# memeboat-mcp

Searches meme templates and generates captioned images directly through your AI assistant. Helpful for sharing visual jokes or bug reactions in chat without opening an image editor.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 1
- Author: memebo-at
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/memebo-at/memeboat-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/memeboat-mcp

## What it does

The server hooks your assistant into the Memeboat catalog containing more than 25,000 image templates. When prompted, the model searches for a matching picture, overlays captions, and returns a direct link to the published meme.

Three tools handle the workflow: `search_meme_templates` scans for templates by topic, `get_meme_template` reads template dimensions and box counts, and `create_meme` posts text onto the graphic. You can customize font options, pick outline colors, or place captions above the image inside a header block using `layout: "top"`.

All graphics render on the remote infrastructure, meaning local machines need no image manipulation binaries. Running too many requests will trigger the per-IP rate limit. While local stdio operation needs Node.js 18+, connecting to `https://memebo.at/mcp` over HTTP bypasses local package management entirely.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://memebo.at/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http memeboat-mcp https://memebo.at/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add memeboat-mcp -- npx -y memeboat-mcp
```

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add memeboat-mcp --url https://memebo.at/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add memeboat-mcp -- npx -y memeboat-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "memeboat-mcp": {
            "url": "https://memebo.at/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "memeboat-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "memeboat-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "memeboat-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://memebo.at/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "memeboat-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "memeboat-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http memeboat-mcp https://memebo.at/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add memeboat-mcp npx -y memeboat-mcp
```

## When to use it
- find meme templates across a 25,000-item library by subject or title
- generate captioned meme graphics without touching a photo editor
- customize font styles, text colors, and caption banners via tool arguments
- obtain a public image link ready to share in issues and team chats

## Example prompts
- Find a Buzz Lightyear template and caption it about endless code reviews
- Make a Drake meme with a red top caption rejecting legacy code and a bottom caption picking Go

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