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ImageStep

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The image pipeline for agents: presets, assets and jobs. Answers with asset ids and stable URLs.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http imagestep 'https://mcp.imagestep.dev/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer followed by an ImageStep API key, created at https://imagestep.dev/keys?utm_source=mcp-registry&utm_medium=registry-entry>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "imagestep": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.imagestep.dev/mcp",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Bearer followed by an ImageStep API key, created at https://imagestep.dev/keys?utm_source=mcp-registry&utm_medium=registry-entry>"
            }
        }
    }
}
NPM package @imagestep/mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add imagestep -e 'IMAGESTEP_API_KEY=<your imagestep_api_key>' -- npx -y @imagestep/mcp@0.2.1
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "imagestep": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@imagestep/mcp@0.2.1"
            ],
            "env": {
                "IMAGESTEP_API_KEY": "<your imagestep_api_key>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • IMAGESTEP_API_KEY required secret An ImageStep API key, created at https://imagestep.dev/keys?utm_source=mcp-registry&utm_medium=registry-entry

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. ImageStep SDK
  2. Quick start
  3. How this repository works
  4. Development
  5. License

ImageStep SDK

The client side of ImageStep, the image step for your automations: generate, edit, remove backgrounds, upscale, convert and read metadata as one reliable step in your code, an n8n workflow or an AI agent.

Everything that runs on your side of the API lives here:

DirectoryPackageWhat it is
sdk/jsimagestep on npmJavaScript SDK for Node 20+, Deno, Bun and edge runtimes. Zero runtime dependencies, ESM + CommonJS, typed
sdk/pythonimagestep on PyPIPython SDK for Python 3.10+, with a sync and an async client
apps/cliimagestep-cli on npmThe command-line client, binary imagestep
packages/mcp@imagestep/mcp on npmMCP server: presets, assets and jobs as tools for agents. Also hosted at https://mcp.imagestep.dev/mcp
skills/imagestep—Agent skill for Claude Code, Codex or Cursor: npx skills add imagestep/imagestep-sdk
recipes—Complete pipelines to copy: a JS SDK script, an n8n template and a README each

The n8n community node and trigger, n8n-nodes-imagestep, have a repository of their own: imagestep/n8n-nodes-imagestep.

Each directory has its own README. The documentation is at imagestep.dev/docs, and the API reference at imagestep.dev/docs/api.

Quick start

Create an API key at imagestep.dev/keys, then:

npm install imagestep
import { ImageStep } from "imagestep";

const client = new ImageStep({ apiKey: process.env.IMAGESTEP_API_KEY });

const asset = await client.assets.upload("./product.jpg");
const job = await client.ops.removeBg(asset.id, { wait: true });
const [cutout] = await client.jobs.outputs(job);
const [published] = await client.assets.publish(cutout.id);
console.log(published.publicUrl);

How this repository works

The code here is exported from ImageStep's main repository, where the API and its clients change together, in one commit. Each commit here is a snapshot of that export, and releases are tagged here: a v* tag publishes every package whose version is not on npm or PyPI yet, with provenance, from this repository's GitHub Actions.

Issues and pull requests are welcome; see CONTRIBUTING.md. To report a vulnerability, see SECURITY.md.

Development

pnpm install          # Node 22.19+ for the workspace (the CLI's floor); pnpm is pinned by packageManager
pnpm check            # lint + format
pnpm test             # every JavaScript package's unit tests
pnpm test:python      # the Python SDK's tests (needs uv)

License

MIT, see LICENSE. Every package carries its own LICENSE and THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.

Frequently asked questions

What is ImageStep?

The image pipeline for agents: presets, assets and jobs. Answers with asset ids and stable URLs.

How do I install ImageStep?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http imagestep 'https://mcp.imagestep.dev/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer followed by an ImageStep API key, created at https://imagestep.dev/keys?utm_source=mcp-registry&utm_medium=registry-entry>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does ImageStep need an API key?

Yes. It expects IMAGESTEP_API_KEY, Authorization, which you set in its configuration.

Is ImageStep open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains ImageStep?

It is published by imagestep. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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