boecht/read-image

MCP server to read image files.

As of February 2026, GitHub Copilot does not have built-in support for reading image files directly. This MCP server provides a workaround by reading image files and returning their contents in a format that can be processed by Copilot.

Tool

read_image

Read an image file from the filesystem and return its contents.

Arguments:

• file_path (required): Absolute path to the image file

Returns:

Multipart content containing:

1. JSON metadata with file information:

   {
     "fileName": "image.png",
     "filePath": "/path/to/image.png",
     "mimeType": "image/png",
     "sizeBytes": 12345
   }

2. The image content (viewable by the AI agent)

Setup

Clone or copy this repository into your project:

git clone https://github.com/boecht/read-image .mcp/read-image

Then add the server to your .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "read-image": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "${workspaceFolder}/.mcp/read-image",
        "python",
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Adjust the --directory path to match where you've placed this server.

License

Unlicense - Public Domain