Image editing / CONNECTION GUIDEKrita MCP Servers for Claude Code & Codex
A Krita plugin and MCP server expose document, layer and export operations.
Integration documentation MCP · Live app
A Krita plugin and MCP server expose document, layer and export operations.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Claude Code · Documented
The maintainer documents Claude Code setup for this connection.
Codex · Documented
The maintainer documents Codex setup for this connection.
Cursor · MCP compatible
MCP transport compatibility is inferred; this agent is not explicitly documented for this connection.
Requirements and limitations
Krita 5.2+, Python 3.8+ and the companion plugin; advanced pixel/history tools need the documented native helper.
Pixel and history capabilities have stricter Linux Krita 6.0.4 Qt6/helper requirements than the basic tools.
script · Live app
Krita’s Python scripting and plugin framework support custom in-application automation.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Claude Code · Not documented
The native interface is documented, but no setup for this coding agent is established by this source.
Codex · Not documented
The native interface is documented, but no setup for this coding agent is established by this source.
Cursor · Not documented
The native interface is documented, but no setup for this coding agent is established by this source.
Requirements and limitations
Krita with Python plugin support and the relevant Scripter or custom plugin enabled.
The scripting framework requires a script or plugin; it does not by itself expose a coding-agent connection.
MCP · Live app
A Krita plugin and local MCP bridge for painting and image editing.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Claude Code · MCP compatible
MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.
Codex · MCP compatible
MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.
Cursor · MCP compatible
MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.
Requirements and limitations
Krita with Python plugins enabled, the supplied plugin, and a Python MCP server.
The bridge operates in a running Krita instance and requires the plugin to be enabled.
MCP · Live app
A local plugin and Python server let agents work on Krita documents.
Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
Claude Code · Documented
The integration documentation explicitly names this client.
Codex · MCP compatible
MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.
Cursor · MCP compatible
MCP support suggests compatibility; this client is not documented by the maintainer.
Requirements and limitations
Krita 5.2 or newer, Python 3.8 or newer and the Krita plugin.
The plugin must be enabled and Krita must be running.
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Compare how each route works, what it can do, and what you need to run it.
| Connection | Workflow and platform | Capabilities | Documented agents | Requirements and limitations |
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Krita MCP
MCP | Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux | | Claude Code, Codex | Krita 5.2+, Python 3.8+ and the companion plugin; advanced pixel/history tools need the documented native helper.
Pixel and history capabilities have stricter Linux Krita 6.0.4 Qt6/helper requirements than the basic tools. |
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Krita Python scripting
script | Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux | | See compatibility | Krita with Python plugin support and the relevant Scripter or custom plugin enabled.
The scripting framework requires a script or plugin; it does not by itself expose a coding-agent connection. |
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Krita MCP · di404
MCP | Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux | | See compatibility | Krita with Python plugins enabled, the supplied plugin, and a Python MCP server.
The bridge operates in a running Krita instance and requires the plugin to be enabled. |
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Krita MCP · SanSaSane
MCP | Live app
macOS, Windows, Linux | | Claude Code | Krita 5.2 or newer, Python 3.8 or newer and the Krita plugin.
The plugin must be enabled and Krita must be running. |
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How it works
MCP · Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux
Capabilities
Inspect documents and manage layers · Export document images
Documented agents
Claude Code · Codex
Requirements and limitations
Krita 5.2+, Python 3.8+ and the companion plugin; advanced pixel/history tools need the documented native helper.
Pixel and history capabilities have stricter Linux Krita 6.0.4 Qt6/helper requirements than the basic tools.
How it works
script · Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux
Capabilities
Create documents and automate exports
Documented agents
See compatibility
Requirements and limitations
Krita with Python plugin support and the relevant Scripter or custom plugin enabled.
The scripting framework requires a script or plugin; it does not by itself expose a coding-agent connection.
How it works
MCP · Live app
Windows, macOS, Linux
Capabilities
Create canvases · Paint strokes and shapes · Export images
Documented agents
See compatibility
Requirements and limitations
Krita with Python plugins enabled, the supplied plugin, and a Python MCP server.
The bridge operates in a running Krita instance and requires the plugin to be enabled.
How it works
MCP · Live app
macOS, Windows, Linux
Capabilities
Create documents and layers · Draw and apply filters · Read and export the canvas
Documented agents
Claude Code
Requirements and limitations
Krita 5.2 or newer, Python 3.8 or newer and the Krita plugin.
The plugin must be enabled and Krita must be running.
Questions before setup
Does one integration cover every workflow?
No such claim is made. Check the capability list, requirements and limitations of each route, then test a copy of a representative project.