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Cursor

GIMP for Cursor

io.github.mhbxyz/gimp-mcp

Inspect and edit images in a running GIMP 3.2+ (layers, text, filters, files) from any MCP client.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install GIMP in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gimp-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gimp-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GIMP_MCP_SOCKET": "<GIMP_MCP_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

GIMP in other clients

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