Sdnext
FreeNot checkedEnables LLM hosts to control SD.Next (Stable Diffusion Next) WebUI via 125 MCP tools for text-to-image, image-to-image, upscaling, control, tagging, model manag
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Enables LLM hosts to control SD.Next (Stable Diffusion Next) WebUI via 125 MCP tools for text-to-image, image-to-image, upscaling, control, tagging, model management, and more.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for SD.Next (Stable Diffusion Next) WebUI.
It wraps SD.Next's REST API (/sdapi/v1/* + /sdapi/v2/civitai/*) as 125 MCP tools so an LLM host (Claude Desktop, DSH, etc.) can drive every SD.Next usage scenario: text-to-image, image-to-image, control-guided generation, upscaling, detailer, LoRA, scripts, captioning/tagging/VQA, model & option management, server introspection, file/gallery, and CivitAI.
This is a thin HTTP client. It does not embed Python and does not launch the WebUI. You must run SD.Next yourself with
--api --listen; the MCP server just talks to it over HTTP.
The core reason this exists: SD.Next's request parameters differ from A1111 (modular guidance, 1024 default canvas, built-in YOLO detailer, schedulers as a separate axis, UNet/DiT, etc.), so A1111 MCP code does not work against it. Every tool here is modeled on SD.Next's actual pydantic request fields.
Requirements
- Node.js ≥ 18 (uses global
fetch,FormData,AbortSignal.timeout) - A running SD.Next instance started with
--api --listen(add--api-auth user:passto enable auth)
Install
cd sdnext_mcp
npm install # installs @modelcontextprotocol/sdk + zod
Run
Default is stdio transport (spawned by your MCP host):
# in your MCP host config
{
"mcpServers": {
"sdnext": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/abs/path/to/sdnext_mcp/src/index.js"],
"env": {
"SDNEXT_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:7860",
"SDNEXT_USERNAME": "user",
"SDNEXT_PASSWORD": "pass"
}
}
}
}
Or run the Streamable HTTP transport directly:
SDNEXT_MCP_TRANSPORT=http SDNEXT_MCP_PORT=8787 node src/index.js
# → http://127.0.0.1:8787/mcp
Configuration (env vars)
| Var | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
SDNEXT_BASE_URL |
http://127.0.0.1:7860 |
WebUI address |
SDNEXT_API_PATH |
/sdapi/v1 |
v1 prefix |
SDNEXT_API_KEY |
— | Bearer token (highest priority) |
SDNEXT_USERNAME / SDNEXT_PASSWORD |
— | HTTP Basic auth |
SDNEXT_TIMEOUT_MS |
300000 |
Request timeout (generation is slow) |
SDNEXT_MCP_TRANSPORT |
stdio |
stdio or http |
SDNEXT_MCP_HOST / SDNEXT_MCP_PORT |
127.0.0.1 / 8787 |
HTTP transport bind |
SDNEXT_MCP_DRY_RUN |
false |
1 = print requests, don't send |
SDNEXT_SAVE_DIR |
— | Default dir for save_dir disk writes |
Tool families (125 total)
- Generation —
sdnext_txt2img,sdnext_img2img,sdnext_control,sdnext_process_image,sdnext_process_batch,sdnext_detail,sdnext_prompt_enhance - Enumerators —
sdnext_list_samplers…sdnext_list_masking(29 list tools) - Image understanding —
sdnext_caption,sdnext_caption_dispatch,sdnext_tagger,sdnext_vqa,sdnext_analyze - Models/options — refresh/select/load checkpoint, VAE, UNet, LoRA;
sdnext_get_options/sdnext_set_options - Server —
sdnext_status,sdnext_progress, interrupt/skip, restart/shutdown, log, history, storage, GPU - Files/Gallery —
sdnext_upload,sdnext_file, delete-, browser/,sdnext_png_info - Control processing —
sdnext_preprocess,sdnext_mask,sdnext_detect - Moderation —
sdnext_nudenet,sdnext_prompt_lang,sdnext_image_guard,sdnext_prompt_banned - CivitAI — search, model/version, download queue, settings, bookmarks, banned, history (27 tools)
- Meta —
sdnext_list_tools,sdnext_call_api(generic passthrough), autocomplete file mgmt
Run sdnext_list_tools at runtime for the full catalog, or node scripts/dump_tools.mjs.
Typical workflow
sdnext_list_checkpoints → pick a model
sdnext_list_samplers → pick a sampler
sdnext_txt2img { prompt, sd_model_checkpoint, sampler_name, width:1024, height:1024, steps:20 }
sdnext_progress → poll while it runs
sdnext_caption / sdnext_tagger → understand a result
Images are raw base64 PNG in and out (no data: prefix); "upload:<id>" refs are accepted where an image is an input. Pass save_dir on any generation tool to also write the result to disk.
Scripts
npm run check # syntax-check the entry
node scripts/smoke.mjs # DRY_RUN stdio smoke test (no live server needed)
node scripts/dump_tools.mjs # export the tool catalog
Layout
See ../framework/ for the architecture documentation (API facts in 01-sdnext-api/, design decisions in 02-mcp-design/). Source under src/: config.js, client.js, image.js, registry.js, index.js, and tools/ (one file per domain).
Install Sdnext in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor
unyly install sdnext-mcpInstalls into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.
First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh
Or configure manually
Run in your terminal:
claude mcp add sdnext-mcp -- npx -y github:Congenital/sdnext_mcpStep-by-step: how to install Sdnext
FAQ
Is Sdnext MCP free?
Yes, Sdnext MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Sdnext need an API key?
No, Sdnext runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Sdnext hosted or self-hosted?
A hosted option is available: Unyly runs the server in the cloud, no local setup required.
How do I install Sdnext in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Sdnext on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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