How to Add AI Image Generation to Any MCP Client in 30 Seconds

Connect in 30 Seconds

Add this to your Claude Desktop MCP config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Mac, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackbilt": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stackbilt.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. That's it. OAuth handles auth automatically — you'll sign up on first use.

What You Get

10 tools through one connection:

img-forge — AI image generation across 5 quality tiers:

• image_generate — "Generate a product mockup of a SaaS dashboard" → image in 5-30 seconds
• image_check_job — Poll async jobs
• image_list_models — See available tiers and pricing

Stackbilder — Full-stack architecture scaffolding:

• flow_create — Describe a product, get a 6-mode architecture pipeline
• flow_status / flow_summary / flow_quality / flow_governance — Monitor and inspect
• flow_advance / flow_recover — Control execution

Quality Tiers

Tier	Model	Speed	Cost	Best For
Draft	SDXL Lightning	~1s	1 credit	Rapid iteration, thumbnails
Standard	FLUX Klein	~5s	2 credits	General use (default)
Premium	FLUX Dev	~15s	5 credits	High detail
Ultra	Gemini 2.5 Flash	~10s	10 credits	Text rendering, photorealism
Ultra+	Gemini 3.1 Flash	~20s	20 credits	Maximum quality

Free tier: 25 credits, no credit card. That's 25 draft images or 12 standard images to evaluate.

Example

In Claude Desktop, just ask:

"Generate an image of a minimalist logo mark for a developer tools company, copper and indigo color scheme, dark background"

Claude calls image_generate, you get the image inline. No API keys to manage, no SDK to install, no environment variables to configure.

Credit Packs

Need more? One-time credit packs start at $3 for 100 credits. Subscriptions from $5/mo for 65 credits.

Platform: stackbilt.dev MCP Endpoint: mcp.stackbilt.dev/mcp Source: github.com/Stackbilt-dev/stackbilt-mcp-gateway