v4.0.0 — Initial public release
🎉 First open-source release
A comprehensive Model Context Protocol server for kie.ai — gives Claude (and any MCP client) access to 45+ image models, 70+ video models, and 20+ audio tools with deep model intelligence built in.
What's included
Image (45+): GPT Image 2, GPT-4o, Nano Banana 2/Pro, Flux Kontext Pro/Max, Flux 2, Seedream 3.0-5.0, Imagen 4, Ideogram v3, Wan 2.7 Image, Qwen, Z-Image, Grok Imagine, Recraft, Topaz
Video (70+): Veo 3.1 (Quality/Fast/Lite), HappyHorse 1.0 (#1 on Artificial Analysis Arena), Seedance 2.0, Sora 2 (Standard/Pro/Characters/Storyboard), Kling 3.0/2.6/V2.5/V2.1, Wan 2.7/2.6/2.5/2.2, Hailuo 2.3/02, Grok Imagine, Runway Aleph, ByteDance V1, Infinitalk, Topaz upscale
Audio (20+): Suno (full suite: gen, extend, cover, persona, mashup, MIDI, music video, cover art, timestamped lyrics, etc.), ElevenLabs (TTS, dialogue, SFX, audio isolation, speech-to-text)
Utility: File upload, Veo Extend/1080p/4K upscale, Runway Extend
Key features
- 🎯 Smart filtering: `list_models filter="lip-sync"` searches across capability tags, descriptions, and embedded research
- 💰 Cost-aware: every model has credit cost and USD estimate
- 🔬 Averiguare research embedded: 40+ models have deep verdicts, prompt techniques, weaknesses, and competitor comparisons researched from Artificial Analysis Arena benchmarks, Reddit, Twitter, YouTube reviews, and professional sources
- 🚀 Dual-mode transport: stdio (Claude Code) + HTTP Streamable (Cowork/remote)
- 🔐 Multi-session HTTP: each MCP client gets its own session via `mcp-session-id`
Installation
See README.md for full setup instructions. Quick install once published to npm:
```bash
npm install -g kie-mcp
```
Until then, clone and use locally:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/elibarnett/kie-mcp.git
cd kie-mcp && npm install
KIE_API_KEY=your-key node server.mjs
```
See CHANGELOG.md for full version history.