create_code_image
Generate a beautiful code snippet image with syntax highlighting and styling
LABSCO SUMMARY
The snippet comes back as a file, so what used to be a code block in a chat can go into a slide or an issue as it is.
Every styling decision is a parameter rather than a setting, so the look is fixed when the image is made and a second version means a second call. The tool renders what it is handed: nothing here reads a file from your project, so the image shows exactly the text passed in and nothing that surrounds it.
What it is
A single-tool image renderer for code snippets, writing the result into an output directory on the host.
What you get
- create_code_image, which renders a passed-in code block in a named language as a syntax-highlighted image.
- The styling decided on the call: theme, backgroundColor, padding, width, height, showLineNumbers and a title.
Requirements
Nothing to supply — no account, no key. A directory on disk for the server to write the generated images into.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y code-snippet-image-mcp-server /custom/output/directory
USE CASES
01
Turning a code block into something you can paste into a slide
The language decides the highlighting and the rest is styling on the same call — theme, background colour, padding, dimensions, line numbers and a title across the top.
1 tool
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
1 tool when we connected.
Requires
npx on PATH
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the one tool definition that rides along on every turn
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"code-snippet-image-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"code-snippet-image-mcp-server",
"/custom/output/directory"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx -y code-snippet-image-mcp-server /custom/output/directory
