# StockCake MCP server

> Search CC0 public-domain AI stock images, view metadata and license details, and generate, upscale or download images.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/stockcake
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://stockcake.com/api/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: [Design, Websites & CMS](https://mcp.tc/c/design)
- Vendor: StockCake
- Homepage: <https://stockcake.com/info/mcp>

## About

StockCake connects an assistant to a catalog of CC0 public-domain stock images, all AI-generated. You can search in natural language, find visually similar images, view inline previews with dimensions, generation provenance and license details, and get page links for recommended images.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint. Searching, browsing and license lookups need no sign-in or API key. Generating, upscaling, resizing, video creation, downloads and account info need a free StockCake account, and the host prompts for sign-in. The endpoint allows 120 requests per minute per IP.

## What it can do

- Search CC0 images by query, orientation, color, mood and style
- Find images visually similar to a given image
- Fetch image metadata, provenance and an inline preview
- Read site-wide license and usage terms
- Generate, upscale and resize images with AI models
- Create short videos from a prompt or start image
- Get full-resolution download links and check job status

## Tools (12)

- `search_images`: Natural-language search over the catalog with filters and refinements. (read-only)
- `find_similar_images`: Find images visually similar to a given image id. (read-only)
- `get_image`: Fetch one image with metadata, inline preview, provenance and license. (read-only)
- `get_license_info`: License and usage terms for all images (CC0). (read-only)
- `get_account`: Signed-in user's plan, credit balance and download options. (read-only)
- `list_models`: List image and video models with credit prices. (read-only)
- `generate_image`: Generate a new image from a prompt; charges credits.
- `upscale_image`: Upscale an image 2x, 4x or 8x to lossless PNG.
- `resize_image`: Change aspect ratio by extending the canvas with AI.
- `create_video`: Generate a short video from a prompt and/or start image.
- `download_image`: Get a full-resolution download link for an image. (read-only)
- `get_job`: Check status and result of a generation or edit job. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Find a red vintage rocket image from StockCake"
- "Show me images similar to this StockCake result"
- "What is the license for StockCake images?"
- "Generate a calm mountain lake image and upscale it 4x"

## Install

### Claude Code

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

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http stockcake https://stockcake.com/api/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **stockcake** 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 **StockCake** and paste this URL:

```url
https://stockcake.com/api/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](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=StockCake&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fstockcake.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://stockcake.com/api/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://stockcake.com/api/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](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=stockcake&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3N0b2NrY2FrZS5jb20vYXBpL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

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

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stockcake": {
      "url": "https://stockcake.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

Or from a terminal:

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

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

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "stockcake": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://stockcake.com/api/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": {
    "stockcake": {
      "serverUrl": "https://stockcake.com/api/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 stockcake --url https://stockcake.com/api/mcp
```

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

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.stockcake]
url = "https://stockcake.com/api/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http stockcake https://stockcake.com/api/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": {
    "stockcake": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://stockcake.com/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://stockcake.com/api/mcp`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-10-08 04:20 UTC: Tracking started: 12 tools read. Source: automatic check.

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## Details

- Server version: 1.4.1
- MCP protocol version: 2026-07-28
- Last checked: 2026-10-08 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-10-08
- Updated: 2026-10-08

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