About Photo2Skin
Photo2Skin provides AI tools for creating Minecraft skins, builds, maps, textures, and pixel art. Its hosted service connects to MCP clients so agents can create and edit Minecraft content through chat.
Key features
- 01Create and edit Minecraft skins
- 02Generate builds from text or photos
- 03Turn real places into Minecraft maps
- 04Make texture packs and pixel art
- 05Browse and retrieve skins and builds
Use cases
- 01Create a skin from a photo
- 02Design a structure from a description
- 03Make a playable map of a real place
- 04Find or retrieve a player's skin
MCP support
The hosted remote MCP server exposes Photo2Skin creation, editing, browsing, and account tools to MCP clients. It uses OAuth sign-in with a Photo2Skin account.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-photo2skin-photo2skin https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-photo2skin-photo2skin":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-photo2skin-photo2skin":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-photo2skin-photo2skin":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-photo2skin-photo2skin":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project README
Photo2Skin — AI tools for Minecraft, for AI agents
AI tools for Minecraft: skins from a photo or prompt, AI builds, real-world maps, textures and more. Connect Photo2Skin to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI or any MCP client and make Minecraft things just by chatting.
This repo holds the public connection files: the remote MCP server's address, a Claude Code plugin, a Cursor plugin, a Gemini CLI extension and an agent skill. The server itself is hosted by Photo2Skin; there is nothing to run locally.
| MCP server | https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| Sign-in | OAuth with a free Photo2Skin account — no API key |
| Official MCP Registry | com.photo2skin/photo2skin |
| Install guide | https://app.photo2skin.com/agents |
What it does
- AI skins — make a real, playable 64x64 Minecraft skin from a photo, a description, or both, then keep asking for changes ("add a red cap"). Bring in a skin you already have (any Java player's current skin, or a skin PNG) and edit it with words.
- AI builds — castles, houses, ships, statues… from a description or a photo. Walk around them in 3D and download for Java or Bedrock.
- Real-world maps — turn any place on Earth into a playable Minecraft world (Java and Bedrock).
- Textures — AI texture packs for Java and Bedrock, on the website at app.photo2skin.com/texture-packs.
- And more — a skin grabber for any Java player, a free skin library and builds library, and Minecraft-style pixel art from a photo.
Install
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http photo2skin https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp
or as a plugin, with the skill included:
/plugin marketplace add photo2skin/photo2skin-mcp
/plugin install photo2skin@photo2skin
Claude, ChatGPT — add a custom connector with the URL https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp
(step-by-step: https://app.photo2skin.com/agents).
Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and other MCP clients
{
"mcpServers": {
"photo2skin": { "url": "https://mcp.photo2skin.com/mcp" }
}
}
Gemini CLI
gemini extensions install https://github.com/photo2skin/photo2skin-mcp
The first time a tool runs, your app opens Photo2Skin's sign-in page; sign in and press Allow.
Tools
| Tool | Cost | What it does |
|---|---|---|
create_skin | credits | A skin from a description, a photo, or both — or a change to one, in words |
save_skin, choose_skin_take, publish_skin | free | Bring in a skin, pick a take, publish to the library (only when asked) |
create_build | credits | A Minecraft structure from a description, a photo, or both |
create_map | credits | A real place as a playable Minecraft world |
pixelate_photo | credits | Photo to Minecraft-style pixel art |
search_skins, get_skin, grab_player_skin, search_builds | free | Skin library, any Java player's skin, builds library |
get_account, get_job, get_photo_upload_link | free | Credits and prices, job status, photo upload link |
Browsing, grabbing and the libraries are free. AI creations spend Photo2Skin credits; the agent tells you the price first and never buys anything. Prices: https://app.photo2skin.com/pricing
Files
| File | For |
|---|---|
server.json | The official MCP Registry entry |
.mcp.json, .claude-plugin/ | Claude Code plugin and marketplace |
mcp.json, .cursor-plugin/ | Cursor plugin |
gemini-extension.json, GEMINI.md | Gemini CLI extension |
skills/photo2skin/SKILL.md | Agent skill: when and how to use the tools |
Support and legal
- Support: [email protected]
- Privacy policy: https://photo2skin.com/privacy.html
- Terms: https://photo2skin.com/terms.html
- Security: https://app.photo2skin.com/.well-known/security.txt
The files in this repo are MIT-licensed. The Photo2Skin service they connect to is governed by its terms. Not an official Minecraft product; not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.
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