Pixel Art for AI

Create stunning pixel art with natural language. Piskel MCP Server enables AI assistants to design, animate, and export pixel art through the Model Context Protocol.

Get Started View Examples

Live Preview 32×32 Heart Sprite

Powerful Features

Everything you need to create professional pixel art

Drawing Tools

Pixels, lines, rectangles, circles, and flood fill. Complete set of drawing tools for any pixel art project.

Layer Management

Organize your artwork with multiple layers. Add, remove, and reorder layers for complex compositions.

Animation

Create frame-by-frame animations. Duplicate, add, and remove frames for smooth sprite animations.

Export Options

Export to PNG, GIF, and sprite sheets. Perfect for game development and web projects.

AI Integration

Developer Friendly

Simple REST API via MCP. Easy to integrate into your workflow or extend for custom needs.

Example Creations

All pixel art below was generated by AI using Piskel MCP Server

✦ Featured Case — J-20 Stealth Fighter

Afterburner Animation Afterburner — 6 Frames @ 8fps

Top View — 48×48

Side View — 48×32

Sprite Sheet — 3×2

J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighter — top view, side view, and 6-frame afterburner animation with dynamic flame effects. Every pixel was created by AI through natural language commands.

More Examples

Game sprites and effects also generated by AI

✦ AI Generated Scene

Sprite Details

bird_fly.gif

Animated Character

4-frame flapping animation, 16×16 pixel bird sprite

treasure_chest.gif

Animated Item

Opening animation treasure chest with golden glow effect

explosion_effect.gif

Animated Effect

Multi-frame explosion VFX with orange and red particles

heart_icon.gif

Animated UI

Pulsing heart icon, perfect for health/life UI elements

sword_item.gif

Animated Item

Gleaming sword with shimmer animation, game weapon sprite

pixel_tree.png

Static Environment

Lush green pixel art tree for platformer backgrounds

explosion_effect_sheet.png

Sprite Sheet Effect

All animation frames exported as a single sprite sheet for game engines

treasure_chest_sheet.png

Sprite Sheet Item

Treasure chest frames as sprite sheet, ready for Unity / Phaser / Godot

british-shorthair.png

Static Character

Adorable British Shorthair cat pixel art portrait with detailed fur shading

beer-mug.png

Static Item

Pixel art beer mug with frothy foam and golden amber ale

qq-penguin.png

Static Character

Classic QQ penguin mascot pixel art with iconic red scarf

Quick Start

Get up and running in minutes

Install

git clone https://github.com/yafeiaa/piskel-mcp-server.git

cd piskel-mcp-server

npm install

npm run build

Connect to Agent

Add the following config to your Agent settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "piskel": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/piskel-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/piskel-mcp-server/ with your actual clone path.

Start Creating!

Once connected, create pixel art with natural language:

"Create a 32x32 sprite of a red heart"

"Draw a blue circle in the center"

"Export as animated GIF"

Available Tools

Complete MCP toolset for pixel art manipulation

Project

create_project
list_projects
get_project_info
delete_project

Drawing

draw_pixel
draw_pixels
draw_line
draw_rectangle
draw_circle
fill_area
erase_pixel
clear_frame

Frames & Layers

add_frame
remove_frame
duplicate_frame
move_frame
swap_frames
add_layer
remove_layer
rename_layer
merge_layers
set_layer_opacity
set_layer_visibility

Color

get_pixel
get_frame_data
get_used_colors
replace_color
swap_colors

Transform

flip_horizontal
flip_vertical
rotate
shift_frame
resize_canvas
copy_region

Palette

create_palette
get_palette
list_palettes
add_palette_color
remove_palette_color

Animation

set_fps

Export

export_png
export_gif
export_sprite_sheet