Based on upstream documentation. These steps have not been independently tested in the desktop app; menu labels and behavior may differ by release.
Step by step
Confirm the CLI and client
Check that your installed photocraft-cli has an mcp subcommand, and use an MCP-capable client with a documented local-server configuration. Client configuration formats can differ.
Inspect the server help
Run photocraft-cli mcp --help. Upstream documents photocraft-cli mcp as the server entry point. Use the actual installed executable path in your client instead of a path copied from another computer.
Use a disposable workspace
Give the agent a copy of a small sample and explicit output paths. Avoid exposing your entire photo library. Inspect each tool request and the available file-access boundaries in the client.
Treat control channels separately
The desktop JSON control channel has its own authentication and local-host requirements. Read the official protocol before using it; do not publish a local control port to the internet.
photocraft-cli mcp --help
photocraft-cli mcpSources and further reading
PhotoCraft is in early alpha. Keep original files and test a copy before relying on it for important work.
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