21st.dev Magic MCP vs MCP Image Compression

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	21st.dev Magic MCP Generate beautiful, modern UI components from natural-language descriptions inside your IDE. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	MCP Image Compression High-performance MCP server for compressing JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF images offline. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	5.2k	33
Last commit	5 months ago	1 year ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>`	`npx -y @inhiblab-core/mcp-image-compression`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Pick MCP Image Compression if you want zero-setup with no API key.

Add 21st.dev Magic MCP

Install / run

npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@21st-dev/magic@latest",
        "API_KEY=\"your-api-key\""
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add MCP Image Compression

Install / run

npx -y @inhiblab-core/mcp-image-compression

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-image-compression": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@inhiblab-core/mcp-image-compression"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IMAGE_COMPRESSION_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<YOUR_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

21st.dev Magic MCP or MCP Image Compression — which is better?

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick MCP Image Compression if you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both 21st.dev Magic MCP and MCP Image Compression?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do 21st.dev Magic MCP and MCP Image Compression work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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