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Bannerbear Automated Social Graphics, Video & Certificate Rendering MCP
Generate branded social media graphics, podcast thumbnails, and dynamic PDFs from reusable templates via the Bannerbear REST API and MCP server.
⚡ 1-Click Agent & Developer Install
Zero Auth · Ready for Grok Bot, Claude Code & Cursorclaude mcp add bannerbear -- npx -y bannerbear-mcp-server
Copy-Paste System Prompt / Routine Blueprint:
Connect to the Bannerbear Automated Social Graphics, Video & Certificate Rendering MCP (bannerbear) MCP server using `claude mcp add bannerbear -- npx -y bannerbear-mcp-server`. First run a read-only discovery check invoking `bannerbear_create_image` to verify connectivity and credentials, then summarize the structured response and ask before executing any state-modifying tool calls.
Synthesized Engineering Blueprint & Setup Guide
### Server Architecture & Capability Summary
**Bannerbear Automated Social Graphics, Video & Certificate Rendering MCP** (`bannerbear`) is a verified **STDIO** Model Context Protocol (MCP) server curated with **@ericosiu** for Grok Bot, Claude Code, and Cursor.
Generate branded social media graphics, podcast thumbnails, and dynamic PDFs from reusable templates via the Bannerbear REST API and MCP server.
### 1-Click CLI Installation
Run the command below to register `bannerbear` in Claude Code or your MCP client:
```bash
claude mcp add bannerbear -- npx -y bannerbear-mcp-server
```
### Standard `mcpServers` JSON Configuration (`.cursor/mcp.json` / `claude_desktop_config.json`)
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bannerbear": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bannerbear-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BANNERBEAR_API_KEY": "bb_pr_your_project_key"
}
}
}
}
```
### Exposed MCP Tools
- `bannerbear_create_image` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `bannerbear`.
- `bannerbear_list_templates` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `bannerbear`.
- `bannerbear_create_video_clip` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `bannerbear`.
### Authentication & Environment Variables
- **Transport Protocol:** `stdio`
- **Auth Mechanism:** `api_key`
- `BANNERBEAR_API_KEY`: `bb_pr_your_project_key`
- **Documentation / Source:** [https://www.bannerbear.com](https://www.bannerbear.com)
Tags: #bannerbear#stdio#creative-video#mcp-server#bannerbear-create-image#bannerbear-list-templates
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