Generate an image in Claude with a remote MCP connector

Connect Claude Imagine to Claude, check the price of one image, then generate it with a credit cap. The example here is a product shot for a fictional skincare brand called LUMA. In our September 5 Claude Desktop test, we asked for a vertical product image using Nano Banana 2. The request cost 3 credits, and the image appeared in an embedded card in the conversation. Disclosure: I build Claude Imagine, the independent service used here. It isn't affiliated with Anthropic. AI-generated example from our September 5 test. LUMA is a fictional product. This is the output image, not a screenshot of Claude. Connect the service Claude handles the conversation and the tool request. Claude Imagine sends the image request to an image-generation model. You'll need accounts for both services; their usage balances are separate. In Claude, find Customize → Connectors , choose Add custom connector , and enter: https://claudeimagine.com/api/mcp Name it Claude Imagine. Add the connector, then use Connect if authentication hasn't started. Sign in to Claude Imagine and approve the connection. Enable it for the conversation if necessary. Menu labels can change. Anthropic maintains the current custom-connector instructions , including organization setup. Our September 5 generation test used an already connected Claude Desktop account; it didn't repeat account registration. Ask for the cost first Start with a request that doesn't create anything: Use Claude Imagine to list the available image models and check my balance. Quote one nano-banana-2 text-to-image generation at 9:16. Don't generate an image yet. The relevant tools are list_models , get_credits , and quote_generation . The quote should tell you the cost and whether your account can use the requested model. Our recorded image cost 3 credits. Treat that as the cost of that test, not a permanent price promise. Check the quote returned for your account before continuing. Generate one image Here is a starter prompt for the same type