What is photopea-mcp-server?
photopea-mcp-server is a MCP server by attalla1 that image editing through Photopea: documents, layers, text, shapes, filters, effects and export. It is listed under Media & design and has 43 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | attalla1 |
| Repository | attalla1/photopea-mcp-server |
| Popularity | 43 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #922 of 4,418 MCP servers; #61 in Media & design |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-04-05 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is photopea-mcp-server safe to install?
photopea-mcp-server scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install photopea-mcp-server?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add photopea-mcp-server -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http photopea-mcp-server <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs photopea-mcp-server for you:
Add the "photopea-mcp-server" MCP server from https://github.com/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.