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ComfyUI provides MCP servers and Comfy CLI so AI agents and developers can generate images, video, audio, and 3D content without always opening the ComfyUI canvas.
Comfy Cloud MCP is in public beta. Setup, feedback channels, and related tools (Comfy Skills, Comfy CLI) are on the Comfy Cloud MCP page.

Comfy Cloud MCP

Connect to the hosted MCP server at cloud.comfy.org/mcp. Generate images, video, audio, and 3D on Cloud GPUs, search templates/models/nodes, run workflows, and share saved workflows from chat.

Comfy Partner MCP

Run a local MCP server using the Comfy Partner-Node SDK. Provides unified generate_image, generate_video, generate_3d, and more tools across 30+ partner providers.

Comfy Local MCP

First-party local MCP server that drives your own ComfyUI install via comfy-cli. Private test; not publicly available yet.

Comfy CLI

Short agent-oriented overview of comfy generate. For the complete CLI guide, see Getting started.

Which One Should I Use?

Comfy Cloud MCPComfy Partner MCPComfy Local MCPComfy CLI
TypeRemote (hosted)Local MCP serverLocal MCP serverLocal CLI
RequiresComfy Cloud subscriptionComfy API keyLocal ComfyUI + comfy-cliComfy API key
ModelsComfy Cloud models (pre-installed)30+ partner providers (BFL, Ideogram, Kling, Runway, Veo, ElevenLabs, etc.)Your local models and custom nodesPartner nodes via comfy generate
WorkflowsFull ComfyUI workflow executionPartner API generation (no custom workflows)Full local ComfyUI workflow executionOne-shot partner API calls (no workflow JSON)
GPUCloud GPUs (no local GPU needed)No GPU needed (API-based)Your local GPUNo GPU needed (API-based)
Best forChat-driven agents, template searchUnified MCP tools across providersDriving your own local ComfyUI from chatScripts, CI, batch jobs

What about local ComfyUI?

Want to drive a local ComfyUI install with an agent instead of (or alongside) Comfy Cloud MCP? See Comfy Local MCP for our first-party local MCP server, setup, and client configuration. It is in private test and not publicly available yet. Community MCP servers. Several community projects also connect MCP clients to a local ComfyUI instance:
ProjectRepository
comfyui-mcpartokun/comfyui-mcp
comfyui-mcpshawnrushefsky/comfyui-mcp
comfyui-mcp-serverjoenorton/comfyui-mcp-server
comfy-mcp-serverlalanikarim/comfy-mcp-server
These are community-maintained. We link them for convenience; support, features, and compatibility vary by project. Want a terminal workflow instead of chat? See Comfy CLI (comfy generate, beta) for scripts and automation. To install and launch local ComfyUI from the terminal, start with Comfy CLI getting started.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that allows AI assistants to interact with external tools and services through a standardized interface. Instead of an AI agent needing to know custom API formats for every service, MCP provides a uniform way to expose tools. When you connect an MCP server to Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or Amp, the AI assistant can:
  • Generate images from text descriptions
  • Create videos from text or images
  • Generate 3D models from text or images
  • Generate audio and music using AI models
  • Search models and templates to find the right tools for your task
…all through natural language conversation, without writing API calls manually.