AI Separations
Turn artwork into press-ready color separations for screen printing and DTF: plates and halftones.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"color-separations": {
"url": "https://www.aiseparations.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://www.aiseparations.com/api/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
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Tools (5)
🟢estimate_screens(image_url, image_b64, garment, underbase)
FREE, no key needed. Analyze artwork for screen printing: how many spot-color screens it needs, the detected ink colors (with named ink matches), whether it's flat/vector or photographic, and whether screen printing or DTF is the better process. Use this first on any logo or design.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"image_url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Public http(s) URL of the artwork (PNG/JPG, max 12 MB)"
},
"image_b64": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64 (or data URL) of the artwork — alternative to image_url"
},
"garment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Shirt the art prints on: \"dark\" (black, default), \"light\" (white), a color name (Navy, Royal, Red, Maroon, Forest, Gold, Heather Grey, Charcoal, ...) or a hex like \"#1f2a44\". The separation is solved against that exact shirt color."
},
"underbase": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Print a white underbase (default: on for shirts darker than mid-grey)"
}
},
"required": []
}⚪separate_image(image_url, image_b64, garment, underbase, colors, ...)
Run the real separation engine on artwork: detected spot inks, one grayscale film-positive plate per ink (halftoned, dot-gain compensated, white underbase on dark garments) plus a composite print preview. With no key: free small preview. With free_email: ONE full separation per email address, plates delivered by email, no watermark. With api_key: metered (1 credit), plates emailed to deliver_email.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"image_url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Public http(s) URL of the artwork (PNG/JPG, max 12 MB)"
},
"image_b64": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64 (or data URL) of the artwork — alternative to image_url"
},
"garment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Shirt the art prints on: \"dark\" (black, default), \"light\" (white), a color name (Navy, Royal, Red, Maroon, Forest, Gold, Heather Grey, Charcoal, ...) or a hex like \"#1f2a44\". The separation is solved against that exact shirt color."
},
"underbase": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Print a white underbase (default: on for shirts darker than mid-grey)"
},
"colors": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 2,
"maximum": 12,
"description": "Force this many inks (omit = auto-detect)"
},
"mode": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"sim",
"spot",
"index",
"cmyk",
"gray",
"dtf"
],
"description": "index = one ink per square pixel, no halftone; gray = one screen (black ink on light shirts, white on dark); sim = simulated process (default), spot = solid spot colors for flat logos, cmyk = 4-color process, dtf = DTG/DTF print file prep"
},
"palette": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Exact ink hex codes to separate to (optional)"
},
"api_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "AI Separations API key (metered, 1 credit)"
},
"free_email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Email for the one-per-email FREE full separation — plates are sent there"
},
"deliver_email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Where to email the full-resolution plates zip (defaults to free_email)"
}
},
"required": []
}🟢check_credits(api_key)
Check the remaining separation credits on an AI Separations API key. Free.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The API key to check"
}
},
"required": []
}⚪buy_credits(pack, email)
Start a purchase of an AI Separations credit pack for the user and return a Stripe Checkout link. Packs: credits_sample ($19, 25 separations), credits_shop ($99, 200), credits_studio ($349, 1,000). Credits never expire; 1 credit = 1 full separation via separate_image. Requires the user's email: the API key is emailed there after payment. Nothing is charged by this tool — the user pays on the returned link.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"pack": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"credits_sample",
"credits_shop",
"credits_studio"
],
"description": "Which credit pack (default credits_sample)"
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The buyer's email — receipt and API key go here"
}
},
"required": [
"email"
]
}🟢get_pricing
AI Separations pricing: free first separation, API credit packs, monthly plans, and the $179 one-time desktop app — with direct purchase links.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"required": []
}Community
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