What it does

A design engine exposed as tools: generate layouts, edit images, and export print-ready files. Different from image generators because the output is editable rather than a raster guess. Useful for templated marketing assets at volume; not a replacement for a designer on a brand launch.

Install

Terminal

npx -y @imgly/codesign-mcp

Client configuration

Paste this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any client that reads mcpServers), then restart the client.

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codesign": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@imgly/codesign-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use it for

Generating print-ready designs and editable assets programmatically

Skip it if

Pixel-level brand work that a designer will pick apart

When to use it

Reach for this when the task needs design inside the agent loop. Skip it if a plain shell command or a one-off script is enough — every server you add costs context and adds a failure mode.

Other TypeScript servers

Filesystem — Gives an agent scoped read, write, and search access to directories you explicitly allow
Memory — A persistent knowledge graph stored in a local JSON file, exposed through entities, relations, and observations
Sequential Thinking — Gives the model a scratchpad for structured, revisable reasoning: numbered thoughts that can branch, revise, and conclude

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