# io.usefulapi/bannerbear (remote · bannerbear.usefulapi.io)

Generate images, videos, and screenshots from your Bannerbear templates via AI.

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `bannerbear.usefulapi.io`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-bannerbear/bannerbear.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-bannerbear/bannerbear)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## 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 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 78/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
  - HTTPS not yet verified: we couldn't determine whether a plaintext access path exists.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
  - The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1382 tokens (~92/item across 15 items; 15 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 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.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-bannerbear https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp
```

### Codex

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

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add io-usefulapi-bannerbear --url https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-bannerbear": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bannerbear.usefulapi.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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 73, +45)

- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] MCP protocol: unverified → fail
- [functional improvement] Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-08-01 (score 28, −44)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP
- [security regression] Stability: 0.13 → unverified
- [security regression] Authorization: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 72, +3)

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

### 2026-07-30 (score 69, −2)

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

### 2026-07-29 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-28 (score 70, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-07-27 (score 69, +57)

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

### 2026-07-26 (score 12)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (15)

### `bannerbear_get_account` (~36 tokens)

Get account

Get account details and usage: api_usage, api_quota, and paid_plan_name. API: GET /v2/account.

### `bannerbear_list_templates` (~87 tokens)

List templates

List the templates in the project. Filter/paginate with page, tag, name, and limit. API: GET /v2/templates.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Number of templates per page.
- `name` (string): Filter templates by name (substring match).
- `page` (integer): Page number for pagination.
- `tag` (string): Filter templates by tag.

### `bannerbear_get_template` (~48 tokens)

Get template

Get a single template incl. its available_modifications (the layers you can override when generating). API: GET /v2/templates/{uid}.

Input parameters:

- `uid` (string, required): Template uid.

### `bannerbear_list_template_sets` (~43 tokens)

List template sets

List the template sets in the project (used by collections). API: GET /v2/template_sets.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): Page number for pagination.

### `bannerbear_get_template_set` (~43 tokens)

Get template set

Get a single template set and the templates it contains. API: GET /v2/template_sets/{uid}.

Input parameters:

- `uid` (string, required): Template set uid.

### `bannerbear_list_images` (~39 tokens)

List images

List generated images in the project (paginated). API: GET /v2/images.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): Page number for pagination.

### `bannerbear_get_image` (~64 tokens)

Get image

Get a single generated image — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_url populates on completion). API: GET /v2/images/{uid}.

Input parameters:

- `uid` (string, required): Image uid (from a create_image response).

### `bannerbear_get_video` (~64 tokens)

Get video

Get a single generated video — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; video_url populates on completion). API: GET /v2/videos/{uid}.

Input parameters:

- `uid` (string, required): Video uid (from a create_video response).

### `bannerbear_get_collection` (~65 tokens)

Get collection

Get a single collection — poll this to check an async render (status: pending | completed | failed; image_urls map populates on completion). API: GET /v2/collections/{uid}.

Input parameters:

- `uid` (string, required): Collection uid (from a create_collection response).

### `bannerbear_list_fonts` (~28 tokens)

List fonts

List the fonts available for use in template modifications. API: GET /v2/fonts.

### `bannerbear_list_effects` (~31 tokens)

List effects

List the image effects available for use in template modifications. API: GET /v2/effects.

### `bannerbear_create_image` (~260 tokens)

Create image

Generate an image from a template (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async by default: returns a `pending` image whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_image. Set synchronous:true to block and receive the finished image (image_url populated) via the sync host. API: POST /v2/images.

Input parameters:

- `metadata` (string): Arbitrary metadata string echoed back on the object.
- `modifications` (array): Layer overrides applied to the template. Array of objects, one per layer, each keyed by `name` (the layer name) plus the props to set, e.g. { name: "title", text: "Hello", color: "#FF0000" } or { nam…
- `render_pdf` (boolean): Also render a PDF version of the image.
- `synchronous` (boolean): When true, POST to the sync host and wait for the completed image. Default false (202 pending).
- `template` (string, required): Template uid to render.
- `transparent` (boolean): Render with a transparent background (PNG).
- `webhook_url` (string): URL Bannerbear will POST the finished image to when done.

### `bannerbear_create_collection` (~195 tokens)

Create collection

Generate a collection of images from a template set (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async: returns a `pending` collection whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_collection (image_urls map populates on completion). API: POST /v2/collections.

Input parameters:

- `metadata` (string): Arbitrary metadata string echoed back on the object.
- `modifications` (array): Layer overrides applied to the template. Array of objects, one per layer, each keyed by `name` (the layer name) plus the props to set, e.g. { name: "title", text: "Hello", color: "#FF0000" } or { nam…
- `template_set` (string, required): Template set uid to render.
- `webhook_url` (string): URL Bannerbear will POST the finished collection to when done.

### `bannerbear_create_screenshot` (~162 tokens)

Create screenshot

Capture a screenshot of a web page (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async by default: returns a `pending` screenshot to poll. Set synchronous:true to block and receive the finished screenshot via the sync host. API: POST /v2/screenshots.

Input parameters:

- `height` (integer): Viewport height in pixels.
- `mobile` (boolean): Render with a mobile viewport.
- `synchronous` (boolean): When true, POST to the sync host and wait for the completed screenshot. Default false (202 pending).
- `url` (string, required): Public URL of the web page to screenshot.
- `webhook_url` (string): URL Bannerbear will POST the finished screenshot to when done.
- `width` (integer): Viewport width in pixels.

### `bannerbear_create_video` (~217 tokens)

Create video

Generate a video from a video template (additive; CONSUMES API quota). Async: returns a `pending` video whose uid you poll with bannerbear_get_video (video_url populates on completion). API: POST /v2/videos.

Input parameters:

- `input_media_url` (string): URL of the source media (e.g. an audio/video file) to build from.
- `metadata` (string): Arbitrary metadata string echoed back on the object.
- `modifications` (array): Layer overrides applied to the template. Array of objects, one per layer, each keyed by `name` (the layer name) plus the props to set, e.g. { name: "title", text: "Hello", color: "#FF0000" } or { nam…
- `video_template` (string, required): Video template uid to render.
- `webhook_url` (string): URL Bannerbear will POST the finished video to when done.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 73
- 2026-08-02: 73
- 2026-08-01: 28
- 2026-07-31: 72
- 2026-07-30: 69
- 2026-07-29: 71
- 2026-07-28: 70
- 2026-07-27: 69
- 2026-07-26: 12

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://bannerbear.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-bannerbear/bannerbear/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-bannerbear/bannerbear/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-bannerbear/bannerbear