Imagician

What is Imagician?

Imagician is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for comprehensive image editing operations such as resizing, format conversion, cropping, compression, and more. It integrates with Claude Desktop to allow AI-driven image manipulation via natural language commands.

How to use Imagician?

Install the package globally via npm (npm install -g @flowy11/imagician) or build from source. Then add an entry to your Claude Desktop configuration file, pointing to the Imagician command. Users can then invoke tools like resize_image, convert_format, crop_image, etc. by describing operations in plain language.

Key features of Imagician

• Resize images with fit and aspect ratio options
• Convert between JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF formats
• Crop a specific region from an image
• Compress images with quality control
• Rotate images by any angle and flip in any direction
• Extract image metadata and batch process multiple sizes

Use cases of Imagician

• Resize a photo to fit social media dimensions
• Convert screenshots to WebP for web performance
• Crop profile pictures to a square aspect ratio
• Generate multiple responsive image sizes for a website
• Extract image metadata for cataloging

FAQ from Imagician

How do I install Imagician?

You can install it globally via npm (npm install -g @flowy11/imagician) or clone the repository and build from source.

How do I use Imagician with Claude Desktop?

Add an entry to your Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) using either npx, the global command, or the source build path.

What image editing operations does Imagician support?

It supports resize, format conversion, crop, compress, rotate, flip, batch resize, and metadata extraction — each exposed as a distinct MCP tool.

What output formats are available for conversion?

Conversion is supported to JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF, with optional quality control for lossy formats.