Grok Image MCP

mcp-server-grok-image

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for xAI's Grok image generation API. Built in Rust, exposes image generation and editing as MCP tools.

Communicates via stdio using JSON-RPC 2.0, like all MCP servers.

Tools

Tool	Description
generate_image	Generate an image from a text prompt
edit_image	Edit an existing image using natural language instructions
list_styles	List available image styles for use with generate_image

generate_image

Generate an image from a text description.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
prompt	string	yes	Text description of the desired image
model	string	no	Model to use (default: grok-imagine-image)
n	integer	no	Number of images to generate (1-10, default 1)
aspect_ratio	string	no	Aspect ratio: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 2:1, 1:2, auto, etc.
resolution	string	no	Output resolution: 1k (~1024px, default) or 2k (~2048px)
response_format	string	no	Output format: url (default, temporary) or b64_json
style	string	no	Style name to apply (use list_styles to see options)

When a style is set, the prompt is wrapped in the style's template. For example, with style: "watercolor" and prompt: "a cat on a roof", the API receives "a cat on a roof, as a watercolor painting". Avoid including style language in the prompt itself when using this parameter.

The response includes the resolved prompt so you can see exactly what was sent to the API.

edit_image

Edit an existing image using natural language instructions.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
image_url	string	yes	URL, base64 data URI, or local file path of the source image
prompt	string	yes	Natural language edit instructions
model	string	no	Model to use (default: grok-imagine-image)
n	integer	no	Number of variations to generate (1-10, default 1)
resolution	string	no	Output resolution: 1k (~1024px, default) or 2k (~2048px)
response_format	string	no	Output format: url (default, temporary) or b64_json

Note: The style parameter is intentionally not available on edit_image -- edit prompts are instructions (e.g. "remove the background"), not descriptions, so wrapping them in style templates would produce nonsense.

list_styles

Returns all available image styles with their name, description, and prompt template. No parameters.

Built-in Styles

Style	Description
watercolor	Watercolor painting style
oil-painting	Oil painting with visible brushstrokes
pencil-sketch	Detailed pencil sketch
pixel-art	Retro pixel art
anime	Anime style illustration
pop-art	Bold pop art style
art-nouveau	Art nouveau with flowing organic lines
cinematic	Cinematic photography with dramatic lighting
portrait	Professional portrait photography
macro	Extreme macro photography
aerial	Aerial drone photography
studio	Studio photography on clean background
noir	Dark film noir style
vintage	Faded vintage photograph

Available Models

Model	Resolution	Cost	Rate Limit
grok-imagine-image (default)	1k/2k	$0.02/image	300 RPM

Prerequisites

• Rust (edition 2024)
• An xAI API key from console.x.ai

Setup

Create the config file:

mkdir -p ~/.config/mcp-server-grok-image

Create ~/.config/mcp-server-grok-image/config.toml:

api_key = "xai-..."

Custom Styles

Add custom styles to your config file. Custom styles with the same name as a built-in will override it.

api_key = "xai-..."

[[styles]]
name = "my-style"
description = "My custom look"
template = "{prompt}, in my custom style"

[[styles]]
name = "watercolor"
description = "My watercolor variant"
template = "{prompt}, as a loose expressive watercolor with ink outlines"

Templates must contain the {prompt} placeholder. Any custom style missing it will be skipped with a warning at startup.

Build

cargo build --release

This produces target/release/mcp-server-grok-image.

For development:

cargo build              # debug build
cargo run                # run in dev mode
RUST_LOG=debug cargo run # run with debug logging

MCP Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-image": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-server-grok-image"
    }
  }
}

Project Structure

src/
  main.rs  - everything: config, styles, API types, MCP server, tool definitions

License

MIT