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Zed

GIMP for Zed

io.github.mhbxyz/gimp-mcp

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install GIMP in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

GIMP in other clients

GIMP MCP server