---
title: "Claude image generation, video and ads with Icarus"
canonical: https://withicarus.com/mcp
site: Icarus
description: "Claude image generation, plus video and ads, in chat. Icarus uses your saved products and characters, so it looks like your brand."
---

# Claude image generation, video and ads with Icarus

Claude image generation, plus video and ads, in chat. Icarus uses your saved products and characters, so it looks like your brand.

To use Icarus in Claude, paste the address https://withicarus.com/mcp into Claude and sign in to Icarus. Then ask for photos, videos or ads in plain words. It's Claude image generation that uses your saved products and characters.

Updated: 2026-10-27

## Can Claude generate images?

Not on its own. Claude reads pictures but doesn't make photos or videos. Add Icarus once and it does: ask for a shot in any chat, and the photo or video comes back in the reply.

## How do I connect Icarus to Claude?

Set it up once. Then any chat makes photos and videos.

1. Click Connect Icarus. Claude opens with Icarus filled in. Click Add.
2. Click Connect, sign in to Icarus and click Allow.
3. In a new chat, click +, then Connectors, and turn on Icarus.

Or add it by hand: open Customize, then Connectors. Click +, then Add custom connector. Name it Icarus and paste this address. The address: https://withicarus.com/mcp (Open Connectors: https://claude.ai/customize/connectors)

Claude's own guide: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp
## What you need

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Your plan | Any Claude plan. |
| Sign in | Your Icarus account. No key. |
| Cost | Free to connect. Shots use your balance. |
| If a shot fails | Credits come back. |
| Your work | Saved in Icarus, linked in Claude. |

## Questions

### Can I use it on Claude's free plan?

Yes, it can add one app like this.

### Can my team use it on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan?

Yes. An owner adds Icarus in Organization settings, then each person connects.

### Do I need to be technical?

No. Click one button, sign in and click Allow.

### Is my brand safe?

Icarus shows what the app can do before you allow it. It works only in the workspace you pick, and you can disconnect it anytime.

### How does Claude image generation work with Icarus?

Ask Claude in plain words. Icarus makes it with your saved products and characters, and sends back a link.

### Which other apps can use Icarus?

Grok, Grok Bot, Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes, Zed, and CLI. Click Other at the top of this page for each one's three steps.

## Icarus in other apps

- **ChatGPT**: https://withicarus.com/mcp/chatgpt. Set it up once. Then any chat makes photos and videos.
- **Claude Code**: https://withicarus.com/mcp/claude-code. One command. Then ask for photos and videos as you build.
- **Cursor**: https://withicarus.com/mcp/cursor. One click. Then ask for photos and videos as you build.
- **VS Code**: https://withicarus.com/mcp/vscode. One click. Then ask for photos and videos as you build.

## Also works in

These apps have no page of their own. On https://withicarus.com/mcp, click Other for the same steps.

### Grok

1. Open Grok: Sign in at grok.com, then open Connectors. (Open Grok: https://grok.com/connectors)
2. Add Icarus: Click New Connector, then Custom. Paste this address. The address: https://withicarus.com/mcp
3. Sign in and ask: Sign in to Icarus, click Allow, then ask for a photo.

xAI's own guide: https://docs.x.ai/grok/connectors

### Grok Bot

1. Install Grok Bot: Get the app for your computer or phone. (Install Grok Bot: https://x.ai/bot)
2. Add Icarus: Send this in a chat, then press Add it.

   ```
   Add a custom MCP server called icarus at https://withicarus.com/mcp
   ```
3. Sign in and ask: Press Authorize, sign in to Icarus and click Allow. Then ask.

xAI's own guide: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/get-started

### Codex

1. Install Codex: Follow OpenAI's steps to put Codex in your terminal. (Install Codex: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli)
2. Add Icarus: Run this in your terminal.

   ```
   codex mcp add icarus --url https://withicarus.com/mcp
   ```
3. Sign in and ask: Run this, sign in to Icarus and click Allow. Then ask Codex.

   ```
   codex mcp login icarus
   ```

OpenAI's own guide: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp?surface=cli

### OpenClaw

1. Install OpenClaw: Follow OpenClaw's steps to install it. (Install OpenClaw: https://docs.openclaw.ai/install)
2. Add Icarus: Run this in your terminal.

   ```
   openclaw mcp set icarus '{"url":"https://withicarus.com/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","auth":"oauth"}'
   ```
3. Sign in and ask: Run this, sign in to Icarus and click Allow. Then ask OpenClaw.

   ```
   openclaw mcp login icarus
   ```

OpenClaw's own guide: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/mcp/transports

### Hermes

1. Install Hermes: Follow Nous Research's steps to install Hermes Agent. (Install Hermes: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/installation)
2. Add Icarus: Add this to ~/.hermes/config.yaml.

   ```
   mcp_servers:
     icarus:
       url: "https://withicarus.com/mcp"
       auth: oauth
   ```
3. Sign in and ask: Run this, sign in to Icarus and click Allow. Then ask Hermes.

   ```
   hermes mcp login icarus
   ```

Hermes's own guide: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp

### Zed

1. Install Zed: Download Zed for your computer. (Install Zed: https://zed.dev/download)
2. Add Icarus: Open Settings, AI, MCP Servers, then Add Remote Server. Paste this address. The address: https://withicarus.com/mcp
3. Sign in and ask: Sign in to Icarus when Zed asks, click Allow, then ask.

Zed's own guide: https://zed.dev/docs/ai/mcp

### CLI

1. Open your agent: Any agent in your terminal that signs you in through your browser. (Agents this works with: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/clients)
2. Add Icarus: Run this in your terminal (Gemini CLI shown).

   ```
   gemini mcp add --transport http icarus https://withicarus.com/mcp
   ```
3. Sign in and ask: Start your agent's sign-in, sign in and click Allow. Then ask.

Agents this works with: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/clients


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Site: Icarus (https://withicarus.com)
Canonical: https://withicarus.com/mcp
Contact: tanmay@hooked.design