Layerre MCP server
com.layerre · Updated
Turn Canva designs into templates and render image/PDF variants via the Layerre API.
At a glance
Layerre is an MCP server in the Design & Media category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y @layerre/mcp-server`, and needs LAYERRE_API_KEY. It exposes 13 tools, including layerre_auth_status, layerre_list_templates and layerre_get_template. It scores A (80/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.
One-click install
Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.
How to install Layerre in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install Layerre in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the server
bashclaude mcp add layerre -e 'LAYERRE_API_KEY=<LAYERRE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @layerre/mcp-serverFill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Verify it's connected
bashclaude mcp listSharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes (e.g. layerre_auth_status, layerre_list_templates, layerre_get_template). It discovers them automatically.
How to install Layerre in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this server
json{ "mcpServers": { "layerre": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@layerre/mcp-server" ], "env": { "LAYERRE_API_KEY": "<LAYERRE_API_KEY>" } } } }Fill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.
How to install Layerre in CursorAI-first code editor
Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project
json{ "mcpServers": { "layerre": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@layerre/mcp-server" ], "env": { "LAYERRE_API_KEY": "<LAYERRE_API_KEY>" } } } }Fill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.
How to install Layerre in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Add to ~/.codex/config.toml
toml[mcp_servers.layerre] command = "npx" args = ["-y", "@layerre/mcp-server"] env = { LAYERRE_API_KEY = "<LAYERRE_API_KEY>" }Fill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.
How to install Layerre in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
json{ "mcpServers": { "layerre": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@layerre/mcp-server" ], "env": { "LAYERRE_API_KEY": "<LAYERRE_API_KEY>" } } } }Fill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.
How to install Layerre in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.
Add the server
json{ "mcpServers": { "layerre": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@layerre/mcp-server" ], "env": { "LAYERRE_API_KEY": "<LAYERRE_API_KEY>" } } } }Fill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
How to install Layerre in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Create .vscode/mcp.json
json{ "servers": { "layerre": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@layerre/mcp-server" ], "env": { "LAYERRE_API_KEY": "<LAYERRE_API_KEY>" } } } }Fill in your credentials
Replace <LAYERRE_API_KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.
What does Layerre need from you?
API key — Layerre API key (lyr_...)
LAYERRE_API_KEYrequiredsecretEnvironment variableLayerre API key (lyr_...)
Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.
What tools does Layerre expose? (13)
Taken from the project's README — the server itself was not queried, so check its docs for the exact schemas.
- layerre_auth_statusCheck authentication status
- layerre_list_templatesList templates (filter by tag, paginate)
- layerre_get_templateGet a template with its layers
- layerre_list_template_tagsList tags/folders with counts
- layerre_create_templateCreate a template from a Canva share URL
- layerre_update_templateUpdate name, size, backgrounds, tags
- layerre_create_layerAdd a text or image layer
- layerre_get_layerGet a layer
- layerre_update_layerUpdate a layer
- layerre_list_variantsList generated variants
- layerre_get_variantGet a variant
- layerre_create_variantRender one image/PDF with overrides
- layerre_create_variants_bulkRender up to 25 variants in one call
What the code can do
Read from the published package source — never executed. Parsed 16 of 16 source files.
This server can make network requests and read your environment variables.
How it was published
- No provenance attestation — there is nothing linking this published artifact to a specific source commit.
- 1 npm maintainer — a single point of compromise · last published by layerre.
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Before you install
Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.
What it can reach
- Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
- Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.
- Last commit 4 days ago — Actively maintained.
- 0 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.
Client compatibility
Health score
A · 80Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated
- Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 4 days ago.
- Adoption20%0%
0 stars.
- Transparency20%100%
4/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✓ discoverable tool list.
- Provenance15%100%
Package and registry entry point at the same repository.
- Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (0.1.0).
Documentation
Full READMELayerre MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server for Layerre. Let your AI assistant turn Canva designs into reusable templates, edit layers, and render PNG / JPEG / WebP / PDF images from data.
Docs: [layerre.com/docs/mcp](https://layerre.com/docs/mcp/)
Features
- Import a Canva share link as an editable template
- Read and update template layers (text, images, positions, styling)
- Generate image/PDF variants with per-layer overrides, singly or in bulk
- Remote server with browser OAuth sign-in, or API key / local stdio
Quick start
Remote server (recommended)
Endpoint: https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1 + PKCE).
Cursor — ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{ "mcpServers": { "layerre": { "url": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp" } } }Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http layerre https://mcp.layerre.com/mcpVS Code — .vscode/mcp.json
{ "servers": { "layerre": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp" } } }Alternatives to Layerre
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- Wiro AIA · 85Run image, video, audio and LLM models on Wiro AI straight from your AI assistant.
- RooYunB · 71AI comic & short-drama studio: scripts to storyboards, image/video generation on an infinite canvas
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