PinePaper MCP Server

Create animated graphics with AI using the Model Context Protocol

Overview

PinePaper MCP Server enables AI assistants like Claude to create and animate graphics in PinePaper Studio. Using natural language, you can:

• Create text, shapes, and complex graphics
• Animate items with behavior-driven relations
• Generate procedural backgrounds
• Export animated SVG and training data

Quick Start

1. Install

# Using npm
npm install -g @pinepaper.studio/mcp-server

# Using bun
bun add -g @pinepaper.studio/mcp-server

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pinepaper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pinepaper.studio/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

3. Start Using

Open Claude Desktop and try:

"Create a red pulsing text that says HELLO"

"Create a sun and earth, make earth orbit the sun"

"Add a sunburst background with blue and purple colors"

Features

🎨 Item Creation

Create text, shapes, and custom graphics:

"Create a blue circle at position 200, 300 with radius 50"
"Add a gold star in the center"
"Create text saying 'Welcome' with font size 72"

🔄 Relations (Behavior-Driven Animation)

The key feature - describe HOW items should behave:

Relation	Description	Example
orbits	Circular motion	"Moon orbits Earth"
follows	Move toward target	"Label follows player"
attached_to	Fixed offset	"Hat attached to character"
maintains_distance	Stay at distance	"Satellite 200px from station"
points_at	Face target	"Arrow points at target"
mirrors	Mirror position	"Reflection mirrors original"
parallax	Depth movement	"Background parallax scroll"
bounds_to	Stay within area	"Player stays in arena"

🎬 Simple Animations

For quick looping effects:

• pulse - Scale up/down
• rotate - Continuous spin
• bounce - Vertical bounce
• fade - Opacity cycle
• wobble - Side-to-side
• slide - Horizontal slide
• typewriter - Character reveal

🖼️ Background Generators

Procedural patterns:

• drawSunburst - Radial rays
• drawSunsetScene - Animated sunset
• drawGrid - Lines, dots, squares
• drawWaves - Layered waves
• drawCircuit - Tech circuit board

📊 Training Data Export

Generate instruction/code pairs for LLM fine-tuning:

"Export training data from this scene"

Outputs pairs like:

{
  "instruction": "moon orbits earth at radius 100",
  "code": "app.addRelation('item_1', 'item_2', 'orbits', {radius: 100})"
}

Tools Reference

Item Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_create_item	Create text, shapes, graphics
pinepaper_modify_item	Change item properties
pinepaper_delete_item	Remove an item

Relation Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_add_relation	Create behavioral relationship
pinepaper_remove_relation	Remove relationship
pinepaper_query_relations	Find existing relations

Animation Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_animate	Apply simple loop animation
pinepaper_keyframe_animate	Timed keyframe animation
pinepaper_play_timeline	Control playback

Generator Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_execute_generator	Run background generator
pinepaper_list_generators	List available generators

Effect Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_apply_effect	Apply sparkle, blast effects

Query Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_get_items	Get canvas items
pinepaper_get_relation_stats	Relation statistics

Canvas Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_set_background_color	Set background
pinepaper_set_canvas_size	Set dimensions

Export Tools

Tool	Description
pinepaper_export_svg	Export animated SVG
pinepaper_export_training_data	Export LLM training pairs

Examples

Solar System

1. Create a yellow circle as the sun (radius 60) at center
2. Create a blue circle as Earth (radius 20)
3. Create a gray circle as the Moon (radius 8)
4. Add relation: Earth orbits Sun at radius 150, speed 0.3
5. Add relation: Moon orbits Earth at radius 40, speed 0.8

Animated Logo

1. Create text "BRAND" with font size 96
2. Apply pulse animation with speed 0.5
3. Apply sparkle effect with gold color
4. Add sunburst background

Following Labels

1. Create a circle as "player"
2. Create text "Player 1" as the label
3. Add relation: label follows player with offset [0, -50]

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Claude Desktop                          │
│                          │                                  │
│                    MCP Protocol                             │
│                          │                                  │
│              ┌───────────▼───────────┐                     │
│              │  PinePaper MCP Server │                     │
│              │  ┌─────────────────┐  │                     │
│              │  │  Tool Handlers  │  │                     │
│              │  └────────┬────────┘  │                     │
│              │           │           │                     │
│              │  ┌────────▼────────┐  │                     │
│              │  │ Code Generator  │  │                     │
│              │  └────────┬────────┘  │                     │
│              └───────────┼───────────┘                     │
│                          │                                  │
│              ┌───────────▼───────────┐                     │
│              │   PinePaper Studio    │                     │
│              │   (Browser/App)       │                     │
│              └───────────────────────┘                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/pinepaper/mcp-server.git
cd mcp-server

# Using npm
npm install
npm run build

# Using bun (recommended)
bun install
bun run build

Test with Claude Desktop (Local)

1. Build the server:

   # Using npm
   npm run build
   
   # Using bun
   bun run build
   

2. Add to Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

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

3. Restart Claude Desktop

4. Test with: "What PinePaper tools do you have available?"

Run Tests

# Using npm
npm test

# Using bun
bun test

# Run with coverage
bun test --coverage

Development Watch Mode

# Using npm
npm run dev

# Using bun
bun run dev

Internationalization (i18n)

PinePaper MCP Server supports 51 languages, providing localized tool descriptions and messages for AI agents.

Supported Languages

Category	Languages
European	English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (+ Brazilian), Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish, Icelandic
East Asian	Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean
Southeast Asian	Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Filipino
South Asian	Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Urdu
Middle Eastern	Arabic, Hebrew, Persian (RTL support)
Indigenous (Canada)	Chipewyan, Cree, Michif, Inuktitut, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Ojibwe

How It Works

The i18n system provides localized:

• Tool names and descriptions
• Error messages
• Success messages
• UI labels for item types, relations, animations, and generators

Setting Language

Set the PINEPAPER_LOCALE environment variable:

# In Claude Desktop config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pinepaper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pinepaper.studio/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PINEPAPER_LOCALE": "ja"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or programmatically:

import { setLocale, t } from '@pinepaper.studio/mcp-server';

// Set locale
setLocale('fr');

// Get translated string
const description = t('tools.pinepaper_create_item.description');

Adding New Languages

1. Create a new locale file in src/i18n/locales/ (e.g., xx.ts)
2. Copy the structure from en.ts
3. Translate all strings
4. Export from src/i18n/locales/index.ts
5. Add to the localeMap

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
PINEPAPER_DEBUG	Enable debug logging	false
PINEPAPER_LOG_LEVEL	Log level (error/warn/info/debug)	info
PINEPAPER_LOCALE	Language locale code	en

API Documentation

Full API documentation available at:

• PinePaper API Docs
• MCP Tools Specification

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Development Workflow

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests: npm test
5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Links

• PinePaper Studio
• Documentation
• GitHub Issues
• MCP Specification

Support

• 📧 Email: support@pinepaper.studio
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues

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