media-gen-mcp — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
Creates and edits pictures using OpenAI models, and generates videos with Sora or Google Veo straight from your coding assistant.
claude mcp add --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_API_KEY=<GOOGLE_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=<GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI> --env GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=<GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT> --transport stdio media-gen-mcp -- npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcpWhat media-gen-mcp does
This server connects coding assistants to OpenAI media APIs and Google Veo. It exposes tools for generating visuals with gpt-image-1.5, altering up to 16 pictures at once, and dispatching video rendering jobs via sora-2 or Google Veo.
The server handles long-running jobs, tracking their status until completion. It downloads finished .mp4 clips, preview thumbnails, and spritesheets directly to local storage, passing outputs back as MCP resource_link references or embedded blocks.
Calls will fail immediately without valid credentials like OPENAI_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY passed into the environment.
What it helps with
- render images from descriptive prompts using
gpt-image-1.5 - composite and edit up to 16 picture files with inpainting masks
- submit and poll video rendering jobs in Sora or Google Veo
- save generated
.mp4video files and thumbnails to local storage
Example prompts for the agent
- Generate a concept art image of an abandoned space station using
openai-images-generate - Apply inpainting to
banner.pngto remove the background logo - Start a video render of ocean waves at sunset using Veo and save the resulting
.mp4file
How to install media-gen-mcp
Platform CLI
claude mcp add --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_API_KEY=<GOOGLE_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=<GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI> --env GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=<GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT> --transport stdio media-gen-mcp -- npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcpReplace <…> with your own values. 9 more environment variables are in the server README
Platform CLI
codex mcp add media-gen-mcp --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_API_KEY=<GOOGLE_API_KEY> --env GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=<GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI> --env GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=<GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT> -- npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcpReplace <…> with your own values. 9 more environment variables are in the server README
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"media-gen-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@strato-space/media-gen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI": "<GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI>",
"GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values. 9 more environment variables are in the server README
Config file
{
"servers": {
"media-gen-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@strato-space/media-gen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<GOOGLE_API_KEY>",
"GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI": "<GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI>",
"GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT": "<GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values. 9 more environment variables are in the server README
Platform CLI
gemini mcp add -e OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> -e GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY> -e GOOGLE_API_KEY=<GOOGLE_API_KEY> -e GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=<GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI> -e GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=<GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT> media-gen-mcp npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcpReplace <…> with your own values. 9 more environment variables are in the server README
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Questions about media-gen-mcp
How to install media-gen-mcp in Claude Code?
Run `claude mcp add media-gen-mcp -e OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> -e GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY> -e GOOGLE_API_KEY=<GOOGLE_API_KEY> -e AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY> -- npx -y @strato-space/media-gen-mcp`.
What does media-gen-mcp do?
It provides MCP tools to request image creation and editing via OpenAI, run video jobs in Sora or Google Veo, and manage local media assets.
How does the server deliver generated media?
The tools output files as MCP resource_link items by default or embed them directly as resource objects inside tool results.
