Comparison

Image Forge vs ai.kavel/kavel-mcp

Image Forge is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

Image Forge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alexandre Mallet. No marketplace we read lists it any more. ai.kavel/kavel-mcp is an MCP server published by kavel.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Image Forge	ai.kavel/kavel-mcp
Community marketplace buldee/image-forge	Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (npm): 233 Downloads/week (npm): 27 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

Image Forge vs ai.kavel/kavel-mcp
Fact	Image Forgeno longer listed · 2026-10-15	ai.kavel/kavel-mcp
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	1
Stars (GitHub)	0	0
Forks (GitHub)	0	0
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-14
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	Remote server (www.kavel.ai/api/mcp)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	2	Not a bundle
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/buldee/image-forge	github.com/hanshs474/kavel-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	no remote endpoint we check	Responded 2 h ago

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 Image Forge

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

Generate Image

Generate or edit images via two backends: Google Gemini (gemini-3-pro-image) or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (gpt-image-2, dall-e-3)

by Frad LEE · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
image-generation

A model-agnostic skill for prompting modern text-to-image models — Imagen, Gemini Image, GPT Image, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion, Flux, Ideogram, Leonardo, Midjourney. Distilled from…

by ahmedraza28 · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
Image Gen

Generate and edit images from your coding agent with Gemini and OpenAI, using your own API keys.

by nuverlabs.com · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Image Generator API

AI image generation from text prompts via Gemini. x402 micropayment.

by Br0ski777 · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
skill-image-gen

Generate images using AI directly from your coding workflow. Supports OpenAI (gpt-image-2) and Google Gemini. BYO API key — the skill guides you through setup on first use.

by adamd9 · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
image-generation-skills

Skills for image generation and editing with GPT Image 2 (and OpenAI-compatible image endpoints), with three runtime modes and 70+ structured prompt templates.

by conardli · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Image Forge

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Provider-agnostic image generation with a verified review loop: OpenAI GPT Image, Gemini, MCP-backed generators

ai.kavel/kavel-mcp

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Discover Kavel's AI photo/video generators, get tuned prompts, and open the right tool on kavel.ai.

How to run each

Image Forge

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

ai.kavel/kavel-mcp As a remote MCP server

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http kavel-mcp https://www.kavel.ai/api/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only ai.kavel/kavel-mcp has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Neither the marketplaces of Image Forge nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: Image Forge · What it can do: ai.kavel/kavel-mcp · Compare two other plugins

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