# Does IMG.LY have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** IMG.LY maintains an official MCP server.

> Runs locally only; there is no hosted endpoint.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Built into the product — Ships inside the vendor's own app or CLI rather than as a standalone download.
- Endpoint: `Local server via npm — run npx -y @imgly/codesign-mcp@latest stdio`
- Category: [Architecture & Design](https://mcpyet.com/category/architecture-design/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-09-29
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-09-29 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## The receipts

- **In-product:** Local server via npm — run npx -y @imgly/codesign-mcp@latest stdio — ships inside IMG.LY's own product rather than as a standalone server. Documented at <https://img.ly/codesign>.

## How to connect it

Ships inside the vendor's own app or CLI rather than as a standalone download.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add imgly -- npx -y <package-from-readme>
```

Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config** and add the server to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imgly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imgly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "imgly": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to **remote servers only**, and this one runs on your machine. Either expose it through an MCP gateway that gives it a public URL, or use a client with native local support (Claude or Cursor).

## How we know

Published to the MCP Registry under IMG.LY's verified namespace ly.img as the npm package @imgly/codesign-mcp, maintained by IMG.LY staff accounts; img.ly/codesign describes it and the imgly/codesign repo documents the npx setup (the engine itself is proprietary, so the repo holds only plugins and docs).

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

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- [FreeCAD](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/freecad.md) — Community only (Sort of)
- [Aidc2026ai Melon](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/aidc2026ai-melon.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Savee](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/savee.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/img-ly/ — data refreshed 2026-09-29