# betterimage.io (remote · betterimage.io)

Social cards and OG images from designed templates: card from a URL, presets, meta tags, link checks

- Trust score: 78/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +10
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-04

## Components

- remote · `betterimage.io`: 78/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-betterimage-betterimage/betterimage.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-betterimage-betterimage/betterimage)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://betterimage.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-04.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 65/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2621 tokens (~262/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 43/100
  - Stability observed for 13 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the betterimage.io MCP server?

betterimage.io is a hosted endpoint at https://betterimage.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http io-betterimage-betterimage 'https://betterimage.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-betterimage-betterimage": {
      "url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "io-betterimage-betterimage": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.io-betterimage-betterimage]
url = "https://betterimage.io/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "io-betterimage-betterimage": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add io-betterimage-betterimage --url 'https://betterimage.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  io-betterimage-betterimage:
    url: "https://betterimage.io/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "io-betterimage-betterimage": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add io-betterimage-betterimage -t streamable-http -u 'https://betterimage.io/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-betterimage-betterimage": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://betterimage.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-04 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-02 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-30 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-28 (score 75, +7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-27 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-25 (score 67, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server
- [functional] Server version: 1.1.0 → 1.2.0
- [cosmetic] “card_from_url” reworded the description of “fields”
- [cosmetic] “og_image_url” reworded the description of “fields”
- [cosmetic] “preview_card” reworded the description of “fields”
- [cosmetic] “render_card” reworded the description of “fields”
- [cosmetic] “save_template” reworded the description of “fields”

### 2026-09-24 (score 66, 0)

- [functional] Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0
- [cosmetic] “list_presets” reworded the description of “kind”

### 2026-09-22 (score 66, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] Server version: 0.1.0 → 1.0.0

## MCP tools (10)

### `card_from_url` (~361 tokens)

Card from a page URL

Make a social card for a page that already exists, in one call: fetches the page like a crawler, takes its title, description, author, domain and site icon, picks the starter design that fits the page (a Jev decision over every preset, about 100 ms) and returns the image (shown inline, watermarked, free). Use this first when the user gives a URL: "make an OG image for my latest post". Any field you pass overrides what the page says. Pass preset (see list_presets) to choose the design yourself, or a size. No API key needed; one page fetch plus one render per call.

Input parameters:

- `fields` (object): What to put on the card. Text fields replace the template's text; the *_url fields replace its pictures, fetched server-side. Omit a field to keep what the template has. Design - colours, fonts, layo…
- `preset` (string): Preset key from list_presets. Omit it to let Jev pick the design that fits the page (the result names the pick and its runners-up). Fallback when no pick is possible: og-essay-light.
- `size` (string): Output canvas: og (1200x630), youtube (1280x720), square (1080x1080), portrait (1080x1350), story (1080x1920), pinterest (1000x1500). Defaults to the template's own size, usually og (1200x630, the li…
- `url` (string, required): The page URL, e.g. https://example.com/blog/my-post.

### `list_presets` (~179 tokens)

List starter designs

Browse the ready-made designs (presets) a card can start from: key, name, template kind, native size, use-case categories, a one-line look description and a preview image URL. Start here when the user wants a social card and has no saved template. Then call preview_card with the chosen key. No API key needed.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Only presets in this use-case or format category.
- `kind` (string): Only this template kind. basic: headline + photo cards. profile: photo, name, role. testimonial: quote with reviewer and rating. minimal: headline-only. product: framed screenshot with a rating and a…
- `query` (string): Case-insensitive match against the preset's name, key and look description, e.g. "dark", "serif", "pastel".

### `preview_card` (~257 tokens)

Preview a card from a preset

Render a preset with the user's text and return the image (shown inline). Free, no API key; the preview carries a small betterimage.io watermark and does not touch any quota. Use it to show the user what their card will look like before they commit. For a clean image: save_template + render_card on a paid API plan, or the one-off clean download in the editor.

Input parameters:

- `fields` (object): What to put on the card. Text fields replace the template's text; the *_url fields replace its pictures, fetched server-side. Omit a field to keep what the template has. Design - colours, fonts, layo…
- `preset` (string, required): Preset key from list_presets, e.g. "loud-pastel".
- `size` (string): Output canvas: og (1200x630), youtube (1280x720), square (1080x1080), portrait (1080x1350), story (1080x1920), pinterest (1000x1500). Defaults to the template's own size, usually og (1200x630, the li…

### `check_link_preview` (~129 tokens)

Check how a link previews

Fetch a public page the way X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack and Discord crawlers do and report what they will show: the effective title, description and image per platform, the og:image's real format, dimensions and weight, and a list of concrete problems with fixes. Use when a user asks why their link looks wrong when shared, or before publishing. Only http(s) URLs on the public internet; one page fetch plus up to two image fetches per call. No API key needed.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): The page URL, e.g. https://example.com/post.

### `generate_meta_tags` (~269 tokens)

Generate meta tags

Build the complete <head> block for a page: <title>, meta description, canonical, Open Graph and Twitter card tags, with og:image width/height. Returns HTML to paste plus notes on anything worth fixing (title too long, image over http). Use after check_link_preview, or whenever a user needs the tags for a new page. No API key needed; nothing is fetched.

Input parameters:

- `description` (string): One or two sentences (aim for 160 characters or fewer).
- `image_alt` (string): Alt text for the image.
- `image_height` (integer): Pixel height of the image file. Default 630.
- `image_url` (string): Absolute https URL of the share image. A signed URL from og_image_url, or a PNG from render_card that you host.
- `image_width` (integer): Pixel width of the image file. Default 1200.
- `site_name` (string): Site or brand name for og:site_name.
- `title` (string, required): Page title (aim for 60 characters or fewer).
- `twitter_card` (string): Twitter card layout. summary_large_image (default) shows the big image.
- `type` (string): og:type. Default website.
- `url` (string): Canonical page URL.

### `list_templates` (~72 tokens)

List saved templates

The user's saved templates (their own designs, made in the editor or with save_template): slug, name, kind, the fields render_card and og_image_url can override, and when it was last edited. Needs an API key. Call this before render_card or og_image_url when you do not know the slug.

### `save_template` (~276 tokens)

Save a preset as a template

Copy a preset (optionally with the user's text as its new defaults) into the user's account as a saved template, so render_card and og_image_url can use it. Needs an API key. Do this once per design, not per image: afterwards every render only passes the text that changes. Returns the slug to use next and a link to fine-tune the design in the editor.

Input parameters:

- `fields` (object): What to put on the card. Text fields replace the template's text; the *_url fields replace its pictures, fetched server-side. Omit a field to keep what the template has. Design - colours, fonts, layo…
- `name` (string): Template name (up to 80 characters); its slug is derived from it. Defaults to the preset's name.
- `preset` (string, required): Preset key from list_presets.
- `size` (string): Output canvas: og (1200x630), youtube (1280x720), square (1080x1080), portrait (1080x1350), story (1080x1920), pinterest (1000x1500). Defaults to the template's own size, usually og (1200x630, the li…

### `render_card` (~271 tokens)

Render a saved template

Render one of the user's saved templates with the given text and return the PNG (shown inline, at 1x). Needs an API key. On a paid plan the image is clean (no watermark); on the free tier it is watermarked. Each call spends one image of the monthly quota. Use it when the user wants the actual file, e.g. to host it themselves. For an og:image tag that needs no hosting, or for a 2x retina file, prefer og_image_url.

Input parameters:

- `fields` (object): What to put on the card. Text fields replace the template's text; the *_url fields replace its pictures, fetched server-side. Omit a field to keep what the template has. Design - colours, fonts, layo…
- `size` (string): Output canvas: og (1200x630), youtube (1280x720), square (1080x1080), portrait (1080x1350), story (1080x1920), pinterest (1000x1500). Defaults to the template's own size, usually og (1200x630, the li…
- `template` (string, required): Template slug from list_templates or save_template.

### `og_image_url` (~319 tokens)

Signed og:image URL

Build a signed image URL for a saved template with the given text, ready to put in a page's <meta property="og:image"> tag. Nothing is rendered now: the image is generated when a crawler fetches the URL, cached at the edge for a day, and each uncached fetch spends one image of the monthly quota. Needs an API key. This is the zero-infrastructure way to give every page its own card; use it in page templates, CMS hooks and static site generators. Returns the URL and the ready meta tag.

Input parameters:

- `fields` (object): What to put on the card. Text fields replace the template's text; the *_url fields replace its pictures, fetched server-side. Omit a field to keep what the template has. Design - colours, fonts, layo…
- `scale` (integer): 2 renders at twice the pixel size for high-DPI screens (a 1200x630 card becomes 2400x1260). Default 1.
- `size` (string): Output canvas: og (1200x630), youtube (1280x720), square (1080x1080), portrait (1080x1350), story (1080x1920), pinterest (1000x1500). Defaults to the template's own size, usually og (1200x630, the li…
- `template` (string, required): Template slug from list_templates or save_template.

### `get_usage` (~56 tokens)

Quota and plan

The API key's plan, whether renders are watermarked, and this month's image quota: used, remaining, and the reset date. Needs an API key. Check it before batch renders, or when a render came back watermarked unexpectedly.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-betterimage-betterimage/betterimage#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-04: 78
- 2026-10-03: 77
- 2026-10-02: 77
- 2026-10-01: 76
- 2026-09-30: 76
- 2026-09-29: 75
- 2026-09-28: 75
- 2026-09-27: 68
- 2026-09-26: 67
- 2026-09-25: 67
- 2026-09-24: 66
- 2026-09-23: 66
- 2026-09-22: 66
- 2026-09-21: 65

## Common questions

### What is the betterimage.io MCP server?

betterimage.io is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.betterimage/betterimage. Social cards and OG images from designed templates: card from a URL, presets, meta tags, link checks. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://betterimage.io/mcp).

### Is the betterimage.io MCP server safe to use?

betterimage.io scores 78 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the betterimage.io MCP server expose?

betterimage.io exposes 10 tools: card_from_url, list_presets, preview_card, check_link_preview, generate_meta_tags, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,189 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the betterimage.io MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to betterimage.io without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the betterimage.io MCP server still maintained?

betterimage.io is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://betterimage.io/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/mfundakowski/betterimage-mcp
- Website: https://betterimage.io/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-betterimage-betterimage/betterimage.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-betterimage-betterimage/betterimage.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-betterimage-betterimage/betterimage