Poof MCP server
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How Poof compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 95/100
- higher than 97% of 48,255 servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote server answers 100%
- Response time
- 148 ms
- faster than 73% of 30,031 servers
- GitHub stars
- 2
- more than 75% of 28,688 servers
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-10-13, latest 2026-10-21, typically one every 8 days.
Install Poof in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://api.poof.bg/mcp
What the publisher says
From the Poof repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
@poof-bg/mcp
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Poof background removal API. Use AI assistants like Claude to remove backgrounds from images.
Migrating from remove.bg? It shuts down on 1 December 2026 — see the remove.bg alternative and migration guide.
Features
- removebackground** - Remove background from images (accepts base64 or URL)
- getaccount** - Check your account info and credit balance
- Supports both stdio (local) and HTTP (remote/Cloudflare Worker) transports
Installation
Local (stdio transport)
npm install -g @poof-bg/mcpOr install locally:
git clone https://github.com/poof-bg/mcp.git
cd mcp
npm install
npm run buildRemote (HTTP transport via Cloudflare Worker)
The Poof MCP server can be deployed as a Cloudflare Worker, allowing remote access via HTTP.
Configuration
Environment Variable
Set your Poof API key:
export POOF_API_KEY=your_api_key_hereGet your API key at dash.poof.bg
Claude Code
OAuth (recommended)
claude mcp add --transport http poof https://api.poof.bg/mcpAPI Key
claude mcp add --transport http poof https://api.poof.bg/mcp \
--header "x-api-token: YOUR_POOF_API_KEY"Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop config file:
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claudedesktopconfig.json
Option 1: Remote with OAuth (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"url": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp"
}
}
}Option 2: Local (stdio transport)
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@poof-bg/mcp"],
"env": {
"POOF_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Option 3: Remote with API key
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"url": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-token": "YOUR_POOF_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or global config):
OAuth (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"url": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp"
}
}
}Local (stdio)
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@poof-bg/mcp"],
"env": {
"POOF_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Remote with API key
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"url": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-token": "YOUR_POOF_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}Windsurf
Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
OAuth (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp"
}
}
}Local (stdio)
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@poof-bg/mcp"],
"env": {
"POOF_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Remote with API key
{
"mcpServers": {
"poof": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-token": "YOUR_POOF_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}VS Code + Copilot
Add to your VS Code settings.json:
OAuth (recommended)
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"poof": {
"url": "https://api.poof.bg/mcp"
}
}
}
}Local (stdio)
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"poof": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@poof-bg/mcp"],
"env": {
"POOF_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
}Remote with API key
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Poof: common questions
- Is Poof MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (95/100). Read the Poof safety report
- How do I install Poof?
- It runs remotely at api.poof.bg. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Poof need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
POOF_API_KEY,x-api-key. - Is Poof maintained?
- The last commit was 22 days ago (2026-10-13). The latest release is v1.5.2.
- Is Poof up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- How does Poof compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 95/100 (higher than 97% of 48,255 servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote server answers 100%); response time 148 ms (faster than 73% of 30,031 servers). Full comparison.