Photo AI Studio MCP Server

AI photo generation, editing, and video creation MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.

Generate professional AI headshots, edit photos with 19 AI operations, and create AI videos, all from your AI assistant.

Powered by Photo AI Studio.

What Can You Do?

Ask your AI assistant things like:

• "Upload my photo and generate a professional headshot"

• "Remove the background from this image"

• "Make me look 10 years younger in this photo"

• "Change my hairstyle to curly blonde"

• "Swap my face onto this photo"

• "Upscale this image to higher resolution"

• "Create a video from this image with cinematic motion"

• "Show me available photo themes for women"

Related MCP server: MidjourneyMCP

Quick Start

1. Create a Free Account

Sign up at photoaistudio.com — new accounts get 100 free credits.

2. Get an API Key

Go to photoaistudio.com/api-keys to create your API key.

3. Configure Your AI Assistant

Claude Desktop (~/.claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photoaistudio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@photoaistudio/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PHOTOAI_API_KEY": "pa_sk_your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor: Add the same config in Cursor Settings > MCP Servers.

Windsurf / VS Code Copilot: Add to your MCP configuration file.

Available Tools

Photo Generation

Photo Editing

Edit operations: remove_background (10 cr), replace_background (3 cr), retouch, skin, hair, makeup, age, expression, body_type, eye_color, color_correction, custom, clothes, try_on, product, upscale, restore, face_swap, extend (100 cr each)

Video Creation

Video types: image_to_video (500 cr) — animate any photo, ugc (500 cr) — AI-generated spokesperson videos, product_holder (500 cr video / 100 cr image) — product showcase

Utilities

How It Works

1. Upload your photo          →  upload_image (returns CDN URL)
2. Browse available styles     →  browse_themes (150+ options)
3. Generate AI photos          →  generate_photo (auto-waits for result)
4. Or edit your photo          →  edit_image (19 operations available)
5. Results returned directly   →  Auto-polls until complete

All operations are async but auto-poll by default — the tool waits and returns the final result URL. Set wait_for_result: false to get the prediction ID immediately for manual polling.

Credits and Pricing

New accounts start with 100 free credits.

Monthly subscriptions also available at photoaistudio.com/pricing.

Environment Variables

Examples

Generate a Professional Headshot

User: "Upload this photo and generate a professional headshot"

1. upload_image → CDN URL
2. browse_themes (gender: "female", tag: "professional") → theme slug
3. generate_photo (images: [CDN URL], gender: "female", category: "professional") → result URL

Remove Background

User: "Remove the background from this image"

1. upload_image → CDN URL
2. edit_image (operation: "remove_background", image_url: CDN URL) → result URL

Face Swap

User: "Swap my face onto this celebrity photo"

1. upload_image (source face) → source CDN URL
2. upload_image (target photo) → target CDN URL
3. edit_image (operation: "face_swap", source_image_url, target_image_url) → result URL

Tech Stack

• TypeScript

• Model Context Protocol SDK

• stdio transport (runs locally, calls Photo AI Studio API over HTTPS)

Links

• Photo AI Studio — Main website

• API Keys — Create and manage API keys

• Pricing — Credit packages and subscriptions

• Photo Themes — Browse 150+ AI photo styles

• npm Package

License

MIT