Inkscape (inksmcp)

Name: Inkscape (inksmcp)
Author: bhanutpt

by bhanutptversion 0.3.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.bhanutpt/inksmcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Create, edit and export SVG graphics with Inkscape: measured layout, templates, export.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
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Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: INKSCAPE_PATH

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inksmcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "inksmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKSCAPE_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add inksmcp --env INKSCAPE_PATH=your-value -- uvx inksmcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inksmcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "inksmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKSCAPE_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "inksmcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "inksmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKSCAPE_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

INKSCAPE_PATH env
Path to the Inkscape executable, if it is not on PATH or in the default install location

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

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Compared with others in Otheri

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Published to the registry more recently than 56% of the other 32683 servers in this category
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Common questions

Is Inkscape (inksmcp) safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.3.0) reached the registry 32 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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inksmcp

An MCP server that lets AI assistants create, edit and export vector graphics with Inkscape.

Describe a poster, a diagram, a chart or a comic page to your assistant, and it builds a real SVG document in Inkscape: measured, laid out and exported to PNG or PDF. It can also open drawings made elsewhere and change them.

*Made by Claude through inksmcp during field tests, in 13 to 41 tool calls each. The SVG was never edited by hand. The floor plan and the periodic table used a short script to prepare their data.*

Why inksmcp

Asking a model to write SVG by hand works for an icon, but it breaks down on real layouts. The model can't measure text, keeps redoing coordinate arithmetic, and can't see what it drew. inksmcp takes that work off the model:

Measured, not guessed. Bounding boxes come from Inkscape itself, text included, in the document's own units.
Relationships instead of coordinates. align and layout arrange things. place keeps a caption below a title's real glyphs. fit_to sizes a box around its content. connect draws arrows that stay attached when things move.
Data-driven. repeat stamps a template per data row (cards, timelines, legends, table rows, character poses). split divides a page into panels or cells. Large data comes from JSON or CSV files, so it doesn't pass through the conversation.
Works on existing files. It opens .svg/.svgz drawings from other tools. inspect find locates elements by colour, type, text or symbol. Symbols can be placed from icon libraries.
Safe and checkable. Every tool is all-or-nothing. Editing responses warn about overlapping text, and render_preview shows the agent what it drew.
Real output. PNG, PDF (optionally with text as paths), plain SVG, EPS, EMF and more, rendered by Inkscape.

Quick start

Install Inkscape 1.x and uv.
Add the server to your MCP client. For Claude Code:

   claude mcp add --scope user inkscape -- uvx inksmcp

For Claude Desktop, Cursor and others:

   { "mcpServers": { "inkscape": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["inksmcp"] } } }

Ask: *"Using the inkscape tools, make an A5 flyer for a book swap on Saturday at 10:00 in the library garden, show me a preview, then export a PDF."*

Details for each OS and client, and troubleshooting, are in getting started.

Tools

Area	Tools
Documents	`document_create`, `document_open`, `document_save`, `inspect` (outline, real bboxes, `find`), `inkscape_info`
Elements	`add_elements` (rect, circle, ellipse, line, polyline, polygon, path, text, group, arrow, image, use), `update_elements`, `delete_elements`, `import_file`, `repeat`
Arrangement	`align`, `layout`, `split`, `connect`, `z_order`, `move_to_layer`, `page_fit`, `page_resize`
Charts	`grid` (linear/log graph paper and axes), `plot` (data series in data values)
Paths	`path_operation` (union, difference, intersection, combine, stroke to path, ...), `run_actions` (guarded raw Inkscape actions)
Output	`render_preview` (PNG back to the agent), `export`

See the recipes for how they combine, and the tool reference for every parameter.

How it works

The document lives in the server as an lxml tree, which is the source of truth. Edits are applied there directly. Anything that needs Inkscape (measuring, boolean operations, connectors, rendering, export) goes to one persistent inkscape --shell process, so a call takes milliseconds instead of the ~1 s it takes to start Inkscape. The architecture notes have the details.

Status

inksmcp is beta (0.3). It has been through eleven field tests, in which agents used it for real tasks. The latest one edited files made in other tools. There are 160 tests, and they run against the real Inkscape.

Known limits:

It is developed on Windows with Inkscape 1.4.4. CI also runs on Linux and macOS.
The tool list costs about 9k tokens of context per session.
Gradients and patterns can't be created as style keys yet. They can be applied through raw style when they already exist in the document.
SVG 1.2 flowed text can be moved but not edited.

The roadmap lists what's next.

Contributing

Bug reports, field reports ("I asked for X, here's what the agent struggled with") and pull requests are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md. The project is built experiment-first: every Inkscape behaviour it relies on is proven by a script in experiments/ and guarded by a test. The development handbook explains the method.

License

MIT. Inkscape is a separate program under the GPL; inksmcp calls it as an external process.

Inkscape (inksmcp)

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

MCP Server Autocad Lisp Helper

README from the maker

inksmcp

Why inksmcp

Quick start

Tools

How it works

Status

Contributing

License