Meme Generator (ImgFlip) MCP server

This MCP server enables AI models and tools to generate meme images from user prompts by utilizing the ImgFlip API. The server provides a simple interface for creating custom memes with your chosen templates and text.

Installation

To use the Meme MCP Server, you'll need to set it up in your AI client (such as Claude Desktop). The installation process involves configuring the server using an NPM package.

Prerequisites

Before installing, you need to:

1. Create a free account on ImgFlip to get your username and password
2. Have Node.js installed on your system

Standard Installation

Configure the meme generator server in your client using the meme-mcp NPM package. For Claude Desktop, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config
2. Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meme": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "meme-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "IMGFLIP_USERNAME": "<IMGFLIP USERNAME>",
        "IMGFLIP_PASSWORD": "<IMGFLIP PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace <IMGFLIP USERNAME> and <IMGFLIP PASSWORD> with your ImgFlip credentials.

Alternative Installation (Troubleshooting)

If Claude Desktop fails to find the right version of npx (especially if you're using NVM), you can install meme-mcp globally:

1. Install the package globally:

npm install -g meme-mcp

2. Find the path of your Node.js executable:

which node

3. Update your configuration to use the direct paths:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meme": {
      "command": "/Users/<USERNAME>/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.2/bin/node",
      "args": ["/Users/<USERNAME>/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.2/lib/node_modules/meme-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "IMGFLIP_USERNAME": "<IMGFLIP USERNAME>",
        "IMGFLIP_PASSWORD": "<IMGFLIP PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace paths and username with your specific system values.

Using the Meme Generator

After completing the installation, restart Claude Desktop to activate the meme generator.

Available Tool

The server implements a single tool called generateMeme with the following parameters:

• templateNumericId: The numeric ID of the meme template to use
• text0: The text for the first placeholder
• text1: The text for the second placeholder

Using with Claude Desktop

1. After restarting Claude Desktop, you'll see a small hammer icon on the bottom right of the chat input
2. Click this icon to access tools, including the meme generator
3. Simply ask Claude to generate a meme for you, and it will use the configured meme server to create one

For example, you could ask: "Generate a 'Drake' meme where he rejects 'Writing documentation manually' and approves 'Using AI to write documentation'"

Claude will determine the appropriate template ID and text placements to generate your requested meme.

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 "meme" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","meme-mcp"],"env":{"IMGFLIP_USERNAME":"<IMGFLIP USERNAME>","IMGFLIP_PASSWORD":"<IMGFLIP PASSWORD>"}}'

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": {
        "meme": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "meme-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "IMGFLIP_USERNAME": "<IMGFLIP USERNAME>",
                "IMGFLIP_PASSWORD": "<IMGFLIP PASSWORD>"
            }
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "meme": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "meme-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "IMGFLIP_USERNAME": "<IMGFLIP USERNAME>",
                "IMGFLIP_PASSWORD": "<IMGFLIP PASSWORD>"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect