Krita Codex MCP server

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Control Krita through a secure local MCP server and authenticated Windows bridge.

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Krita Codex MCP tools (13, 1 write)

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Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

krita_asset
Export a layer, animation, tileset, or named-region package with direct preview.
krita_brush
Read/set brush state or list native Krita presets with optional filtering.
krita_canvas
Inspect/sample, resize, scale, crop, rotate, flip, or import an editable raster layer.
krita_color
Use KRA project colors, Krita palettes, reversible replacement, and safe filters.
krita_document
Inspect compatibility; list, create, open, activate, save, or close documents.
krita_draw
Draw native lines, paths, polygons, rectangles, or ellipses with Krita presets.
krita_editwrite action
Create/refine selections; move/resize, copy/cut/paste, fill, or clear content.
krita_history
Read undo/redo availability or execute bounded undo/redo steps in Krita.
krita_layers
Manage layers by UUID with compact replies, safe reparenting, and guarded transforms.
krita_paint_path
Paint pressure-aware line segments with Krita's current or named native brush preset.
krita_preview
Return a whole-canvas or pixel-precise cropped PNG preview as MCP image content.
krita_save_export
Save KRA and/or export PNG only beneath configured allowed roots.
krita_state
Read document/layers/painting state plus the running Krita compatibility report.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-25 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan63 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 66 days ago12/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 88/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How Krita Codex MCP compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 88/100; higher than 75% of 48,255 servers
Tools: 13; the typical server has 7
Tools that change things: 8%; typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars: 9; more than 87% of 28,688 servers
Downloads a week: 145; more than 70% of 12,191 servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 12 read · 1 change

Install Krita Codex MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add krita-codex-mcp -- uvx krita-codex-mcp

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What the publisher says

From the Krita Codex MCP repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Krita Codex MCP Server

Control Krita from OpenAI Codex through a secure local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Windows.

PyPI package · GitHub releases · Windows installation guide

A Windows-first local MCP server that lets Codex inspect and control Krita through a small, authenticated bridge. The MCP process uses STDIO. The Krita Python plugin listens only on 127.0.0.1, validates a shared bearer token, and dispatches every Krita API call to Qt's main thread.

This repository is a Windows-first integration with a capability-based runtime compatibility check. Krita 5.3.2.1 is a tested build, not a hard version requirement. The server deliberately exposes a small set of cohesive tools instead of a large collection of micro-tools:

Codex -> local STDIO MCP process -> authenticated 127.0.0.1 HTTP bridge
      -> queued, timeout-aware Qt main-thread dispatch -> Krita Python API

The bridge has no arbitrary Python execution tool and no direct pixel painting fallback. Actual painting, shapes, replacement fills and correction filters go through native Krita actions or stroke APIs. If the running Krita build lacks a feature, kritastate and kritadocument(action="compatibility") report the affected tools. Calling that feature returns a structured error; the bridge never silently switches to a different rendering backend.

Quick start

A first-time setup has two separate parts: the local bridge must be installed and enabled in Krita, then Codex must be connected through either the marketplace plugin or a direct MCP configuration. The codex plugin commands do not install or enable anything in Krita.

This requires a Windows Krita build that passes the live compatibility check and uv/uvx on PATH.

from PyPI:

Close Krita, make sure the allowed directory already exists, and install the current release

uvx --from "krita-codex-mcp==0.2.0" `
  krita-codex-install install `
  --allowed-root "C:\Krita Work"

Krita Codex Bridge.

In Krita, open Settings > Configure Krita > Python Plugin Manager and enable

Close and reopen Krita so the installed plugin and shared protocol package are loaded together.
Run the same version's live check:

uvx --from "krita-codex-mcp==0.2.0" krita-codex-install check

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Krita Codex MCP: common questions

Is Krita Codex MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Krita Codex MCP safety report
How do I install Krita Codex MCP?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Krita Codex MCP need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Krita Codex MCP maintained?: The last commit was 106 days ago (2026-07-21). The latest release is v0.2.0.
How does Krita Codex MCP compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 88/100 (higher than 75% of 48,255 servers); tools 13 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 8% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.