inline-images vs Pic Gen
inline-images is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
inline-images is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alex Stevenson-Price. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Pic Gen is an MCP server published by jqknono. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alexjsp/claude-inline-images | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 131 Downloads/week (npm): 14 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | inline-imagesno longer listed · | Pic Gen |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (pic-gen) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alexjsp/claude-inline-images | github.com/jqknono/pic-gen |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of inline-images
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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See the images you paste into Claude Code: thumbnails above the prompt instead of bare [Image #1] tags
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See the images you paste into Claude Code as big previews above the prompt instead of bare [Image #1] tags
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Claude Code plugin that automatically displays images returned by MCP tools. Fix Claude Code CLI shows an [Image] .
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See what you paste into Claude Code: image thumbnails and long-text previews above the prompt
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Draws Claude's answers as rendered Markdown pictures in the terminal, with live Typst for diagrams, charts and math
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image-viewer io.github.OguntolaIbrahim/image-viewer
InChat Image Viewer MCP - View images inline in AI chat by just providing the file path
What each says it does
inline-images
Draw images Claude reads or sends inline in the terminal transcript (kitty graphics)
Pic Gen
Generate covers, Mermaid diagrams, cards, and terminal screenshots/images for AI workflows.
How to run each
inline-images
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Pic Gen As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio pic-gen -- npx -y pic-genCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: inline-images · What it can do: Pic Gen · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.