Model Context Protocol
Your agent's design studio.
SnapStudio embeds an MCP server with 79 tools. Claude — or any MCP client — can create documents, fill and repaint templates, frame screenshots in device mockups, cut social video and export complete App Store packs. Locally, on your Mac.
Setup — one line
The server ships inside the app bundle. Nothing else to install:
claude mcp add snapstudio -- "/Applications/SnapStudio.app/Contents/MacOS/snapstudio-mcp"
For Claude Desktop or other MCP clients, register the same binary as a stdio server. Documents live in a local workspace; use open_in_app to jump from agent output into the full editor.
What an agent can do with it
# real prompts, each resolved by the agent with the tools below
"Take ~/Desktop/shot.png, beautify it with Mesh · Aurora,
frame it in an iPhone 17 Pro, export the full App Store pack."
"Fill the launch template with our headline, repaint it with the
obsidian palette, render square, story and X sizes."
"Batch-watermark every image in ~/Shoots/june and convert to WebP
under 500 KB each."
"Cut a 15-second Reel from these 6 clips with captions and
beat-synced transitions."All 79 tools
Grouped by what they touch. Every tool is callable directly; list tools return live catalogs (119 templates, 41 palettes, 22 beautify styles, 9 device mockups, 25 filters, 30 stickers).
Documents & canvas 7
create_document duplicate_document get_document list_documents set_canvas_size open_in_app diagnostics
Layers 10
add_image_layer add_text_layer add_shape_layer add_drawing_layer add_pattern_layer add_mesh_background duplicate_layer remove_layer reorder_layer crop_layer
Transforms & masks 5
set_layer_props set_layer_transform set_layer_mask clear_layer_mask apply_perspective
Color & adjustments 5
set_adjustments set_hsl set_tone_curve apply_filter list_filters
On-device AI & retouch 4
upscale_layer remove_background auto_enhance clone_heal
Beautify, mockups & frames 6
beautify_layer list_beautify_styles apply_mockup list_mockups apply_frame list_frames
Templates 10
list_templates inspect_template preview_template fill_template create_from_template save_as_template render_template_batch import_templates export_templates lint_design
Brand kits & palettes 6
list_palettes save_palette delete_palette list_brand_kits save_brand_kit apply_brand_kit
Design library 6
add_sticker list_stickers create_collage list_collage_templates list_fonts measure_text
Assets & SVG 5
save_asset list_assets add_asset_to_document import_svg export_svg
Marketing generators 5
generate_social_asset generate_marketing_set generate_aso_pack export_platform_pack render_carousel
Video & motion 6
render_video_template save_video_template list_video_templates delete_video_template export_slideshow export_animated_post
Render, export & batch 4
export_image render_preview render_contact_sheet batch_process
Why this matters
Marketing assets are a recurring deliverable — every release needs screenshots, every post needs an image, every launch needs a set. With SnapStudio on MCP, that deliverable becomes a prompt. No other Mac image editor — not Pixelmator Pro, not Affinity, not Canva's apps — exposes its editor to agents.
And because everything runs locally, your agent's work inherits SnapStudio's privacy posture: no uploads, no account, no telemetry.