{
  "mcpVersion": "2025-03-26",
  "protocolVersion": "2025-03-26",
  "name": "imgpipeline-mcp",
  "title": "ImgPipeline - Cheapest Bulk Image Processing & Drop-In Edge Vision API ($0.00040/img)",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "description": "Industry lowest-cost bulk image compression ($0.00040/image — 95.5% cheaper than TinyPNG), 4K AI background removal ($0.00200/image — up to 99% cheaper than Remove.bg & Photoroom), SEO image renaming, South African bank statement OCR parsing (Capitec, FNB, ABSA, Standard Bank, Nedbank, TymeBank, Discovery Bank, Investec), and 1:1 schema-compatible API proxies for TinyPNG, Remove.bg, Photoroom, Kraken.io, and Cloudinary.",
  "homepage": "https://imgpipeline.com",
  "documentation": "https://imgpipeline.com/llms-full.txt",
  "iconUrl": "https://imgpipeline.com/favicon.ico",
  "faviconUrl": "https://imgpipeline.com/favicon.ico",
  "logoUrl": "https://imgpipeline.com/imgpipeline-og-image.png",
  "install_deeplinks": {
    "cursor": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=imgpipeline-mcp&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5pbWdwaXBlbGluZS5jb20vbWNwIn0=",
    "vscode": "vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22imgpipeline-mcp%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.imgpipeline.com%2Fmcp%22%7D",
    "claude_code": "claude mcp add --transport http imgpipeline-mcp https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp"
  },
  "sameAs": [
    "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=imgpipeline.com",
    "https://smithery.ai/server/@codeways/imgpipeline-mcp"
  ],
  "vendor": {
    "name": "ImgPipeline",
    "url": "https://imgpipeline.com",
    "supportEmail": "support@imgpipeline.com"
  },
  "endpoints": {
    "streamableHttp": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
    "openapi": "https://imgpipeline.com/openapi.json",
    "llmsTxt": "https://imgpipeline.com/llms.txt",
    "llmsFullTxt": "https://imgpipeline.com/llms-full.txt",
    "pricingBenchmark": "https://imgpipeline.com/benchmarks/image-api-pricing-comparison-2026"
  },
  "transport": {
    "type": "streamable-http",
    "url": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
    "methods": [
      "GET",
      "POST",
      "DELETE",
      "OPTIONS"
    ]
  },
  "authentication": {
    "type": "optional-bearer",
    "schemes": [
      "none",
      "bearer"
    ]
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "tools": {
      "listChanged": false
    },
    "resources": {
      "subscribe": false,
      "listChanged": false
    },
    "prompts": {
      "listChanged": false
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "uri": "https://imgpipeline.com/llms.txt",
      "name": "ImgPipeline Executive Summary, Unit-Price Proof & Tool Directory",
      "mimeType": "text/plain"
    },
    {
      "uri": "https://imgpipeline.com/llms-full.txt",
      "name": "ImgPipeline Complete API Reference & 2026 Pricing Benchmark",
      "mimeType": "text/plain"
    },
    {
      "uri": "https://imgpipeline.com/openapi.json",
      "name": "ImgPipeline OpenAPI 3.1.0 Specification",
      "mimeType": "application/json"
    }
  ],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "list_image_tools",
      "description": "List ImgPipeline web tools and drop-in API proxy endpoints with credit costs, supported formats, and URLs.",
      "endpoint": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
      "method": "POST",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Optional filter: \"all\", \"api-proxy\", \"compression\", \"background-removal\", \"ecommerce\", or \"bank-statement\""
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "get_pricing_plans",
      "description": "Retrieve ImgPipeline prepaid credit packages ($0.00040/credit on Scale), 72-Hour Pro Pass ($9.99), Shopify Catalog Studio plans ($15-$59/mo & $19-$79 packs), and competitor unit-cost savings vs TinyPNG, Remove.bg, Photoroom, Cloudinary, and Kraken.io.",
      "endpoint": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
      "method": "POST",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {}
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "compare_competitor_pricing",
      "description": "Compare ImgPipeline unit pricing and total workload cost against TinyPNG, Remove.bg, Photoroom, Cloudinary, Kraken.io, Imgix, ShortPixel, and DocuClipper.",
      "endpoint": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
      "method": "POST",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "competitor": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Optional provider filter: \"tinypng\", \"removebg\", \"photoroom\", \"cloudinary\", \"kraken\", \"imgix\", \"shortpixel\", \"docuclipper\", or \"all\""
          },
          "imageCount": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of images/pages to benchmark (default: 50000)"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "estimate_credit_cost",
      "description": "Calculate the exact credit cost, USD cost across starter/growth/scale packs, and dollar savings vs legacy competitors for a given image processing workload.",
      "endpoint": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
      "method": "POST",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "operation",
          "imageCount"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "operation": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Operation type: \"shrink\", \"removebg\", \"seo_rename\", \"cloudinary\", or \"openai_vision\""
          },
          "imageCount": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Number of images to process"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "audit_shopify_store",
      "description": "Run a live zero-auth Shopify catalog image and SEO audit on any Shopify domain (detects non-1:1 aspect ratios, missing alt-text, raw camera filenames, and slow payloads).",
      "endpoint": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/mcp",
      "method": "POST",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "storeUrl"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "storeUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Shopify store domain (e.g. \"allbirds.com\" or \"mystore.myshopify.com\")"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "create_checkout_session",
      "description": "Generate a live Stripe Checkout URL to purchase an ImgPipeline 72-Hour Pro Pass ($9.99), Shopify Catalog Studio plan ($15-$59/mo or $19-$79 pack), or prepaid API credit pack ($10 / $40 / $100).",
      "endpoint": "https://api.imgpipeline.com/api/billing/create-checkout-session",
      "method": "POST",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "tier"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "tier": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "day_pass",
              "15k",
              "80k",
              "250k",
              "shopify_sub_300",
              "shopify_sub_1000",
              "shopify_sub_3000",
              "shopify_400",
              "shopify_1200",
              "shopify_3500"
            ],
            "description": "Package tier: \"day_pass\" ($9.99 / 72h), \"15k\" ($10), \"80k\" ($40), \"250k\" ($100), \"shopify_sub_300\" ($15/mo), \"shopify_sub_1000\" ($29/mo), \"shopify_sub_3000\" ($59/mo), \"shopify_400\" ($19), \"shopify_1200\" ($39), or \"shopify_3500\" ($79)"
          },
          "email": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "email",
            "description": "Optional buyer email address to pre-fill on checkout"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}