Visual Torch MCP Server

VisualTorch aims to help visualize Torch-based neural network architectures. It currently supports generating flow-style, graph-style, and LeNet-style architectures for PyTorch Sequential and Custom models. Its original visual styles were inspired by visualkeras, pytorchviz, pytorch-summary, and torchview; since then, it has grown its own unified tracing backend and architecture-handling logic well beyond its…

People who work with architecture diagram, neural network and pytorch and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 332 · #9 OF 106 MAINTAINED AI & ML · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Visual Torch

Claude Code

claude mcp add willyfh-visualtorch -- uvx visualtorch

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "willyfh-visualtorch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "visualtorch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package visualtorch - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.willyfh is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Visual Torch can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.4.1 · 2026-07-28

add MCP Registry listing for VisualTorch · automate the pip install version snippet, stop manually pinning it

v1.4.0 · 2026-07-25

add animated GIF rendering for graph_view, flow_view, and lenet_view · simplify docs homepage title · deprecate graph_view/flow_view/lenet_view in favor of render() · Add FTIR CNN-KAN paper to Research Showcase · bump…

v1.3.0 · 2026-07-11

Add GOVERNANCE.md and CODEOWNERS, rename LICENSE to LICENSE.md · Ask first-time contributors to claim one issue at a time · Smooth star history curve with quarterly-resampled interpolation · Enable Dependabot and…

04 · Who maintains Visual Torch

VisualTorch is maintained by willyfh. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2024.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/willyfh/visualtorch
website: https://visualtorch.readthedocs.io/en/latest/markdown/get_started/mcp.html
category: AI & ML - ranked #9 of 106 actively-maintained AI & ML servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-28)
registry: io.github.willyfh/visualtorch (active, first published 2026-07-28)
packages: pypi:visualtorch

06 · Visual Torch FAQ

What is Visual Torch?

Is Visual Torch still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Visual Torch?

Run `uvx visualtorch`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Visual Torch run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Visual Torch

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