Model Context Protocol

The Caranguejo MCP server

Connect by URL — no download, no npx, no config file. Paste it into Claude and generate images, videos and edits with your account and credits.

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Connect in three steps

No API key, no install — just a URL.

Copy the URL

This is the hosted Caranguejo MCP endpoint — the same one for every client.

https://mcp.caranguejo.art/mcp

Add the connector

In Claude, open Settings → Connectors, add a custom connector named “Caranguejo” and paste the URL. (Cursor: Settings → MCP → Add — same URL.)

Open connectors in Claude

Connect and sign in

Click Connect and log into your Caranguejo account (OAuth) — that's it. Just ask the agent to generate.

OAuth — your account, your credits

What your agent can do

Everything the app does, your agent does too.

Generate image and video up to 4K

Every model in the catalog, including 4K-resolution output.

Edit and compose images

Edit, restyle and compose existing images, straight from chat.

Post-production and upscale

Upscale, background removal, relight, inpaint and other finishing tools.

Generation history

List and resume past generations — the agent sees what you've already created.

Every model, live

The full, always-current catalog the agent can dispatch — image, video, audio and tools.

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Advanced: headless agents

Claude Code, terminal agents and other clients without a connectors UI use the URL with an auth header — or the legacy local package.

http
https://mcp.caranguejo.art/mcp
Authorization: Bearer ck_live_xxxxxxxx
Grab your ck_live_ key in Account → Apps & API. The legacy npx path runs the server as a local subprocess over stdio — keep using it if your client doesn't support remote MCP servers yet.

Common questions

Do I need an API key?

No — to use it from Claude, just connect the URL and sign in to your account. A ck_live_ key is only needed for the advanced/headless mode (Claude Code, terminal agents).

Which clients work?

Claude on the web and in Claude Code, Cursor, and any client that supports MCP over Streamable HTTP.

How is it billed?

It uses your Caranguejo plan's credits, same as the app — every generation returns its cost in credits_charged.

How long does a generation take?

It's asynchronous — the agent waits for the result. Images finish in seconds; video can take a few minutes.

Can I reuse past generations?

Yes — list_generations returns your history, so the agent can reference or reuse media you already created.