About ComfyUI MCP Server
ComfyUI MCP Server integrates ComfyUI with MCP so that MCP clients can generate images and run workflows. It requires a running ComfyUI server, either self-hosted or reachable by address. It suits users who want agents to drive ComfyUI image generation.
Key features
- 01text_to_image tool returning a generated image URL
- 02download_image tool to fetch generated images
- 03Run workflows from a JSON file or inline JSON
- 04Add custom workflows as new tools
- 05Docker deployment and SSE transport support
Use cases
- 01Letting an agent generate images from text prompts
- 02Running saved ComfyUI workflows on demand
- 03Deploying image generation through Docker containers
MCP support
The server exposes tools such as text_to_image, download_image, run_workflow_with_file and run_workflow_with_json to MCP clients, which forward work to ComfyUI.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEComfyUI MCP Server
1. Overview
- A server implementation for integrating ComfyUI with MCP.
- ⚠️ IMPORTANT: This server requires a running ComfyUI server.
- You must either host your own ComfyUI server,
- or have access to an existing ComfyUI server address.
2. Debugging
2.1 ComfyUI Debugging
python src/test_comfyui.py
2.2 MCP Debugging
mcp dev src/server.py
3. Installation and Configuration
3.1 ComfyUI Configuration
-
Edit
src/.envto set ComfyUI host and port:COMFYUI_HOST=localhost COMFYUI_PORT=8188
3.2 Adding Custom Workflows
- To add new tools, place your workflow JSON files in the
workflowsdirectory and declare them as new tools in the system.
4. Built-in Tools
-
text_to_image
- Returns only the URL of the generated image.
- To get the actual image:
- Use the
download_imagetool, or - Access the URL directly in your browser.
- Use the
-
download_image
- Downloads images generated by other tools (like
text_to_image) using the image URL.
- Downloads images generated by other tools (like
-
run_workflow_with_file
-
Run a workflow by providing the path to a workflow JSON file.
# You should ask to agent like this. Run comfyui workflow with text_to_image.json -
example image of CursorAI

-
-
run_workflow_with_json
-
Run a workflow by providing the workflow JSON data directly.
# You should ask to agent like this. Run comfyui workflow with this { "3": { "inputs": { "seed": 156680208700286, "steps": 20, ... (workflow JSON example) }
-
5. How to Run
5.1 Using UV (Recommended)
-
Example
mcp.json:{ "mcpServers": { "comfyui": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "PATH/MCP/comfyui", "run", "--with", "mcp", "--with", "websocket-client", "--with", "python-dotenv", "mcp", "run", "src/server.py:mcp" ] } } }
5.2 Using Docker
- Downloading images to a local folder with
download_imagemay be difficult since the Docker container does not share the host filesystem. - When using Docker, consider:
- Set
RETURN_URL=falsein.envto receive image data as bytes. - Set
COMFYUI_HOSTin.envto the appropriate address (e.g.,host.docker.internalor your server's IP). - Note: Large image payloads may exceed response limits when using binary data.
- Set
5.2.1 Build Docker Image
# First build image
docker image build -t mcp/comfyui .
{
"mcpServers": {
"comfyui": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-p",
"3001:3000",
"mcp/comfyui"
]
}
}
}
5.2.2 Using Existing Images
Also you can use prebuilt image.
{
"mcpServers": {
"comfyui": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-p",
"3001:3000",
"overseer66/mcp-comfyui"
]
}
}
}
5.2.3 Using SSE Transport
-
Run the SSE server with Docker:
docker run -i --rm -p 8001:8000 overseer66/mcp-comfyui-sse -
Configure
mcp.json(change localhost to your IP or domain if needed):{ "mcpServers": { "comfyui": { "url": "http://localhost:8001/sse" } } }
NOTE: When adding new workflows as tools, you need to rebuild and redeploy the Docker images to make them available.
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