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Recraft MCP with Claude: Faster Visual Asset Creation and Editing for Marketing Teams
The short answer
Claude connects to Recraft through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that lets Claude use Recraft's image tools securely. Once connected, Claude can generate images, edit existing visuals, apply custom styles and check account details, all from a natural-language request, with permissions your organisation controls.
What is Recraft MCP?
Recraft is a visual creation service for generating and editing images. Recraft MCP is the provider-hosted version, giving teams managed access to Recraft's image tools, custom styles and account information. It is used by marketing teams, design teams, e-commerce businesses, agencies and content producers who need a steady supply of on-brand visuals. Access is managed by the provider, so teams do not need to run their own servers.
How Claude connects to Recraft MCP through MCP
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets Claude securely use other software. Think of it as a universal adapter between Claude and a tool. Recraft provides a hosted MCP server, so Claude can reach Recraft's capabilities without custom code for every request.
Once connected, Claude can ask Recraft to generate visual assets from a written brief, edit existing images, work with custom styles your team has created, and look up account information. A marketing manager could, for example, ask for ten banner variations in the brand's house style and receive them without opening the design tool themselves.
Permissions and approvals keep people in charge. Access uses Recraft's DCR OAuth sign-in, which lets your team grant Claude only the access it needs. We set up least-privilege permissions, and consequential actions such as publishing or replacing live assets can require a named person's approval before they happen.
What you can automate
Campaign banner variations
A marketing team describes a campaign theme once and asks Claude to produce several banner sizes and colour variations in one batch. Designers review the options and choose the strongest, cutting the time spent on first drafts and freeing designers for higher-value creative decisions.
Product image cleanup
An e-commerce team asks Claude to edit existing product photographs, such as adjusting backgrounds or removing distractions, to keep a catalogue consistent. Staff check a sample before the batch goes live, so quality stays under human control.
Applying a custom house style
A brand team saves its approved visual style in Recraft. Claude can then apply that style to new requests, so social posts, presentations and web images look like they belong together even when different staff create them.
Social media content calendars
A social media coordinator plans a month of posts and asks Claude to generate matching visuals for each topic. The coordinator reviews each set against the content calendar before scheduling, keeping messaging and imagery aligned across channels.
Agency client delivery
An agency account lead uses Claude to produce concept visuals for client pitches and check account details such as usage information. Faster concepts help the agency respond to briefs within days rather than weeks.
An end-to-end workflow: Monthly product launch visuals
TriggerA product launch is approved in the project management system and a new item is added to the product catalogue.
Claude reads the approved launch brief and product details from the project system and the catalogue.
Claude asks Recraft to generate hero images and social visuals using the brand's custom style.
Claude edits the product photographs to match the catalogue's background standard.
Claude places the finished assets in a shared review folder and notifies the design lead in Microsoft 365 Teams.
The design lead approves or requests changes, and only approved assets are released to the content management system.
OutcomeLaunch visuals are ready for review in a fraction of the usual time, with human approval before anything goes live. Typical results vary by team and catalogue size.
How we set it up
Free automation audit
We review your current visual production process and identify the requests that take the most time and repeat most often. You receive a clear list of the workflows worth automating, at no cost.
Secure connection
We connect Claude to Recraft MCP using its DCR OAuth sign-in, granting only the access each workflow needs. Your administrator stays in control of who can authorise the connection.
Workflow design
We design the end-to-end process across Recraft and your other systems, such as Microsoft 365, your content management system or your project tools. Approval points are built in for anything that publishes or replaces live assets.
Testing with real cases
We test the workflow against past briefs and real assets from your library, checking output quality, style consistency and approval routing before anyone relies on it.
Launch, monitoring and training
We launch with audit logs and monitoring in place, then train your designers, marketers and approvers on how to use Claude with Recraft day to day.
Who benefits
- Marketing managers
- Produce campaign visuals in batches and test more creative options without extending timelines.
- Design leads
- Spend less time on first drafts and more time on strategy, review and brand quality.
- E-commerce operations
- Keep large product catalogues visually consistent with less manual editing.
- Agency account directors
- Deliver concept work to clients faster while keeping every final asset under human sign-off.
Security and control
- Least-privilege access, so Claude can use only the Recraft functions each workflow requires.
- Human approval before any consequential action, such as publishing or replacing live assets.
- Audit logs that record what Claude requested and what was produced, for review and accountability.
- Monitoring after launch to catch drift in quality or style and prompt timely adjustments.
- Clear rules on whose brand assets and custom styles may be used, reviewed during the workflow design.
For teams in the US, UK, India and the Middle East
Organisations in the United States and the United Kingdom can host their Claude workflows in those regions to align with local data handling expectations. In India, workflows are designed to support the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Organisations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are supported under their local data protection laws. The hosting region for each deployment is chosen to meet your specific legal and contractual requirements.
Learn more about Claude and MCP
Anthropic's AI model and assistant.
Secure links between Claude and business tools.
How engineers build and change software with Claude.
Hosted agents that run multi-step work.
The open standard Claude uses to connect to tools.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Recraft MCP server do?
The Recraft MCP server is a hosted connection that lets AI tools such as Claude use Recraft's image services. It provides managed access to image generation and editing, custom styles and account information, so requests can be made in plain language rather than through separate software steps.
Is Recraft MCP secure?
Security depends on how it is set up. Recraft MCP uses DCR OAuth sign-in, and we configure least-privilege access so Claude only reaches what each workflow needs. Approvals, audit logs and monitoring add further control. We review the setup with your IT team before launch.
What can Claude do with Recraft?
Once connected, Claude can generate visual assets from written briefs, edit existing images, apply custom styles your team has created and inspect account details. Its actions follow the permissions you grant, and consequential steps can be routed for human approval.
How long does setup take?
A focused workflow is often ready within a few weeks, starting from the free audit. Timelines depend on how many systems are involved, how many assets need testing and how quickly your team can review outputs. We give you a realistic schedule during the audit.
Which plan or permissions do I need?
You need a Recraft account with access to the image tools and custom styles you plan to use, and an administrator who can approve the DCR OAuth connection. The exact requirements depend on your current Recraft arrangement, which we confirm during the free audit.