Ink Studio AI

Name: Ink Studio AI
Author: ciroartz

by ciroartzversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.ciroartz/inkstudioai

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Generate AI tattoo designs in 13 styles, search a public tattoo gallery, and check plans.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Search & AI memory
You need to fill in: INKSTUDIO_API_KEY

Install

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

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: INKSTUDIO_API_KEY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx 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": {
    "inkstudioai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "inkstudioai",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKSTUDIO_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add inkstudioai --env INKSTUDIO_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y inkstudioai mcp

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": {
    "inkstudioai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "inkstudioai",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKSTUDIO_API_KEY": "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": {
    "inkstudioai": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "inkstudioai",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKSTUDIO_API_KEY": "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

INKSTUDIO_API_KEY secret env
Ink Studio AI API key (isk_...). Optional: without it, call the login tool to sign in.

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.

Basic checksi

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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 7223 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 74% of the other 7223 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 7223 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Ink Studio AI 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?

You need to fill in: INKSTUDIO_API_KEY

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 (0.1.1) reached the registry 13 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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inkstudioai

AI tattoo generator for your terminal and your AI agents.

One free design for new accounts, no card needed.

inkstudioai is the official command line tool for Ink Studio AI. Describe a tattoo in words and get a finished design as an image file. It also runs as an MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI agents can create tattoo designs for you.

Create tattoo designs from text in styles such as fine line, Japanese, traditional, and realism.
Search the public gallery of tattoo designs for ideas, with no account.
Check your plan and credits, and buy a plan from the terminal.
Zero dependencies. Node.js 18.17 or newer.

Install

Run it once with npx:

npx inkstudioai login

Or install it globally:

npm i -g inkstudioai

The package installs two command names, inkstudioai and the shorter inkstudio. They are the same tool.

Quick start

# 1. Sign in. No account yet? Create one in the browser. New accounts get one free design.

npx inkstudioai login

2. Create a design. The image is saved in the current directory.

npx inkstudioai generate "a fox sleeping inside a crescent moon" --style fine-line

3. Look for ideas in the public gallery.

npx inkstudioai gallery dragon

Output of generate with the free design of a new account:

✔ Design ready in 21s

File a-fox-sleeping-inside-a-crescent-moon.webp Image https://cdn.inkstudioai.com/free-tattoo-designs/6718f0c2.webp Style fine-line, black ink, white background Quality free (0 free designs left) Saved to https://inkstudioai.com/account?view=tattoos&utm_source=cli&utm_medium=referral

Try it on your skin https://inkstudioai.com/tools/try-tattoo?design=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.inkstudioai.com%2F... Make a stencil https://inkstudioai.com/tools/tattoo-to-stencil?utm_source=cli&utm_medium=referral

The try-on link opens the website's tattoo simulator with the new design loaded. Links to website pages carry utm_source=cli, so Ink Studio AI can count visits from the CLI. Image, API, and checkout links have no such parameters.

Commands

Every command has --help, and inkstudioai help shows the same text. Global options:

Option	What it does
`--json`	Print raw JSON for scripts and agents
`--api-key`	Use this key instead of `INKSTUDIO_API_KEY` or the saved key
`--no-color`	Turn off colors. `NO_COLOR` also works
`-h, --help`	Show help
`-v, --version`	Show the version

login

Sign in with your browser. The terminal shows a code and opens a page. Check that the page shows the same code, then approve. The CLI saves an API key on your computer.

New to Ink Studio AI? Create an account on the same page. New accounts get one free tattoo design.

inkstudioai login

inkstudioai login --no-browser # print the link, do not open a browser inkstudioai login --key isk_... # save a key from your account page echo "$KEY" | inkstudioai login --with-key

In a terminal, --with-key asks you to paste the key and press Enter.

generate (alias: gen)

Create a tattoo design from a text prompt.

inkstudioai generate "a fox in a crescent moon"

inkstudioai gen "koi fish with waves" --style japanese --color inkstudioai gen "rose and dagger" --skin --open inkstudioai gen "minimal mountain range" --out designs/ inkstudioai gen "lotus flower" --out lotus.webp inkstudioai gen "compass rose" --negative "text, letters" --no-save inkstudioai gen "lotus flower" --out lotus.webp --force # replace lotus.webp

Option	What it does
`-s, --style`	Style id from `inkstudioai styles`. Default: `minimal`
`-c, --color`	Color ink. Default: black ink
`--skin`	Show the design on skin instead of a white background
`--negative`	Things to leave out of the design
`-o, --out`	File or directory for the image. Default: the current directory
`--force`	Overwrite the `--out` file if it exists
`--no-save`	Do not download the image, only print its URL
`--open`	Open the image when it is ready

Without --out, or with a directory, the file name comes from the prompt, for example a-fox-in-a-crescent-moon.webp. An existing file is never overwritten; the CLI adds -2, -3, and so on.

With --out , the CLI refuses to overwrite an existing file unless you add --force. The extension always matches the image type that the server sends: --out lotus.png saves lotus.webp when the image is WebP, and the CLI tells you. The File line and the file field of --json show the real name.

If you have no free design left and no plan, generate shows the error and the plans. In an interactive terminal it then asks Open checkout for 7-day-access ($12.99)? [Y/n] for the cheapest plan, and opens Stripe checkout when you answer yes. It does not ask with --json, in CI (CI is set), or when stdin is not a terminal.

If the connection breaks after the server accepted the prompt, the design can still be finished and saved, and it can use a generation. The CLI then does not tell you to try again. Run inkstudioai designs to check if the design is in your account first.

styles

List the style ids for --style.

inkstudioai styles

designs

List the designs saved to your account, newest first.

inkstudioai designs

inkstudioai designs --limit 50 --page 2

gallery

Search the public gallery. No login needed.

inkstudioai gallery

inkstudioai gallery "minimalist wave" --limit 5

whoami (alias: status)

Show your plan, the time left on it, free designs, premium credits, and API use today. When less than 2 days are left, whoami tells you how to extend the plan.

inkstudioai whoami

  Account          ana@example.com (Ana)

Plan Active, 8 days left (ends Nov 1, 10:00 UTC) Free designs 0 Premium credits 28 (8 plan, 20 purchased) for the image tools on the website Designs made 14 API today 3 of 50 generations Next design Paid quality API key isk_AbCdEfGh… (config file)

pricing

Show the plans and credit packs.

inkstudioai pricing

buy

Open Stripe checkout for a plan or credit pack. The purchase is added to the signed-in account.

inkstudioai buy 7-day-access

inkstudioai buy 7-day-access --no-browser # only print the checkout link

open

Open a page of the website.

inkstudioai open account

inkstudioai open pricing inkstudioai open developers

logout

Remove the saved key from this computer. The key still works on the server until you revoke it on your account page.

inkstudioai logout

Use with AI agents (MCP)

inkstudioai mcp runs a Model Context Protocol server over stdio. It gives an agent these tools:

Tool	What it does
`login`	Sign in from the chat: returns a link and code to approve in the browser
`generate_tattoo`	Create a design from a prompt, style, color, and background. Returns the image, so the client can show it in the chat
`list_styles`	List the style ids
`get_account`	Show the plan, free designs, credits, and usage
`search_gallery`	Search the public gallery
`get_pricing`	List plans and credit packs
`create_checkout`	Create a Stripe checkout link for the user to open. It charges nothing by itself

There are three ways to sign in:

No terminal needed: ask the agent to sign you in. It calls the login tool and gives you a link and a code. Approve the code in the browser (or create an account there), then tell the agent. It calls login again, which saves the API key on your computer.
Run npx inkstudioai login in a terminal. The MCP server uses the same saved key.
Create a key on your account page and put it in INKSTUDIO_API_KEY in the client config. This key takes precedence over the saved key.

The server reads the saved key on each tool call, so a login while the client runs needs no restart.

generate_tattoo returns the image URL as text. It also returns the image itself (when it is smaller than 1.5 MB) and, on protocol 2025-06-18, a resource_link to the image. If the download fails, the result has only the text. It sends notifications/progress messages when the client gives a progressToken. Links to website pages carry utm_source=mcp. The server supports MCP protocol versions 2025-06-18 and 2024-11-05.

Claude Code

claude mcp add inkstudioai --env INKSTUDIO_API_KEY=isk_... -- npx -y inkstudioai mcp

If you ran npx inkstudioai login, or want to sign in with the login tool, you can leave out the key:

claude mcp add inkstudioai -- npx -y inkstudioai mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

"mcpServers": { "inkstudioai": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "inkstudioai", "mcp"], "env": { "INKSTUDIO_API_KEY": "isk_..." } } } }

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json in a project)

"mcpServers": { "inkstudioai": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "inkstudioai", "mcp"], "env": { "INKSTUDIO_API_KEY": "isk_..." } } } }

Windsurf and other MCP clients use the same command, arguments, and environment variable. In every client you can leave out env and sign in with the login tool instead.

Scripts and JSON output

Add --json to any command to get the raw API response on stdout. Errors are JSON too, with error, code, and hints, and the exit code is not 0. A wrong command or option has "code": "usage".

If the design is ready but the image file could not be saved, generate --json prints the full result with "file": null and a saveError message, and exits with 3. The design is in your account, so do not generate it again.

inkstudioai generate "a paper crane" --json | jq -r .imageUrl

Exit codes: 0 success, 1 error, 2 wrong command or options, 3 design created but the image file not saved.

Configuration

Setting	Where
API key	`--api-key`, then `INKSTUDIO_API_KEY`, then the saved key
Saved key	`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/inkstudioai/config.json`, default `~/.config/inkstudioai/config.json`, on Windows `%APPDATA%\inkstudioai\config.json`. Only your user can read it

| API URL | INKSTUDIO_API_URL, default

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Ink Studio AI

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 Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

inkstudioai

Install

Quick start

2. Create a design. The image is saved in the current directory.

3. Look for ideas in the public gallery.

Commands

login

generate (alias: gen)

styles

designs

gallery

whoami (alias: status)

pricing

buy

open

logout

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Scripts and JSON output

Configuration