ThumbnailCreator
AI YouTube thumbnails from GPT Image, Nano Banana, FLUX and more, side by side.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
An API key from the service settings is required
AI YouTube thumbnails from GPT Image, Nano Banana, FLUX and more, side by side. Pay per image.
How to connect
How to connect ThumbnailCreator to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://thumbnailcreator.ai/api/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect ThumbnailCreator to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://thumbnailcreator.ai/api/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect ThumbnailCreator to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://thumbnailcreator.ai/api/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (4)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| list_models | Lists available thumbnail image models with the price per image in USD. |
| generate_thumbnails | Generates thumbnail images from a prompt with one or more models (up to 8 images per call). Waits for results and returns image URLs valid for one hour. Billed per image to the API key's account. |
| get_generation | Returns the status and fresh image URLs for a generation id. |
| account_usage | Shows the credit balance and in-flight spend for the API key's account. |