Layerre 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

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/mcp

VS Code — .vscode/mcp.json

{ "servers": { "layerre": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp" } } }

Claude Desktop / Claude.ai — Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp

Windsurf — ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "layerre": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp" } } }

Your client opens a browser window to sign in to Layerre and approve access.

API key (headless / CI)

Create a key in the Layerre dashboard (Settings → API keys), then:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "layerre": {
      "url": "https://mcp.layerre.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer lyr_xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxx" }
    }
  }
}

Local (stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "layerre": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@layerre/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "LAYERRE_API_KEY": "lyr_xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxx" }
    }
  }
}

Tools

| Tool | Description | Type | |------|-------------|------| | layerre_auth_status | Check authentication status | read | | layerre_list_templates | List templates (filter by tag, paginate) | read | | layerre_get_template | Get a template with its layers | read | | layerre_list_template_tags | List tags/folders with counts | read | | layerre_create_template | Create a template from a Canva share URL | write | | layerre_update_template | Update name, size, backgrounds, tags | write | | layerre_create_layer | Add a text or image layer | write | | layerre_get_layer | Get a layer | read | | layerre_update_layer | Update a layer | write | | layerre_list_variants | List generated variants | read | | layerre_get_variant | Get a variant | read | | layerre_create_variant | Render one image/PDF with overrides | write | | layerre_create_variants_bulk | Render up to 25 variants in one call | write |

Example prompts:

• "Import https://www.canva.com/design/... as a Layerre template tagged social."
• "Generate a PNG of my 'Event Card' template with the title set to 'Launch Day'."

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

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License

MIT