spritecook — Claude Code plugin: game art generation
Wires the hosted SpriteCook MCP server into Claude so sprites, tilesets, UI kits and short animations land in your project.
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install spritecook@claude-communityWhat spritecook does
The plugin points Claude at SpriteCook's hosted MCP endpoint, https://mcp.spritecook.ai/mcp/claude. Ask for a pixel-art sprite, an HD asset, a texture, or a tileset built for top-down, platformer or isometric layouts, and Claude picks the matching tool and writes the output into your project. Ten skills ship with it: spritecook-generate-sprites, spritecook-build-ui-kits, spritecook-generate-tilesets, spritecook-animate-assets, spritecook-polish-sprites, spritecook-upload-assets, spritecook-use-presets, spritecook-use-assets-in-godot, spritecook-use-dual-grid-tilesets and spritecook-workflow-essentials.
Sign-in happens through SpriteCook OAuth the first time a protected tool runs. Don't paste API keys, OAuth tokens or cookies into the chat. Generation and animation draw down SpriteCook credits, and longer jobs often come back queued or active — ask Claude to recheck the status. Animation needs an existing SpriteCook asset_id, so a local image has to be uploaded or imported first or the tool won't run. Download links are signed and expire; rechecking the asset or job refreshes them.
Character animations export into Godot-friendly files. In Claude you either install from the marketplace or clone the repo and start claude --plugin-dir . from the checkout. Claude leaves auto-update off for third-party marketplaces, so turn it on yourself or you'll stay on the old build.
What it helps with
- generate a transparent pixel-art sprite for an enemy
- build a matching UI kit: menus, HUD, inventory, dialogs
- produce a tileset for top-down, platformer or isometric maps
- turn a finished asset into a short looping animation
- export a character animation for Godot
Example prompts for the agent
- Use SpriteCook to generate a 64x64 transparent pixel-art slime enemy and save it in my project.
- Use SpriteCook to generate a top-down mossy dungeon floor tileset.
- Use SpriteCook to check my credit balance.
How to install spritecook
Plugin marketplace
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community/plugin install spritecook@claude-communityStep by step, with commands for each platform: Claude Code plugins: marketplaces, installing, and building your own
Questions about spritecook
How do I install spritecook in Claude Code?
From the marketplace: run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community, then /plugin install spritecook@claude-community.
What does spritecook do?
It connects Claude to the hosted SpriteCook MCP server and adds workflow skills, so you can generate sprites, textures, tilesets, UI kits and short animations inside your project.
Do I need a SpriteCook API key?
No. SpriteCook OAuth handles authentication on the first protected call, and secrets shouldn't be pasted into the chat.
Source text
SKILL.md · MIT
[](https://www.claudepluginhub.com/plugins/spritecook-spritecook?ref=badge) # SpriteCook Claude Plugin Generate sprites, cohesive UI kits, textures, tilesets, and short animations from Claude Code or the Claude desktop app. SpriteCook gives Claude access to a hosted MCP server for game-art workflows. You can ask Claude to create pixel art, HD game assets, character animation sheets, autotile tilesets, and Godot-ready asset packages while it works inside your project. ## What You Can Do - Generate pixel-art sprites, items, UI elements, textures, and HD game assets. - Build complete menus, HUDs, inventories, dialogs, and other cohesive UI systems from one shared concept. - Create tilesets for top-down, platformer, and isometric projects. - Animate existing SpriteCook assets into short looping sprite sheets. - Check generation jobs, credit balance, and recent assets. - Export generated character animations into Godot-friendly files. ## Install ### Claude Code Clone this repo, then load the plugin from the checkout: ```bash git clone https://github.com/SpriteCook/claude-plugin.git cd claude-plugin claude --plugin-dir . ``` Then inside Claude Code: - Run `/reload-plugins` after editing plugin files. - Run `/plugin validate` to check the manifest and components. - Start `claude --debug` if you want plugin load details. ### Claude Desktop Install the plugin locally from inside the app: ```text /plugin install /path/to/claude-plugin ``` Use the path to your local checkout. Restart the app once, then complete the SpriteCook sign-in flow the first time you call a SpriteCook tool. ### Updates Claude doesn't auto-update plugins from third-party marketplaces unless you turn it on. If you installed SpriteCook from the marketplace, run `/plugin`, open **Marketplaces**, select **spritecook** and choose **Enable auto-update**. To update right away, run `claude plugin update spritecook@spritecook`, then `/reload-plugins`. ## Try It Ask Claude: ```text Use SpriteCook to generate a 64x64 transparent pixel-art slime enemy and save the result in my project. ``` Other useful prompts: - `Use SpriteCook to list my current image generation models and credit costs.` - `Use SpriteCook to generate a top-down mossy dungeon floor tileset.` - `Use SpriteCook to design an inventory-screen concept, extract reusable components, and finalize the UI kit.` - `Use SpriteCook to list my recent assets and inspect the newest one.` - `Use SpriteCook to check my credit balance.` - `Use SpriteCook to package my completed character animation run for Godot.` ## What's Included - [`.claude-plugin/plugin.json`](.claude-plugin/plugin.json) - plugin manifest - [`.mcp.json`](.mcp.json) - hosted SpriteCook MCP server configuration - [`skills/`](skills) - bundled SpriteCook workflow skills: - `spritecook-workflow-essentials` - `spritecook-build-ui-kits` - `spritecook-generate-sprites` - `spritecook-polish-sprites` - `spritecook-generate-tilesets` - `spritecook-animate-assets` - `spritecook-upload-assets` - `spritecook-use-presets` - `spritecook-use-assets-in-godot` - `spritecook-use-dual-grid-tilesets` - [`assets/`](assets) - plugin icon and branding ## Authentication The plugin connects to the hosted SpriteCook MCP endpoint: - `https://mcp.spritecook.ai/mcp/claude` Claude handles authentication through SpriteCook OAuth on first protected use. Do not paste SpriteCook API keys, OAuth tokens, cookies, or other secrets into Claude chat. ## Known Limitations - Generation and animation tools spend SpriteCook credits. - Long-running jobs may return a queued or active status before completion; ask Claude to check the job status again. - Animation tools require an existing SpriteCook `asset_id`. Local images must be uploaded or imported through SpriteCook before animation. - Signed download URLs expire and can be refreshed by asking Claude to check the asset or job again. ## Privacy and Support - Privacy policy: https://www.spritecook.ai/privacy - Plugin and MCP support: [email protected] - Privacy requests: [email protected] ## License MIT ## Skill source of truth Bundled workflow skills come from [SpriteCook/skills](https://github.com/SpriteCook/skills). Update that repository first, then sync its committed skills into `skills/`. [skills-source.json](skills-source.json) records the exact bundled source revision. Bundled skills now match the current SpriteCook tools on reference limits, size hints, tileset edges and animation engines, add Pixel Engine Image for exact-size sprites and centered framing for flying or bouncing animations, and include tested steps for small sprites, scene cutouts, tiny edits and two-surface tilesets. Version checks run when you ask about updates or compatibility. No new plugin environment variables or database migrations are required.
© SpriteCook · MIT · SpriteCook/claude-plugin
