# ImageKit DevTools MCP server > Search ImageKit documentation and build image or video transformation URLs from a plain-language description. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/imagekit-devtools - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint. - Type: remote (Streamable HTTP) - Auth: none - Category: [Developer Tools](https://mcp.tc/c/developer-tools) - Vendor: ImageKit - Homepage: - Repository: ## About The ImageKit DevTools server gives an assistant access to ImageKit's documentation through semantic search. It can also turn a natural language description into an ImageKit image or video transformation URL, with an optional check that the generated URL resolves. It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed. Media library and account management are handled by separate ImageKit servers (DAM and Admin), which require signing in with an ImageKit account. ## What it can do - Search ImageKit documentation with semantic queries - Limit documentation searches to chosen sources - Build image transformation URLs from a text description - Build video transformation URLs from a text description - Optionally fetch the generated URL to check it works ## Tools (2) - `search_docs`: Search ImageKit documentation using semantic search, optionally limited to specific sources. - `transformation_builder`: Build an ImageKit image or video transformation URL from a natural language description. ## Example prompts - "Search the ImageKit docs for how to set up signed URLs" - "Build an ImageKit URL that resizes this image to 400x300 and converts it to WebP" - "How do I use the ImageKit Node.js SDK to upload a file?" - "Create a transformation URL that adds a text overlay to my image" ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http imagekit-devtools https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp ``` 2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **imagekit-devtools** should show as connected. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one. ### Claude Desktop 1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**. 2. Name it **ImageKit DevTools** and paste this URL: ```url https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp ``` 3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu. 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]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp` and click **Add**. 3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu. 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://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp` as the server URL and choose **No authentication**. Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts. ### Cursor [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "imagekit-devtools": { "url": "https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp" } } } ``` ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"imagekit-devtools","type":"http","url":"https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```json { "servers": { "imagekit-devtools": { "type": "http", "url": "https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp" } } } ``` ### 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": { "imagekit-devtools": { "serverUrl": "https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp" } } } ``` 2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade. Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers. ### Codex ```bash codex mcp add imagekit-devtools --url https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.imagekit-devtools] url = "https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash gemini mcp add --transport http imagekit-devtools https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp ``` 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": { "imagekit-devtools": { "type": "http", "url": "https://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/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://devtools-mcp.imagekit.io/mcp`. ## Recent changes - 2026-10-06 21:22 UTC: Tracking started: 2 tools read. Source: automatic check. More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/imagekit-devtools#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/imagekit-devtools/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review. ## Details - Server version: 3.3.1 - MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25 - Last checked: 2026-10-07 (reachable) - Listed: 2026-10-05 - Updated: 2026-10-05 --- Source: https://mcp.tc/i/imagekit-devtools (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report