# pixscii MCP server

> Enables AI agents to generate, animate, and export pixel art scenes, characters, and landscapes using a structured toolkit.

- Repository: https://github.com/rxolve/pixscii
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/rxolve/pixscii
- Transport: stdio
- Stars: 3
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 0.5.0

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add pixscii -- npx -y pixscii
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pixscii": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pixscii"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pixscii": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pixscii"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"pixscii","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","pixscii"]}'
```

### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pixscii": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pixscii"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add pixscii -- npx -y pixscii
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.pixscii]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "pixscii"]
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user pixscii npx -- -y pixscii
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pixscii": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pixscii"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Tools (25)

- `animate_scene`
- `create`
- `get`
- `character`
- `convert`
- `search`
- `creature`
- `being`
- `landscape`
- `pixel`
- `line`
- `rect`
- `fill`
- `mirror`
- `shapes`
- `undo`
- `inspect`
- `sequence`
- `compose`
- `tilemap`
- `spritesheet`
- `animate`
- `export`
- `palettes`
- `repalette`