. Costs 1 credit. |
| list_imagesB | List images in your AltText.ai library with pagination |
| search_imagesB | Search images by alt text content |
| get_imageA | Get details for a specific image by its asset ID |
| update_imageC | Update alt text and/or metadata for an existing image |
| delete_imageA | Delete an image from your AltText.ai library |
| bulk_createA | Bulk generate alt text for multiple images from a CSV file. CSV should have columns: url (required), asset_id, lang, keywords, tags, metadata (optional). |
| scrape_pageA | Find images on a web page and queue alt-text generation jobs. Images are processed asynchronously. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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