MeiGen AI Design MCP 🔌 MCP server Freemium

What it does

MeiGen is an MCP server that gives an AI coding agent direct access to image and video generation tools, plus a library of over 1,400 curated prompts, so an agent can produce app assets, marketing images, or product shots without leaving the chat.

Tools it gives your agent

• generate_image / generate_video across multiple backend models
• remove_background, upscale_image, generate_product_detail_images, generate_marketing_poster, generate_ai_background
• search_gallery, get_inspiration, list_models, list_skills for browsing without spending credits
• check_generation / check_skill for job status and recovery
• Local-only tools: enhance_prompt, manage_preferences, comfyui_workflow

Works with

Documented against Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Roo Code, and any other MCP-compatible host.

How to install or connect

# Remote MCP endpoint
https://www.meigen.ai/api/mcp
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MEIGEN_API_KEY

# Local npm install (Node.js 22+)
npx -y [email protected] init cursor   # or vscode / windsurf / roo / claude

# Codex
codex mcp add meigen --url https://www.meigen.ai/api/mcp --bearer-token-env-var MEIGEN_API_TOKEN

# Claude Code plugin
/plugin install meigen@meigen-marketplace

Pricing

Browsing tools (gallery search, inspiration, model listing) work without an API key. Actual generation calls need a MeiGen API key and consume MeiGen credits, or route to your own local ComfyUI instance for free. MeiGen does not publish per-credit or plan pricing on its public pages, so budget by testing your own generation volume against whatever balance your API key starts with.

Maintenance and safety

MIT licensed with roughly 1,800 GitHub stars, 232 forks, and 140 commits on main - active but still a young project. Generation calls route to MeiGen Cloud (GPT Image 2, Seedance, Midjourney, Flux and others), OpenAI-compatible endpoints, or a local ComfyUI instance, so credential/credit handling depends on which backend you point it at.

Who should use it

Teams that want an agent-callable image/video pipeline for building app assets or marketing creative, especially anyone already running local ComfyUI who wants the free path instead of buying MeiGen credits.