imagor-mcp

MCP server + skill letting an agent compose image layouts (OG cards, grids, quotes) that compile to a single imagor URL, rendered by your own imagor instance · github.com ↗

How we tested

Method: Not the normal user setup: there's no Docker on the box, so imagor v1.9.12 ran from files extracted from the official shumc/imagor Docker Hub image, through its bundled loader, rather than with docker run. Shell on Linux box. Downloaded the imagor-mcp linux_amd64 binary into a scratch dir. Pulled the shumc/imagor:latest layers anonymously from Docker Hub, extracted them to a scratch dir, and ran imagor -imagor-unsafe bound to loopback. A Python MCP client drove the server over stdio, and I fetched each returned URL to check the HTTP status and the rendered image.. Tester: Testbuilder2. Date: 2026-10-18T16:52-07:00.

Test log (from our notes)

What works

The linux_amd64 release binary (v0.7.9) ran as an MCP stdio server with IMAGOR_UNSAFE=1 and exposed 10 tools (render_template
fit_text
verify_imagor_url
cookbook recipes
a skill resource
path validate/parse
etc.). There's no Docker on the box
so I ran imagor v1.9.12 from the official shumc/imagor image's files with unsafe mode on 127.0.0.1:8000. render_template for a 1200x630 OG card (brand
title
photo
description) returned a URL that imagor served as a 200 image/jpeg at 1200x630
and the render matched the layout. In the long-headline edge case (about 220 characters)
the fitter dropped the title from 82pt to 40pt and it stayed inside its box without touching the description. verify_imagor_url confirmed that grayscale was applied at 300x200. An invented filter was refused before any URL was made ('unknown filter … imagor ignores unrecognised filters silently'). validate_imagor_path round-tripped a path. The cookbook lists about 10 ready-made layouts.

What breaks

Missing image edge case: render_template returned a URL for a card whose photo source 404s without any warning
and imagor then returned HTTP 404 for the whole card instead of rendering the rest. Minor issues: an image slot reported as 'sized 400xauto' was emitted as 400x400
so the photo was cropped to a square (the top of the source was cut off)
and the 'resolved' detail for the fitted title reported 82pt even when the path used 40pt. Setup is heavier than the README suggests on a machine without Docker or Homebrew: imagor itself has no standalone Linux binary
and only the MCP server ships one.

Release claims checked

verified An agent writes a layout (OG cards etc.) and it compiles to one imagor URL source
verified Text is fitted so long titles don't overflow (fit_text) source
unverified Tools refuse a path that cannot work source
verified verify_imagor_url reports what imagor did with each filter source
unverified One-click install in VS Code / Claude Desktop source
unverified Signed URLs with IMAGOR_SECRET source

Test history

No prior results — this is the first recorded test.

Quality score

3/5 — our subjective hands-on rating on a 1–5 scale.

Quality 3 under the briefing rubric: render_template's documented 'resolved' report doesn't match what it builds (an image slot reported as 400xauto is emitted as 400x400 and crops the photo, and the title is reported at 82pt but rendered at 40pt). Separately, a missing image source makes the whole card 404 with no warning.

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Where it was found

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50103638 (Show HN 2026-10-15 PT; release v0.7.9 2026-10-15 UTC with linux_amd64 binary)

What people are saying

Hacker News discussion thread (launch post and comments; not summarized here)

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