MCP Image Compression vs BlenderMCP

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

	MCP Image Compression High-performance MCP server for compressing JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF images offline. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale TypeScript	BlenderMCP Control Blender from Claude and other LLMs for prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and asset generation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	33	23k
Last commit	1 year ago	16 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @inhiblab-core/mcp-image-compression`	`uvx blender-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick MCP Image Compression if you prefer its approach (high-performance mcp server for compressing jpeg, png, webp and avif images offline).

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add BlenderMCP

Install / run

uvx blender-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blendermcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "blender-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

MCP Image Compression or BlenderMCP — which is better?

Pick MCP Image Compression if you prefer its approach (high-performance mcp server for compressing jpeg, png, webp and avif images offline). Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both MCP Image Compression and BlenderMCP?

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 MCP Image Compression and BlenderMCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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