About Vectorize
Vectorize is a hosted MCP server for assistants that need to request raster-image tracing through the Vectorize API. It exposes tracing guidance and prepares authenticated requests, while images and API responses stay outside the server.
Key features
- 01Tracing presets and options
- 02API usage guidance
- 03Validated request details
- 04SVG, PDF, EPS, DXF or JSON output
Use cases
- 01Prepare a tracing request for an image
- 02Review presets and limits before tracing
MCP support
The hosted MCP server exposes three tools for API guidance, trace options, and preparing an authenticated HTTP request. The caller runs the request where the image is; the MCP server does not carry files or tracing results.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http dev-dudko-vectorize https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp{"mcpServers":{"dev-dudko-vectorize":{"type":"http","url":"https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"dev-dudko-vectorize":{"type":"http","url":"https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"dev-dudko-vectorize":{"type":"http","url":"https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"dev-dudko-vectorize":{"serverUrl":"https://vectorize.dudko.dev/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 READMEVectorize — MCP setup
Connect your AI assistant to Vectorize — raster images (PNG, JPG, …) traced into vector drawings: SVG, PDF, EPS or DXF — through our hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Sign in once with your dudko.dev account; no API key to paste.
The server is the front door to the Vectorize HTTP API, not a tracer: a picture never travels through the model or through the server. The assistant asks for a request, and runs it wherever the image is.
- Server:
vectorize - Transport: streamable HTTP
- URL:
https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp - Auth: OAuth 2.1 via
auth.dudko.dev— you'll be prompted to sign in.
What you can do
Three tools, all free:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
api_access | How the Vectorize API works. |
trace_options | The presets (photo, poster, black & white), the options and the limits. |
api_request | Checks trace options and returns the exact request — URL, headers, a curl command — with a 15-minute credential for your account. Output: svg, pdf, eps, dxf or json. |
Install in Claude Code (plugin)
/plugin marketplace add dudko-dev/vectorize-mcp-setup
/plugin install vectorize@vectorize
/reload-plugins
Then run /mcp and complete the sign-in when prompted.
Prefer not to use the marketplace? Add the server directly:
claude mcp add --transport http vectorize https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp
Connect from other clients
Same remote URL, same sign-in — only the config location differs.
Claude Desktop / claude.ai connectors
- Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Name:
Vectorize - URL:
https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp - Save, then connect and sign in when prompted.
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project):
{
"mcpServers": {
"vectorize": {
"url": "https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
VS Code (GitHub Copilot / MCP) and other clients
{
"servers": {
"vectorize": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Authentication
The server is an OAuth 2.1 resource server. The first call answers 401 with a
WWW-Authenticate header pointing at its protected-resource metadata:
https://vectorize.dudko.dev/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
which names https://auth.dudko.dev as the authorization server (scope
usage). Compliant MCP clients discover this automatically — you only need the
server URL, and you sign in with your dudko.dev account. Tokens are
audience-bound to https://vectorize.dudko.dev/mcp and are refused anywhere else.
The server itself carries no files and no content: its tools return a ready-to-run HTTP request with a short-lived credential (15 minutes, good for this API only) for the account you signed in as. Your assistant runs that request wherever the file is, and the API answers the caller directly. Each request counts against your account's plan like any other API call; the MCP tools themselves are free.
Troubleshooting
401/ asked to sign in again — the token expired; reconnect in the client.- "plan used up" /
402— the tracing quota for your account is spent; retrying will not help. See https://auth.dudko.dev/account. - Tools don't appear — check the client finished the sign-in (
/mcpin Claude Code shows connected).
Support
- Website: https://vectorize.dudko.dev
- API docs: https://vectorize.dudko.dev/api
- For agents: https://vectorize.dudko.dev/llms.txt
- Contact: [email protected]
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