Claude Code + Banana Art Lab
Generate images in Claude Code, and see them on your canvas
Connect Banana Art Lab to Claude Code with one command. Then ask for hero images, product shots, icons or illustrations in the same conversation where you build, with GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro and five other models, and find every result on a Banana Art Lab canvas.
› Make three travel posters with GPT Image 2 Saver and put them on a canvas called “Posters”
● banana-art-lab · generate_image
model: gpt-image-2-saver · ratio 3:4 · 3 images
3 images · 6 credits · placed on canvas “Posters”
Done. Open trynanobanana.net/canvas to compare them, or tell me which one to refine.
Setup
Connect Claude Code to Banana Art Lab
Add the server
Run this once in your terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http banana-art-lab https://trynanobanana.net/mcpSign in
In Claude Code, type /mcp, choose banana-art-lab and sign in. Your browser opens trynanobanana.net; approve access there. No API key to copy.
Ask for images
Describe what you need. Claude Code calls generate_image, gets the image links, and can place the prompt and results on a canvas you name.
Your canvas, in sync
Claude Code makes the images. You keep working on them.
Name a canvas and Claude Code puts the prompt and every result on it, connected like a workflow. Open it at trynanobanana.net/canvas to compare versions side by side, move them around, or run another generation from the same prompt. An open canvas shows new results within about ten seconds.
It works the other way too: Claude Code can read a canvas you made, with its text and images, and build on it, for example making a story-format version of every image.
Things to ask
- “Make a 16:9 hero image for this landing page with Nano Banana Pro, download it to public/images/hero.webp and use it in the hero section.”
- “Generate three product shots of our ceramic mug with GPT Image 2 Saver and put them on a new canvas called "Mug launch".”
- “Read my canvas "App icons" and make each icon again in a flat, two-colour style.”
- “Create an empty-state illustration for the dashboard in our brand yellow, at 1:1, and add it to the components folder.”
Models and prices
Seven image models, one credit balance
Claude Code can use every model on Banana Art Lab at the website's prices. Credits per image:
| Model | Model id | Credits per image |
|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 Saver | gpt-image-2-saver | 2 at any resolution |
| Z-Image Turbo | z-image-turbo | 6 at 1K or 2K |
| Nanobanana | nanobanana | 13 at 1K |
| Seedream 5 Lite | seedream-5-lite | 14 at 2K |
| Nanobanana 2 | nanobanana2 | 22 at 1K, 49 at 4K |
| Nanobanana Pro | nanobananapro | 44 at 1K, 77 at 4K |
| GPT Image 2 | gpt-image-2 | 2 to 228 by quality and resolution |
Credit packs: $9.99 for 4,000 credits or $29.99 for 12,000. See pricing and the models.
Questions
How do I add image generation to Claude Code?
Run "claude mcp add --transport http banana-art-lab https://trynanobanana.net/mcp", then type /mcp in Claude Code and sign in to Banana Art Lab. Claude Code can then generate images with the generate_image tool.
Which models can Claude Code use through Banana Art Lab?
GPT Image 2 Saver, GPT Image 2, Nanobanana Pro, Nanobanana 2, Nanobanana, Seedream 5 Lite and Z-Image Turbo. Claude Code can call list_models to see each one's resolutions and credits per image, and pass reference images to edit or follow.
What does it cost?
Connecting is free. Each image uses Banana Art Lab credits at the website's prices, from 2 credits for GPT Image 2 Saver at any resolution. New accounts get 10 free credits when they sign up; credit packs start at $9.99 for 4,000 credits.
Where do the images go?
Your assistant gets a link to each image, and can download it into your project. If you name a canvas, the prompt and the images are also placed on it at trynanobanana.net/canvas, where you can rearrange, compare and regenerate them. An open canvas shows new results within about ten seconds.
Can it see my canvases?
Only after you approve it on trynanobanana.net, and only for the account you approved. It can list, read and edit your canvases, and generate images with your credits. It cannot reach files on your computer through Banana Art Lab. Disconnect it any time in Canvas Settings → AI tools.