sandraschisandraschi/gimp-mcp/AGENTS.md

gimp-mcp

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FastMCP 3.2+ server for professional image editing using GIMP.

We split this AGENTS.md into the rules it gives an agent

2 rules. About 0 are common, 0 are distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.

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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

Common
Distinctive
Very specific

Very specific:
No bare except: pass — log exceptions
line 26
Very specific:
Use from gimp_mcp.logging_config import get_logger for logging
line 27

≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 36,368 AGENTS.md files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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Files

AGENTS.md

gimp-mcp — Agent Context

FastMCP 3.2+ server for professional image editing using GIMP.

Quick Start

uv run python -m gimp_mcp.main          # stdio mode (Claude Desktop)
uv run python -m gimp_mcp.main          # SSE mode (MCP_PORT=10773)
uv run ruff check src/                   # Lint

Ports

Frontend: 10772
Backend: 10773
GIMP Bridge: 10824
Logging: 11062

Architecture

17 portmanteau tools (gimp_file, gimp_transform, gimp_color, gimp_filter, gimp_layer, gimp_analysis, gimp_batch, gimp_system, gimp_workspace, gimp_channel, gimp_animation, gimp_paths, gimp_parasites, gimp_color_management, gimp_gegl, gimp_gmic, gimp_pdb)
Dual transport: stdio (default) and SSE/HTTP
Live bridge (port 10824) + headless CLI modes
FastMCP 3.2+ sampling, prompts, resources, skills, Prefab UI

Code Rules

Ruff Python linting (line length 120)
No bare except: pass — log exceptions
Use from gimp_mcp.logging_config import get_logger for logging
Tauri native wrapper at native/

Key Files

File	Purpose
`main.py`	Portmanteau tool registration
`http_app.py`	FastAPI web backend
`bridge_wrapper.py`	Live GIMP TCP bridge
`cli_wrapper.py`	Headless GIMP CLI
`gimp_detector.py`	Cross-platform GIMP detection

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Where files are headingNew AGENTS.md files have more rules about keeping secrets out of the code, and fewer about code style.
Of the AGENTS.md files we read, the 28,693 first seen in the last six months, against the older ones: the kind of rule that gained most share, and the kind that lost most. About files like this in general, not this one, and an estimate, since a kind is a pattern in the words.
In this repository8 other files it gives its agents.
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- .github/copilot-instructions.mdCopilot instructions
- .cursor/rules/architect.mdcCursor rule
- llms-full.txtllms.txt
- llms.txtllms.txt
- full-stack-developerSkill
- mcp-server-architectSkill
- gimp-expertSkill

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