MCP server
Add one URL to ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, sign in with your SciDraw AI account, and ask for scientific figures, data charts and editable PPTX or SVG files without leaving the chat.
Server URL
https://sci-draw.com/api/mcpOr paste this into Claude Code, Codex or ChatGPT
Connect the SciDraw AI MCP server at https://sci-draw.com/api/mcp (streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in in the browser), then list its tools.
Sign in, or sign up for free. The assistant works with the account and credits you already have.
Paste the server URL into your assistant's connector settings, or run one command in Claude Code or Codex.
Your browser opens the SciDraw AI sign-in page, then a consent screen. Check what the assistant may do and click Allow.
Describe the figure in the chat. It comes back as a preview with download links.
No API key needed. You sign in with your SciDraw AI account in the browser.
ChatGPT on the web or in the desktop app. Custom connectors need Developer mode.
Open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
Back in Apps & Connectors, click Create, name it SciDraw AI and paste this server URL:
https://sci-draw.com/api/mcpSign in to SciDraw AI in the window that opens, then click Allow.
In a new chat, turn on SciDraw AI from the tools menu and ask for a figure.
Claude on claude.ai or in the desktop app.
Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
Name it SciDraw AI, paste this URL and click Add:
https://sci-draw.com/api/mcpClick Connect, sign in to SciDraw AI, then click Allow.
In a new chat, check that SciDraw AI is enabled in the tools menu.
Claude Code in your terminal.
Add the server:
claude mcp add --transport http scidraw-ai https://sci-draw.com/api/mcpStart Claude Code, run /mcp, choose scidraw-ai and sign in in your browser.
Ask for a figure in any session.
Codex CLI in your terminal.
Add the server:
codex mcp add scidraw-ai --url https://sci-draw.com/api/mcpSign in. This opens your browser:
codex mcp login scidraw-aiStart Codex and ask for a figure.
Cursor reads MCP servers from a JSON file.
Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, next to any servers already there:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scidraw-ai": {
"url": "https://sci-draw.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Open Cursor Settings and find scidraw-ai in the MCP section. When it asks you to log in, sign in to SciDraw AI in your browser.
Ask the agent for a figure.
Agents that can change their own settings, such as Claude Code or Codex, can connect themselves. Paste this into the chat:
Connect the SciDraw AI MCP server at https://sci-draw.com/api/mcp (streamable HTTP, OAuth sign-in in the browser), then list its tools.
Menu names in ChatGPT and Claude change from time to time, and some plans or workspace settings restrict custom connectors. If you can't find these options, ask your workspace admin.
Clients that can't sign in through a browser can send an API key as Authorization: Bearer sd_…. Create one in Settings → API Keys.
The assistant is another way into your SciDraw AI account, not a separate product.
Sign in with the email, Google or GitHub login you already use. There is no separate MCP plan.
Every call spends credits from your balance at the prices below, the same as on the website.
If a job fails, its credits go back to your balance automatically.
Remove the SciDraw AI connector in your assistant's settings when you no longer want to use it.
| Operation | Credits |
|---|---|
| Generate a figure, 2K | 5 per image |
| Generate a figure, 4K | 20 per image |
| Edit a figure, 2K | 10 per image |
| Edit a figure, 4K | 20 per image |
| Data chart from CSV or rows | 10 per file |
| Convert to SVG, text only | 10 per file |
| Convert to SVG, all elements | 15 per file |
| Convert to editable PPTX | 10 per file |
| PNG, PDF or TIFF at 300 / 600 / 1000 DPI | 5 / 10 / 15 per file |
Checking your balance or a job's status is free.
See plans and credit packagesBeing signed in is not enough on its own. Each assistant has to ask for access, and you see what it will be able to do before you click Allow.
Three requests researchers make most often. Each answer arrives as a preview with download links and a link to open SciDraw AI.
You
Use SciDraw AI to draw a three-panel figure on nanomaterial solar cells: fabrication, characterization, device performance. Flat style, white background.Assistant
generate_figure · 5 credits
Here is your figure (2K, 16:9). You can download the PNG or open it in SciDraw AI.
You
Here is my CSV of plant height by treatment (Control, A, B). Make a box plot in journal style.Assistant
generate_chart · 10 credits
Your box plot is ready: three groups, with outliers marked. Download links are below.
You
Convert this workflow figure to an editable PowerPoint file so I can change the labels.Assistant
convert_figure · 10 credits
Done. Every label in the PPTX is a separate text box you can edit.
No. Most assistants sign you in through the browser with your SciDraw AI account. An API key is only for clients that can't open a browser sign-in; they send it as a Bearer token.
Signing in shows who you are. Authorizing tells SciDraw AI which assistant may create figures and spend your credits. Each assistant asks once, and the consent screen lists what it will be able to do.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP, including ChatGPT (with Developer mode), Claude on the web and desktop, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Some plans or workspace settings restrict custom connectors.
Generate figures at 2K or 4K, up to 4 per call; edit a figure from an image link; convert a figure to SVG, PPTX, PNG, PDF or TIFF; make a chart from CSV or table rows; check a job's status; and report your credit balance.
From your normal SciDraw AI balance, at the same prices as the website. The table on this page lists each operation. Failed jobs are refunded automatically.
The assistant shows a preview in the chat and gives you download links for the files, plus a link to open SciDraw AI.
No. A call waits up to 50 seconds. Longer jobs return a job ID, and the assistant checks it until the result is ready. Asking again starts a new job and is charged again.
Yes. Ask for changes in the same chat and the assistant sends the image to the edit tool, at edit prices. You can also convert it to PPTX or SVG and change it yourself.
Check that the connector is turned on for this chat, that you finished signing in, and that the email on your SciDraw AI account is verified. In Claude Code, run /mcp again; in Codex, run codex mcp login scidraw-ai again.
Remove the SciDraw AI connector in your assistant's settings. In Claude Code, run claude mcp remove scidraw-ai; in Codex, run codex mcp remove scidraw-ai. If you used an API key, delete it in Settings → API Keys.
Sign up free, add the server URL to your assistant and ask for a figure. New accounts get free credits to try it.