# Glif MCP server

> Generate images, video and audio from any MCP client using Glif's media-generation agent.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/glif
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://glif.app/api/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [AI & Machine Learning](https://mcp.tc/c/ai-ml)
- Vendor: Glif
- Homepage: <https://glif.app/mcp>
- Repository: <https://github.com/glifxyz/glif-mcp-server>

## About

Glif is a hosted media-generation agent. Describe what you want in plain language, including a series of variations, and it picks models and chains the steps to produce images, video and audio. It can also transcribe, render HTML, search the web and run code as part of a media workflow.

The server runs at https://glif.app/api/mcp over Streamable HTTP. Sign in with your Glif account through OAuth on first connect; no API key is needed. Generation spends credits from that account, while read-only tools are free. The older local stdio package is deprecated in favor of this hosted server.

## What it can do

- Generate images, video and audio from plain-language requests
- Chain multi-step media operations in one request
- Create a series of variations at once
- Poll job status and receive media as CDN links
- Transcribe audio and render HTML
- Search the web and run code within workflows

## Example prompts

- "Generate a product photo of a ceramic mug on a wooden table."
- "Make a 5-second video of a paper boat drifting down a rainy street."
- "Create four logo variations for a coffee shop in different styles."
- "Check the status of my last Glif job and give me the result."

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http glif https://glif.app/api/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **glif** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Glif sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Glif** and paste this URL:

```url
https://glif.app/api/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Glif asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Glif&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fglif.app%2Fapi%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://glif.app/api/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Glif asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://glif.app/api/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Glif to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=glif&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2dsaWYuYXBwL2FwaS9tY3AifQ%3D%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glif": {
      "url": "https://glif.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=glif&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fglif.app%2Fapi%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"glif","type":"http","url":"https://glif.app/api/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "glif": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glif.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glif": {
      "serverUrl": "https://glif.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add glif --url https://glif.app/api/mcp
codex mcp login glif
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.glif]
url = "https://glif.app/api/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http glif https://glif.app/api/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth glif` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glif": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glif.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://glif.app/api/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.1
- Last checked: 2026-10-04 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-04
- Updated: 2026-10-04

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