Generate AI images from a prompt with no API key, using Veida's anonymous free tier.
An MCP server that actually generates images, with no API key and no account.
Most image MCP servers are a wrapper around a key you have to go and buy first. This one talks to the anonymous tier of Veida — a client id in a header instead of a login — so it works the moment it is installed.
> generate a 16:9 cover image of a paper boat on a calm lake at sunrise
→ https://cdn.veida.ai/uploads/kie/image/….webp
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
generate_image | Prompt → hosted image URL. Submits, polls, returns. 40–120 seconds. |
list_models | The model shelf, which ones run signed-out, and the page for each. |
browse_tools | Pages worth sending a person to — editor, upscaler, background remover. |
free_tier_limits | The exact ceilings, so an agent does not build something that always fails. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"veida": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "veida-mcp"] }
}
}
Same block, in that client's MCP config file. There is nothing else to set — no
env, no key.
Signing in removes the watermark, lifts the cap and opens the rest of the shelf. The current lineup is on the models the generator offers: GPT Image 2 when the picture has to contain readable text, Nano Banana 2 for instruction following, Seedream 5.0 Lite for colour and composition, and Qwen Image 3 for typography. Pricing lists what each tier costs.
Name the light, the material and the composition. "A product photo of a mug" gives the model nothing; "matte black ceramic mug on pale oak, soft window light from the left, shallow depth of field" gives it a picture. Worked examples live in the prompt library, and the showcase is there if you want to judge output quality before wiring anything up.
The same engine is what the ChatGPT image generator page serves in a browser — this server is the headless door to it.
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js # speaks MCP over stdio
MIT.
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y veida-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-veida-veida-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"veida-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceveida-mcpnpmai.veida/veida-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.