inkscape-mcp.md

Inkscape MCP

MCP server

from"sandraschi"

inkscape-mcp, by sandraschi, lets an AI agent drive Inkscape without opening its window: draw shapes and text, run boolean operations and path effects, manage layers, animate and export. It ships as a stdio/HTTP MCP server, a Claude Desktop .mcpb bundle, a local web dashboard and a Windows desktop app.

Source and setup verified on 2026-11-03

Visualization

InkscapeSVG editingvector automationMCPB

View on GitHub

Quick facts

Maintainer: sandraschi (community)
Install: .mcpb for Claude Desktop, start.bat or installer on Windows
UI: Local web dashboard at 127.0.0.1:11029, opened in your browser (not inside the chat)
Needs: Inkscape installed, for export and conversion

What you can do

Create and edit SVG shapes, text, paths and boolean operations (60+ operations)
Manage layers: visibility, locking, names and order
Apply SMIL animation and live path effects
Export to PNG, PDF, EPS and DXF

Requirements

Inkscape 1.0 or newer (Windows: winget install Inkscape.Inkscape)
Claude Desktop, for the .mcpb option
Windows, macOS or Linux; start.bat and the desktop app are Windows-only

setup.md

# 1. Claude Desktop: install the .mcpb

Download the .mcpb file from the latest GitHub release and drag it onto Claude Desktop.

# 2. Windows with the dashboard: clone and run start.bat

$git clone https://github.com/sandraschi/inkscape-mcp

Then double-click start.bat. It installs what is missing (uv, bun, dependencies), starts the server and opens the dashboard. The first run takes 2–4 minutes.

# 3. Check before installing anything

$start.bat -Check

Reports whether it will work on this machine without installing anything.

# 4. Other setups

INSTALL.md in the repository covers every method, including the Windows installer.

Always confirm the latest setup instructions with the maintainer before installing.