MCP server for OpenAI Images/Videos and Google GenAI (Veo) media generation.
To add media-gen-mcp to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 14 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcp@1.0.4Environment variables
OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAISet in your MCP configGOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATIONSet in your MCP configAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configAZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINTSet in your MCP configOPENAI_API_VERSIONSet in your MCP configAZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENTSet in your MCP configMEDIA_GEN_DIRSSet in your MCP configMEDIA_GEN_URLSSet in your MCP configMEDIA_GEN_MCP_URL_PREFIXESSet in your MCP configMEDIA_GEN_MCP_TEST_SAMPLE_DIRSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add media-gen --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=<YOUR_GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI> --env GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT> --env GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION> --env AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT> --env OPENAI_API_VERSION=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_VERSION> --env AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT> --env MEDIA_GEN_DIRS=<YOUR_MEDIA_GEN_DIRS> --env MEDIA_GEN_URLS=<YOUR_MEDIA_GEN_URLS> --env MEDIA_GEN_MCP_URL_PREFIXES=<YOUR_MEDIA_GEN_MCP_URL_PREFIXES> --env MEDIA_GEN_MCP_TEST_SAMPLE_DIR=<YOUR_MEDIA_GEN_MCP_TEST_SAMPLE_DIR> -- npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcp@1.0.4
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
media-gen-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
OPENAI_API_KEY GEMINI_API_KEY GOOGLE_API_KEY GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT OPENAI_API_VERSION AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT MEDIA_GEN_DIRS MEDIA_GEN_URLS MEDIA_GEN_MCP_URL_PREFIXES MEDIA_GEN_MCP_TEST_SAMPLE_DIR
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install media-gen-mcp?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add media-gen-mcp to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with media-gen-mcp?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to media-gen-mcp as well.
Does media-gen-mcp need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI, GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT, GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT, OPENAI_API_VERSION, AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT, MEDIA_GEN_DIRS, MEDIA_GEN_URLS, MEDIA_GEN_MCP_URL_PREFIXES, MEDIA_GEN_MCP_TEST_SAMPLE_DIR. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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