What is Mcp Asset Gen

mcp-asset-gen is an MCP Server designed to generate image assets using OpenAI’s gpt-image-1. It facilitates communication between Claude and OpenAI to create individual assets for various applications.

Use cases

Use cases for mcp-asset-gen include creating logos for games, designing web graphics, and generating unique visual assets for marketing materials.

How to use

To use mcp-asset-gen, you need to obtain an OpenAI API key, export it in your shell, and configure it in the Claude settings. After setup, you can prompt Claude to generate images based on your specifications.

Key features

Key features of mcp-asset-gen include the ability to generate high-quality images, support for various prompts, and integration with OpenAI’s API for dynamic asset creation.

Where to use

mcp-asset-gen can be used in game development, web development, and any other field that requires the generation of custom image assets.

mcp-asset-gen

This tool allows Claude to speak to OpenAI, and use gpt-image-1 to generate image assets. This can be pretty useful for game or web development, when you need to print individual assets.

Requirements

• Node
• An OpenAI API Key
  • Note that this requires an organization, with ID verification at the moment.

Installation

1. Get an API KEY from the OpenAI website.

2. Export it in your shell as API_KEY.

export API_KEY=sk-proj-....

3. Then, paste this into that same shell:

jq --arg apiKey "$API_KEY" \
'.mcpServers = (.mcpServers // {}) | 
 .mcpServers["mcp-asset-gen"] = {
   type: "stdio",
   command: "npx",
   args: ["mcp-asset-gen"],
   env: { API_KEY: $apiKey }
 }' ~/.claude.json > ~/.claude.tmp && mv ~/.claude.tmp ~/.claude.json

4. You’re done! Ask Claude to generate you an image for something, and you’ll see

> generate a small logo image that i could use for my arcade game

 I'll generate a logo for your arcade game. Please provide a more specific description of what you'd like to see in the logo (colors, style,
  game theme, etc.) for better results.

> It should look like an old school pacman machine (liek a wooden arcade machine)

⏺ mcp-asset-gen:generateImag(outputPathAbsolute: "/Users/jbrower/projects/mcp-asset-gen/arcade-logo.png", prompt: "An old school wooden arcade…
   (MCP)                    machine logo in the style of Pacman, with retro colors and pixelated elements, top-down view of the cabinet,
                            nostalgic arcade gaming feel, vibrant colors against dark background", quality: "high", size: "1024x1024")
  ⎿  The image is now available at /Users/jbrower/projects/mcp-asset-gen/arcade-logo.png.

⏺ Generated arcade logo saved to /Users/jbrower/projects/mcp-asset-gen/arcade-logo.png