Works with your AI agent

SpriteDock for AI coding agents

Connect your coding agent to SpriteDock over MCP. It asks for a character or an animation, SpriteDock paints it on the grid in your palette, and your agent saves the frames into your project.

Get an API key
  1. Sign up freeEvery account starts with 100 free credits, once. No card.
  2. Create an API keyIn the app, open Settings, then API keys, and choose Create key. The key is shown once.
  3. Paste one snippetPick your agent below and paste its snippet, with your key in place of sdk_YOUR_KEY.

API keys and MCP work on every plan, including the free credits. A generation over MCP costs the same credits as in the app; palettes, edits and export are free.

Claude Code

Add SpriteDock as an HTTP MCP server with one command in your terminal.

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http spritedock \
  https://spritedock.app/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sdk_YOUR_KEY"

A Claude Code plugin that asks for your key when you install it is on its way. Until it is published, this command sets up the same server.

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Codex

Add the server to your Codex config. Codex reads the key from an environment variable, so it never sits in the file.

Codex
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.spritedock]
url = "https://spritedock.app/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "SPRITEDOCK_API_KEY"

Set SPRITEDOCK_API_KEY to your key in the shell you start Codex from.

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Cursor

Add the server to your project's .cursor/mcp.json, or to the global one in your home folder.

Cursor
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spritedock": {
      "url": "https://spritedock.app/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sdk_YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Keep the file out of version control if it holds your key.

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Then ask your agent: “Create a knight and give it a walk cycle.”

Agents can read the full setup, limits and tool list at https://spritedock.app/llms.txt.

FAQ

Questions

What can my agent do with SpriteDock?

The same jobs as the app: create a project, paint a character, animate it (idle, walk, run, jump, attack), edit palettes and export sheets, GIFs, Aseprite files and engine files. Generation jobs run in the background and your agent waits for them.

Do I need a paid plan to use MCP?

No. API keys and the MCP server work on every plan, including the 100 free credits every account starts with.

Is my API key safe in the config?

The key acts as you in one workspace. Keep it out of version control; Codex reads it from an environment variable. You can revoke a key at any time under Settings, API keys.

Which other agents work?

Any MCP client that speaks Streamable HTTP and can send an Authorization header can connect with the same URL and key.