MCP server

Make sprites from your AI editor: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more.

Install

Pick your editor and connect in one step.

API key

Run this once in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http sprite-ai \
  https://www.sprite-ai.art/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sai_sk_your_key_here"

Once it's connected, your AI editor can make sprites and animations for you, right inside your project. It uses your API key and spends tokens from your account. Nothing to download, no setup.

Try it

Just ask your assistant in plain English:

"generate a knight sprite and animate it walking"

It picks the right tools, makes the art, and saves the files into your project.

What you can do

Tool	What it does	Cost
`sprite_generate`	Make one sprite from a description.	1 token (4 for tile/background/ui/effect)
`sprite_import`	Add a sprite you already have.	Free
`sprite_generate_animation`	Turn a sprite into an animation (walk, run, idle...).	14-28 tokens
`sprite_get_job`	Check on a running animation.	Free
`sprite_list_creations`	See your past sprites and animations.	Free
`sprite_get_balance`	Check your tokens.	Free
`sprite_list_asset_types`	See what you can make.	Free

How it works

Make or add a sprite once and you get back an id. After that, you work by that id:

Animate it: pass the id as source_generation_id.
Match a new sprite to its style: pass the id as reference_asset_id.

You never re-send the image. Your assistant handles the ids for you, you just describe what you want.

Want to animate or copy the style of a file on your computer? Your assistant adds it once with sprite_import (free), then uses the id it gets back. The server can't see your disk, so the assistant reads the file and uploads it for you.

Common asks

"Make a walking goblin." Generates the goblin, then animates it.
"Animate this sprite I have at ./hero.png." Imports the file, then animates it.
"Make a sword and shield that match my knight." Generates them using the knight as a style reference.

Saving files

Every result comes with a download link. Your assistant grabs it and saves the file into your project automatically, you don't have to copy anything by hand.

For the assistant

Want your assistant to read the full guide before it starts? Point it at /api/mcp/docs. For the raw HTTP API, see the API reference.