Skip to content
mcp/harbor
Gemini CLI

GIMP for Gemini CLI

io.github.mhbxyz/gimp-mcp

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

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install GIMP in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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

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

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

GIMP in other clients

GIMP MCP server