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Kie AI MCP Server

Universal MCP server for all Kie AI image generation and editing models. One server, every model — pick the one you want at call time.

What's New in v2.2

  • GPT Image 2 Text-to-Image (gpt-image-2-text-to-image) — OpenAI GPT Image 2 text-to-image. High-quality generation from text prompts with broad aspect-ratio support.

  • GPT Image 2 Image-to-Image (gpt-image-2-image-to-image) — Transform or extend one or more reference images with a natural-language prompt.

Previously in v2.1

  • Seedream 5 Lite Text-to-Image (seedream/5-lite-text-to-image) — ByteDance's latest lightweight generation model with high-quality output by default.

  • Seedream 5 Lite Image-to-Image (seedream/5-lite-image-to-image) — Transform existing images with natural language. Change lighting, styles, effects, and more. Defaults to high quality output.

Related MCP server: universal-image-mcp

Supported Models

Generation (text-to-image / image-to-image)

Model ID

Name

Highlights

nano-banana-pro

Nano Banana Pro

Best all-around. 4K, text rendering, up to 8 ref images

google/nano-banana

Nano Banana

Fast, affordable Gemini-based generation

nano-banana-2

Nano Banana 2

Second-gen improvements

seedream/5-lite-text-to-image

Seedream 5 Lite

ByteDance's latest. High quality by default

seedream/5-lite-image-to-image

Seedream 5 Lite I2I

Transform images with natural language. High quality default

seedream/4.5-text-to-image

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance. Photorealistic, 2K/4K quality modes

flux-2/pro-text-to-image

Flux 2 Pro

Photoreal detail, accurate text rendering

flux-2/pro-image-to-image

Flux 2 Pro I2I

Style transfer, outfit changes, up to 8 refs

flux-2/flex-text-to-image

Flux 2 Flex

Good quality/cost ratio

flux-2/flex-image-to-image

Flux 2 Flex I2I

Flexible transformations, lower cost

flux-1/kontext

Flux 1 Kontext

Context-aware generation

imagen-4

Imagen 4

Google's latest, excellent fidelity

ideogram/v3

Ideogram V3

Best-in-class text/typography in images

ideogram/character

Ideogram Character

Consistent character generation

gpt-image-2-text-to-image

GPT Image 2

OpenAI GPT Image 2. Broad aspect-ratio support

gpt-image-2-image-to-image

GPT Image 2 I2I

Transform/extend up to 8 reference images

4o-image

4o Image

OpenAI 4o-based generation

z-image

Z-Image

Alternative generation model

Editing (image-edit)

Model ID

Name

Highlights

seedream/4.5-edit

Seedream 4.5 Edit

Material, lighting, style changes. 4K output

google/nano-banana-edit

Nano Banana Edit

Gemini-based editing. Fast and cheap

qwen/image-edit

Qwen Image Edit

Alibaba's general-purpose editor

Tools

Tool

Description

kie_list_models

List all available models with capabilities and parameters

kie_generate_image

Generate an image (text-to-image or image-to-image)

kie_edit_image

Edit an existing image with natural language

kie_get_task_status

Check task status and get result URLs

Quick Start (npx — no install needed)

1. Get your API key

Go to kie.ai/api-key and create an API key.

2. Add to Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add this to your MCP settings (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kie-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "kie-ai-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "KIE_AI_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

That's it. npx downloads and runs the server automatically — no cloning, no building.

Alternative: Install from source

git clone https://github.com/daanjonk/kie-ai-mcp-v1.git
cd kie-ai-mcp-v1
npm install
npm run build

Then use this config instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kie-ai": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/kie-ai-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "KIE_AI_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Generate an image

Use kie_generate_image with model "nano-banana-pro", prompt "A cozy coffee shop interior with warm lighting, watercolor style", aspect_ratio "16:9", resolution "2K"

Edit an image

Use kie_edit_image with model "seedream/4.5-edit", prompt "Change the background to a tropical beach at sunset", image_urls ["https://example.com/my-photo.jpg"]

Check task status

Use kie_get_task_status with task_id "abc123..."

Environment Variables

Variable

Required

Default

Description

KIE_AI_API_KEY

Yes

—

Your Kie AI API key

KIE_AI_BASE_URL

No

https://api.kie.ai/api/v1

API base URL

KIE_AI_TIMEOUT

No

60000

Request timeout in ms

How It Works

All Kie AI models share the same API pattern:

  1. Create task: POST /jobs/createTask with { model, input }

  2. Poll status: GET /jobs/recordInfo?taskId=...

  3. Get result: When state === "success", the result URLs are in resultJson

This server wraps that pattern into clean MCP tools with model-specific parameter validation.

Adding New Models

To add a new Kie AI model, simply add an entry to the MODEL_REGISTRY array in src/models.ts. No other changes needed — the tools dynamically adapt to the registry.

License

MIT

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