gimp-mcp vs filesystem

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	gimp-mcp by maorcc	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	MediaAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

gimp-mcp · Summary

GIMP MCP server lets AI assistants edit images through 56 specialized tools with live visual feedback.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

gimp-mcp · Use cases

Iterative background removal with visual verification
Expression editing and character modifications
Complex multi-step pipelines including color adjustments and text compositing

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

gimp-mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

GIMP 3.2+ (tested on 3.2.2)
Python 3.8+
uv (Python package manager)
MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.)

Steps

Clone and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/maorcc/gimp-mcp.git
cd gimp-mcp
uv sync

Install the GIMP plugin by copying gimp-mcp-plugin.py to GIMP's plug-ins directory:

**Linux:**

mkdir -p ~/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/gimp-mcp-plugin
cp gimp-mcp-plugin.py ~/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/gimp-mcp-plugin/
chmod +x ~/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/gimp-mcp-plugin/gimp-mcp-plugin.py

**macOS:**

mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/gimp-mcp-plugin
cp gimp-mcp-plugin.py ~/Library/Application\ Support/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/gimp-mcp-plugin/
chmod +x ~/Library/Application\ Support/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/gimp-mcp-plugin/gimp-mcp-plugin.py

**Windows:** Copy to %APPDATA%\GIMP\3.2\plug-ins\gimp-mcp-plugin\gimp-mcp-plugin.py

Start the MCP server in GIMP: Open an image > Tools > Start MCP Server

Configure your MCP client. For Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/full/path/to/gimp-mcp", "gimp_mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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