Placid Image Generator MCP server

Placid.app MCP Server provides tools for listing templates and generating images and videos through the Model Context Protocol by integrating with Placid.app's API. This server implementation makes it easy to dynamically create visual content using templates and custom data.

Installation Options

Quick Start with Smithery

The simplest way to install and configure the MCP server is using Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @felores/placid-mcp-server --client claude

Manual Configuration

If you prefer to set up manually, add this configuration to your Claude Desktop or Cline settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "placid": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@felores/placid-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PLACID_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

The server requires:

• Node.js version 18 or higher
• npm package manager

To verify you have the correct versions installed:

node --version
npm --version

If needed, install or update Node.js from nodejs.org.

Obtaining a Placid API Token

Before using the server, you'll need to get an API token:

1. Log in to your Placid.app account
2. Navigate to Settings > API
3. Click "Create API Token"
4. Name your token (e.g., "MCP Server")
5. Copy the generated token
6. Add this token to your configuration as shown in the installation section

Using the MCP Server

Listing Templates

The placid_list_templates tool lets you browse available Placid templates with filtering options.

Parameters:

• collection_id (optional): Filter by collection ID
• custom_data (optional): Filter by custom reference data
• tags (optional): Array of tags for filtering

Example Usage:

{
  "tags": ["social", "instagram"]
}

Response:

Returns an array of templates with details including:

• UUID
• Title
• Thumbnail URL
• Available layers
• Tags

Generating Images

The placid_generate_image tool creates static images by combining templates with dynamic content.

Parameters:

• template_id (required): UUID of the template to use
• layers (required): Object with dynamic content for template layers

Example Usage:

{
  "template_id": "template-uuid",
  "layers": {
    "headline": { "text": "Welcome to My App" },
    "background": { "image": "https://example.com/bg.jpg" }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "status": "finished",
  "image_url": "https://example.com/generated-image.jpg"
}

Generating Videos

The placid_generate_video tool creates videos by combining templates with dynamic content.

Parameters:

• template_id (required): UUID of the template
• layers (required): Object with dynamic content for template layers
• audio (optional): URL to an mp3 audio file
• audio_duration (optional): Set to 'auto' to trim audio to video length
• audio_trim_start (optional): Timestamp for trim start point
• audio_trim_end (optional): Timestamp for trim end point

Example Usage:

{
  "template_id": "template-uuid",
  "layers": {
    "MEDIA": { "video": "https://example.com/video.mp4" },
    "PHOTO": { "image": "https://example.com/photo.jpg" },
    "LOGO": { "image": "https://example.com/logo.png" },
    "HEADLINE": { "text": "My Video Title" }
  },
  "audio": "https://example.com/background.mp3",
  "audio_duration": "auto"
}

Response:

For quick videos:

{
  "status": "finished",
  "video_url": "https://example.com/generated-video.mp4"
}

For longer videos (processing time >60 seconds):

{
  "status": "queued",
  "job_id": "job-id-for-status-checking"
}

Additional Resources

For comprehensive information about the Placid API, visit the Placid API Documentation.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "placid" '{"command":"npx","args":["@felores/placid-mcp-server"],"env":{"PLACID_API_TOKEN":"your-api-token"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "placid": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "@felores/placid-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PLACID_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "placid": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "@felores/placid-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PLACID_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect