mcp server

imagestep-sdk

ImageStep's clients: the JavaScript and Python SDKs, the CLI, the MCP server, the n8n node and recipes. The image step for your automations.

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Use tool

Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

Node.js 20 or newer

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imagestep-sdk": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@imagestep/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IMAGESTEP_API_KEY": "<your IMAGESTEP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

README

synced Oct 17, 2026

ImageStep SDK

The client side of ImageStep, the image step for your automations: generate, edit, remove backgrounds, upscale, convert and read metadata as one reliable step in your code, an n8n workflow or an AI agent.

Everything that runs on your side of the API lives here:

Directory	Package	What it is
`sdk/js`	`imagestep` on npm	JavaScript SDK for Node 20+, Deno, Bun and edge runtimes. Zero runtime dependencies, ESM + CommonJS, typed
`sdk/python`	`imagestep` on PyPI	Python SDK for Python 3.10+, with a sync and an async client
`apps/cli`	`imagestep-cli` on npm	The command-line client, binary `imagestep`
`packages/mcp`	`@imagestep/mcp` on npm	MCP server: presets, assets and jobs as tools for agents. Also hosted at `https://mcp.imagestep.dev/mcp`
`skills/imagestep`	—	Agent skill for Claude Code, Codex or Cursor: `npx skills add imagestep/imagestep-sdk`
`recipes`	—	Complete pipelines to copy: a JS SDK script, an n8n template and a README each

The n8n community node and trigger, n8n-nodes-imagestep, have a repository of their own: imagestep/n8n-nodes-imagestep.

Each directory has its own README. The documentation is at imagestep.dev/docs, and the API reference at imagestep.dev/docs/api.

Quick start

Create an API key at imagestep.dev/keys, then:

npm install imagestep

import { ImageStep } from "imagestep";

const client = new ImageStep({ apiKey: process.env.IMAGESTEP_API_KEY });

const asset = await client.assets.upload("./product.jpg");
const job = await client.ops.removeBg(asset.id, { wait: true });
const [cutout] = await client.jobs.outputs(job);
const [published] = await client.assets.publish(cutout.id);
console.log(published.publicUrl);

How this repository works

The code here is exported from ImageStep's main repository, where the API and its clients change together, in one commit. Each commit here is a snapshot of that export, and releases are tagged here: a v* tag publishes every package whose version is not on npm or PyPI yet, with provenance, from this repository's GitHub Actions.

Issues and pull requests are welcome; see CONTRIBUTING.md. To report a vulnerability, see SECURITY.md.

Development

pnpm install          # Node 22.19+ for the workspace (the CLI's floor); pnpm is pinned by packageManager
pnpm check            # lint + format
pnpm test             # every JavaScript package's unit tests
pnpm test:python      # the Python SDK's tests (needs uv)

License

MIT, see LICENSE. Every package carries its own LICENSE and THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.