Photoshop MCP vs Codesign
Two MCP servers from our design ranking, compared on live data - updated nightly, never sponsored.
Bottom line · 2026-09-18
monthly package install counts are comparable (13,172 vs 10,316); both are actively maintained, with commits inside the last month.
How they differ in kind
Photoshop MCP focuses on: Languages: English · 简体中文 · Español · Deutsch · 日本語 · Türkçe · Website. Codesign focuses on: The design layer for the agent era. CoDesign gives your coding agent a real design engine.
What each one does
Photoshop MCP
Languages: English · 简体中文 · Español · Deutsch · 日本語 · Türkçe · Website. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
From the project's README.
Codesign
The design layer for the agent era. CoDesign gives your coding agent a real design engine. Generate, edit, and automate _fully editable_ designs - print, social, and video - straight from the chat, then export print-ready PDFs, images, and more. You steer, the agent edits the same scene, and you keep control of the outcome. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
From the project's README.
14 signals, side by side
| Signal | Photoshop MCP | Codesign |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly installs | 13,172 | 10,316 |
| GitHub stars | 478 | 31 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Releases · last 90 days | 10+ | 0 |
| In the registry since | Jan 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| Registry versions | 14 | 3 |
| Documented tools | not extracted - see README | not extracted - see README |
| Env vars extracted | none extracted - see README | none extracted - see README |
| Runs | local (stdio) | local (stdio) |
| Endpoint auth | local only | local only |
| Maintenance | actively maintained | actively maintained |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript | n/a |
| Category rank | #2 of 85 | #4 of 85 |
Which one, for what
Derived from the signals above, not hands-on testing.
Pick Photoshop MCP if…
- → release velocity matters - 10+ releases in 90 days vs 0
- → measured package adoption matters - 13,172 monthly installs
Pick Codesign if…
- → category standing - #4 of 85 maintained design servers
Who's behind them
Photoshop MCP - alisaitteke: 4 MCP servers tracked, 4 maintained, 488 combined stars. Full record.
Codesign - imgly: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 31 combined stars.
Not sold on either?
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Quick answers
Is Photoshop MCP better than Codesign?
The numbers don't separate them: 13,172 vs 10,316 monthly installs, and both committed within the last month. Choose on fit - execution model, extracted environment variables, endpoint authentication, and license are in the table above. Data as of 2026-09-18.
Can I use Photoshop MCP and Codesign together?
Yes - MCP clients accept multiple servers in one config, so you can enable both design servers side by side. If their tools overlap, keep the one whose toolset fits to keep your agent's tool list lean.
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Methodology: package-usage signal = npm/PyPI installs (last month, platform APIs) · maintenance = commit recency + release cadence (GitHub) · tool lists and environment-variable names extracted from each project's README · endpoint auth from our own nightly probes. We haven't hand-tested these servers; everything here is data as of 2026-09-18.