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Connect Playground AI to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Turn text prompts into high-resolution assets directly in your workflow.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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V8 Isolate01

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 10 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Playground AI.

  1. 01

    List generations

    Retrieves your recent image history. It returns generation IDs, the prompts used, and timestamps.

  2. 02

    Outpaint image

    Expands an image beyond its original borders. You provide a prompt, a URL, and a direction like up, down, left, or right.

  3. 03

    Remove background

    Isolates a subject by stripping away the background. It returns a transparent PNG based on the image URL you provide.

  4. 04

    Transform image

    Modifies an existing image using a text prompt. You can control the intensity of the change by setting a strength value between 0 and 1.

Capability set02 / 03

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Playground AI.

  1. 05

    Upscale image

    Increases the resolution and detail of an image. You can choose to scale the input by a factor of 2 or 4.

  2. 06

    List models

    Shows the available AI models. This includes their names, descriptions, and specific capabilities.

  3. 07

    Generate image

    Creates new images from text prompts. You specify the model, width, and height to trigger the render.

Capability set03 / 03

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Playground AI.

  1. 08

    Generate with controlnet

    Uses structural guidance to shape a new image. It supports control types like canny, depth, pose, and scribble.

  2. 09

    Get generation

    Fetches specific details for a single generation. It returns the resulting images, the prompt, and metadata.

  3. 10

    Inpaint image

    Edits specific parts of an image using a mask. You provide the image URL and a mask URL to define the edit area.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

UI Asset Creation

Generate specific icons or background textures for web layouts directly from your code editor.

02

Rapid Prototyping

Create visual concepts for mood boards by describing them to your agent.

03

Image Repair

Fix specific flaws in a photo by using inpainting to replace unwanted elements.

04

Content Expansion

Take a portrait and use outpainting to turn it into a wide landscape shot.

Automate a task

Put Playground AI to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

Playground AI works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Playground AI to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

938ms average. Fast in production.

Playground AI is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1158ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
821ms
Slowest day
1158ms
14-day trend
Slowing+5%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 10 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Playground AI, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Playground AI. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Playground AI Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_CZ4iZgNPLcXoXLZeQcrF98W9DBO3Kd80p4W5elUg/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Playground AI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playground-ai-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_CZ4iZgNPLcXoXLZeQcrF98W9DBO3Kd80p4W5elUg/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Playground AI in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Playground AI owners hand off.

This MCP is for technical creatives who want to stay in their primary workspace while generating high-end visuals.

  • 01

    Web Developers

    They use it to generate perfectly sized UI placeholders and graphical assets without leaving their IDE.

  • 02

    Concept Artists

    They automate tedious tasks like masking and background removal through chat.

  • 03

    Creative Directors

    They use it to quickly upscale or outpaint images while reviewing design work.

FAQ

Questions Playground AI owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I use this MCP?

    Once connected, you simply tell your AI client what you want to do, such as 'generate an image' or 'remove the background from this URL'.

  • 02

    Which AI clients are compatible?

    This MCP works with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 03

    Do I need my own GPU?

    No, the processing happens on Playground AI's compute clusters, not your local machine.

  • 04

    Can I control the size of the images?

    Yes, you can specify dimensions like 1024x1024 in your instructions to the agent.

  • 05

    What happens if I want to change an existing image?

    You can use the transform_image capability for general changes or inpaint_image for specific area edits using a mask.

  • 06

    Can my AI automatically remove a background and embed the image into my project?

    Yes! The agent triggers the remove_background method on any public image URL. Playground internally isolates the core subject, dropping the background layers, and replies with a secure pointer URL. Your agent can instantly fetch the response string and code an `` tag placing the clean asset directly into the UI mapping you're developing.

  • 07

    How exactly does outpaint_image expand the canvas?

    The capability passes the target image alongside the literal specific expansion vectors ('up', 'down', 'left', 'right') and a guiding context text. The diffusion nodes generate purely new mathematical tensor states radiating outward, predicting the lighting, shadows, and environment strictly following your prompt rules without stretching existing pixels.

  • 08

    Can I enforce specific structural references using ControlNet constraints?

    Yes. Instead of standard generation, invoke generate_with_controlnet. You upload a scribble or an edges-only mapping layout as your source. By defining the explicit type ('canny', 'depth', 'pose', 'scribble'), the AI strictly anchors its conceptual render to those physical guiding constraints rather than randomizing spatial architecture.

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