# codesign

Gives an agent tools to create and edit designs, then export PDFs, images, or video. Use it to adapt artwork for different formats or prepare print files.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 42
- Author: imgly
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/imgly/codesign
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/codesign

## What it does

The server connects an agent to IMG.LY’s CE.SDK design engine. Its tools include `edit`, `preview`, `export`, `list`, and `history`, so an agent can change a design, inspect it, and produce output. The listed workflows cover print layouts, social graphics, and video.

The Claude Code plugin adds skills, slash commands, and a design handbook; the MCP server can also be connected on its own. It runs through `npx` and requires Node.js 22.15 or later on `PATH`. Without that version, the host reports a failed server. A free IMG.LY sign-in is needed to split a flat image into editable layers or generate music and voiceover.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add codesign -- npx -y @imgly/codesign-mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add codesign -- npx -y @imgly/codesign-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "codesign": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@imgly/codesign-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "codesign": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@imgly/codesign-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add codesign npx -y @imgly/codesign-mcp
```

## When to use it
- adapt one design for several social formats
- restyle an imported PDF
- prepare a print PDF with bleed and CMYK
- create one speaker card for each CSV row
- change details in an existing design

## Example prompts
- Make versions of this post for Stories, LinkedIn, and X.
- Create a card for each speaker in `speakers.csv` using the same template.

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