Generate and edit images with GPT Image 2.5 for $0.029 — free key, 50 credits, no card.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add gpt-image-mcp -e YOUBOT_API_KEY=<YOUBOT_API_KEY> -e YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR=<YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"gpt-image-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YOUBOT_API_KEY": "<YOUBOT_API_KEY>",
"YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR": "<YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"gpt-image-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YOUBOT_API_KEY": "<YOUBOT_API_KEY>",
"YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR": "<YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"gpt-image-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YOUBOT_API_KEY": "<YOUBOT_API_KEY>",
"YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR": "<YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIR>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
YOUBOT_API_KEYRequired, secret | API key from you.bot — NOT an OpenAI key. Free at https://you.bot, 50 credits (~17 images) on signup, no credit card. Keys start with sk-live-. |
YOUBOT_IMAGE_DIROptional | Optional. If set, every generated image is also saved to this folder. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.youbotapi/gpt-image-mcp |
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