# Picsart GenAI MCP server

> Generate and edit images, videos and audio with 150+ models from 20+ vendors through Picsart.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/picsart
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/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: Picsart
- Homepage: <https://picsart.io/>
- Docs: <https://picsart.com/programmable-image-apis>

## About

Picsart GenAI connects an assistant to Picsart's generative AI APIs. It lets you generate and edit images, videos and audio using more than 150 models from over 20 vendors.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at api.picsart.com. Users sign in with OAuth through Picsart's auth service, and the requested scopes include openid, profile and workflows.execute. Nothing needs to be installed locally.

## What it can do

- Generate images with many models from different vendors
- Edit existing images
- Generate video content
- Generate audio content
- Run Picsart workflows after OAuth sign-in

## Example prompts

- "Generate a product photo of a ceramic mug on a wooden table"
- "Edit this image to replace the background with a beach"
- "Create a short video clip of waves rolling onto a shore"
- "Generate a calm ambient audio track for a meditation app"

## Install

### Claude Code

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http picsart https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **picsart** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Picsart 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 **Picsart GenAI** and paste this URL:

```url
https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Picsart 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=Picsart%20GenAI&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.picsart.com%2Fgen-ai%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Picsart 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://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Picsart 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=picsart&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5waWNzYXJ0LmNvbS9nZW4tYWkvbWNwIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "picsart": {
      "url": "https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/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=picsart&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.picsart.com%2Fgen-ai%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"picsart","type":"http","url":"https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp"}'
```

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "picsart": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/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": {
    "picsart": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/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 picsart --url https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp
codex mcp login picsart
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.picsart]
url = "https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http picsart https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth picsart` 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": {
    "picsart": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/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://api.picsart.com/gen-ai/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 2.1.2
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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