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gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/.github/workflows/ci.yml

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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Lint and unit tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        python: ["3.11", "3.13"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      - name: Install
+        run: uv sync --extra dev --python ${{ matrix.python }}
+      - name: Lint
+        run: uv run ruff check .
+      - name: Unit tests (no GIMP required)
+        run: uv run pytest
+      - name: Build wheel
+        run: uv build

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/.github/workflows/live-windows.yml

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+name: Live smoke (Windows + GIMP 3)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  live:
+    name: Real GIMP 3 headless smoke test
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      - name: Install GIMP 3 (official Inno installer, silent)
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $url = "https://download.gimp.org/gimp/v3.2/windows/gimp-3.2.4-setup.exe"
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile "$env:RUNNER_TEMP\gimp-setup.exe"
+          Start-Process -FilePath "$env:RUNNER_TEMP\gimp-setup.exe" -ArgumentList "/VERYSILENT","/NORESTART","/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES","/ALLUSERS" -Wait
+          Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\GIMP 3\bin" -Filter "gimp-console-*.exe" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
+      - name: Install project
+        run: uv sync --extra dev
+      - name: Install bridge plug-in
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "$env:APPDATA\GIMP\3.2" | Out-Null
+          uv run gimp-agent-mcp install-plugin
+          uv run gimp-agent-mcp doctor
+      - name: Headless smoke test
+        env:
+          GIMP_AGENT_LIVE: "1"
+        run: uv run gimp-agent-mcp smoke --mode headless
+      - name: Upload launch log on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: gimp-agent-launch-log
+          path: ${{ env.APPDATA }}/GIMP/3.2/gimp-agent-launch.log
+          if-no-files-found: ignore

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Release to PyPI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+      - run: uv sync --extra dev
+      - run: uv run ruff check .
+      - run: uv run pytest
+      - run: uv build
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+      # Trusted publishing: configure the PyPI project with this repo, workflow "release.yml", environment "pypi".
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/.gitignore

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+.venv/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+.mcp.local.json
+*.log

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/.mcp.json.example

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+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "gimp": {
+      "command": "uv",
+      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/absolute/path/to/gimp-agent-mcp", "gimp-agent-mcp", "serve"],
+      "env": {
+        "GIMP_AGENT_ALLOW_PYTHON": "1"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/AGENTS.md

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+# Repository instructions
+
+This repository is the public, Apache-2.0 GIMP Agent MCP server.
+
+- Two processes, one contract: `src/gimp_agent_mcp/plugin/gimp-agent-bridge.py` runs inside GIMP; everything else runs in the MCP server. The bridge may only depend on the Python standard library, `gi`, and `agent_bridge_core.py`, because it is copied into GIMP's plug-in folder on its own.
+- `agent_bridge_core.py` must never import `gi`. It is shared with the server and the unit tests.
+- Every GIMP-side operation runs on the plug-in main thread through `GLib.idle_add`. Do not call libgimp from the socket thread.
+- Prefer generic, introspected access (PDB and GEGL property descriptions read from GIMP at runtime) over hand-written wrappers. Add a dedicated tool only when the generic path is genuinely awkward for an agent.
+- Recipes are Python source strings executed inside GIMP with `params` injected. They declare `DESCRIPTION`, `PARAMS`, `SOURCE`, and assign `result`.
+- Keep the bridge on loopback with a required token. Never add a network-exposed mode.
+- Keep real identities, machine paths, tokens and private material out of this repository.
+- Run `uv run ruff check .` and `uv run pytest` before committing. Run `uv run gimp-agent-mcp smoke` on a machine with GIMP 3 before tagging a release.
+- Update `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `CHANGELOG.md` and the tool table in `README.md` when the tool surface or protocol changes.

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-09-05
+
+The detailed-work release: measurement, comparison renders, selection and masks, text, paths, effect editing, AI cut-outs and a recipe library. 32 tools, 7 recipes, 22 live checks including the AI cut-out.
+
+### Added
+
+- `gimp_measure`: colour at a point, bounding box of visible pixels, per-channel histogram, dominant colours.
+- `gimp_snapshot` and `gimp_render_compare`: before / after / pixel-diff renders.
+- `gimp_select`: rect, ellipse, by colour, by alpha, from item, all/none/invert, grow/shrink/feather/border, bounds.
+- `gimp_layer_mask` (add from selection/alpha/white/black/copy, apply, remove, enable/disable, show/hide) and raw mask pixel writes via the bridge.
+- `gimp_layer`: new, set, move, reorder, duplicate, merge_down, delete, resize_to_image, scale, add_alpha, crop_to_content.
+- `gimp_layer_effect`: edit params, opacity, blend mode and visibility of non-destructive effects, or delete them.
+- `gimp_text` and `gimp_list_fonts`: create and edit text layers with font, size, colour, justification, spacing and fixed boxes.
+- `gimp_path`: create line/bezier paths, select, stroke, fill, delete.
+- `gimp_remove_background`: rembg-based subject segmentation into an editable layer mask or baked alpha. Optional `segmentation` extra.
+- `gimp_export` gained `options` passed to the format's export procedure (JPEG quality, WebP quality/lossless, PNG compression).
+- Recipes: `web_optimise`, `icon_set`, `watermark`, `contact_sheet`, `sprite_sheet_slice`.
+- `export_with` helper available to recipes and `gimp_run_python`.
+- Live Windows CI: installs GIMP 3.2.4 on a runner and runs the smoke test on every push.
+- Release workflow for PyPI trusted publishing on `v*` tags; `server.json` for the MCP Registry.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Enum coercion resolves lazily-created and dynamically registered GEnum types (PyGObject + GEGL).
+- Tool failures surface as `ToolError`; bridge tracebacks are attached only for unexpected exception types.
+- Headless sessions quit GIMP through the `gimp-quit` PDB procedure after the bridge returns.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `Image.set_name`, `Gimp.display_present` and `Gimp.Selection.bounds` arity mismatches against GIMP 3.2.
+- GUI-mode `gimp_shutdown(quit_gimp=True)` left GIMP running.
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2026-09-05
+
+First release.
+
+### Added
+
+- GIMP 3 bridge plug-in: loopback TCP, token-checked, GLib main-thread dispatch, persistent Python namespace.
+- MCP server with 21 tools: session, images, render, PDB search/describe/call, GEGL filter search/describe/apply, `run_python`, recipes.
+- Runtime introspection of PDB arguments and GEGL properties, with JSON coercion for images, items, item arrays, colours, files, enums and scalars.
+- Recipes: `telegram_sticker`, `fit_and_export`.
+- CLI: `serve`, `install-plugin`, `doctor`, `launch`, `smoke`.
+- Live smoke test, GIMP-free unit tests, CI on Ubuntu and Windows.

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/CLAUDE.md

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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+Read `AGENTS.md` first; it is the contract for this repository.
+
+## Layout
+
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/server.py`: FastMCP tools, prompts, resources. Thin; delegates to the bridge.
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/bridge_client.py`: TCP client and GIMP process launcher.
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/paths.py`: where GIMP and its config directory live per platform.
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/plugin/gimp-agent-bridge.py`: the GIMP 3 plug-in. All libgimp/GEGL work is here.
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/plugin/agent_bridge_core.py`: pure helpers shared by both sides.
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/recipes/`: multi-step jobs as Python source executed inside GIMP.
+- `src/gimp_agent_mcp/smoke.py`: the live end-to-end test.
+
+## Commands
+
+```bash
+uv sync --extra dev
+uv run ruff check .
+uv run pytest                         # unit tests, no GIMP needed
+uv run gimp-agent-mcp install-plugin  # after editing the plug-in
+uv run gimp-agent-mcp smoke           # live test, needs GIMP 3
+GIMP_AGENT_LIVE=1 uv run pytest tests/test_live.py
+```
+
+After changing the plug-in you must reinstall it and restart any running bridge; GIMP loads plug-in code at start.
+
+## GIMP 3.2 API notes
+
+- `Gimp.get_images()`, `image.get_layers()`, `image.get_selected_layers()`; no `gimpfu`.
+- Colours are `Gegl.Color`; build with `Gegl.Color.new("black")` then `set_rgba(r, g, b, a)` in 0..1.
+- Filters: `Gimp.DrawableFilter.new(drawable, "gegl:op", name)`, set properties on `get_config()`, then `drawable.merge_filter(f)` (destructive) or `drawable.append_filter(f)` (layer effect).
+- PDB: `Gimp.get_pdb().lookup_procedure(name)`, `proc.create_config()`, `config.set_property(...)`, `proc.run(config)`; index 0 of the returned `ValueArray` is the status.
+- Call `Gimp.displays_flush()` after edits so the GUI repaints.
+- The per-user config directory is versioned (`3.0`, `3.2`, ...); plug-ins go in `<config>/plug-ins/<name>/<name>.py`.
+- Windows plug-ins need the `#!/usr/bin/env python3` shebang so GIMP maps them to its bundled interpreter.
+- Headless: `gimp-console -i --batch-interpreter=python-fu-eval -b "<python>"`; the batch code already has `Gimp` in scope.
+- GIMP's Colors > Invert is `gegl:invert-gamma`; there is no `gegl:invert`.
+- `Gimp.Path` is an `Item` but not a `Drawable`: no offsets, width or height. Guard `_item_info` accordingly.
+- Enum classes are created lazily by PyGObject; resolve through the namespace, then `gi._gi.enum_add(gtype)` for GEGL's dynamic enums.
+- Read pixels with `drawable.get_buffer().get(Gegl.Rectangle, scale, "R'G'B'A u8", Gegl.AbyssPolicy.CLAMP)`; write masks through `get_shadow_buffer` + `merge_shadow` + `update`.
+- Export procedures are `file-<ext>-export`; JPEG quality is 0..1, WebP quality is 0..100, PNG has `compression`.
+- If the plug-in process dies mid-session GIMP logs `gimp_wire_read(): unexpected EOF` and every later call fails to connect; check `gimp-agent-launch.log` in the config dir.

gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing
+
+Run `uv run ruff check .` and `uv run pytest` before opening a pull request. Changes to the bridge protocol, coercion rules, or the tool surface need a unit test where one is possible, a `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` update, and a run of `uv run gimp-agent-mcp smoke` on a machine with GIMP 3 noted in the PR.
+
+Recipes are welcome. A recipe is a module in `src/gimp_agent_mcp/recipes/` with `DESCRIPTION`, `PARAMS` (every parameter has a description and either a default or `required: True`) and `SOURCE` that assigns `result`. Keep them deterministic and free of machine-specific paths. See `docs/RECIPES.md`.
+
+Never add a network-exposed bind option, remove the token check, or add code copied from GPL-licensed projects. This repository is Apache-2.0 and stays clean-room.
+
+Platform reports are valuable: if you run the smoke test on macOS or Linux, open an issue with the output even when it passes.

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gimp_agent_mcp-0.2.0/PKG-INFO

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+Metadata-Version: 2.5
+Name: gimp-agent-mcp
+Version: 0.2.0
+Summary: Windows-first MCP server that gives AI agents the whole of GIMP 3: every PDB procedure, every GEGL filter, a render after each step, and repeatable recipes
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/SarutobiSasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/SarutobiSasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/SarutobiSasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp/issues
+Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/SarutobiSasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+Author: SarutobiSasuke8
+License-Expression: Apache-2.0
+License-File: LICENSE
+Keywords: ai-agents,claude,gegl,gimp,gimp-3,image-editing,mcp,model-context-protocol
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Environment :: Console
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
+Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS
+Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: Editors :: Raster-Based
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
+Requires-Dist: mcp>=2.0
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: pytest>=8; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: ruff>=0.9; extra == 'dev'
+Provides-Extra: segmentation
+Requires-Dist: onnxruntime>=1.17; extra == 'segmentation'
+Requires-Dist: pillow>=10; extra == 'segmentation'
+Requires-Dist: rembg>=2.0.60; extra == 'segmentation'
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+# gimp-agent-mcp
+
+An MCP server that hands AI agents the whole of GIMP 3, with the eyes and hands to do detailed work.
+
+Claude, Codex, Cursor and any other Model Context Protocol client can open images, inspect layers, call every one of GIMP's ~1000 Procedure Database functions, apply every GEGL filter destructively or as a non-destructive layer effect, measure pixels instead of guessing, see before/after/diff renders, cut subjects out with an AI segmentation model, draw text and paths, and run tested multi-step recipes over whole folders. Windows-first; macOS and Linux paths are implemented.
+
+![Sticker recipe: source logo on the left, finished 512x512 Telegram sticker with stroke and shadow on the right](docs/hero.png)
+
+## Why this exists
+
+GIMP 3 has a complete Python API through GObject Introspection. Earlier GIMP MCP servers wrapped a few dozen calls by hand, used Unix sockets that do not exist on Windows Python, and gave the agent no way to see or measure what it had just done. This server takes the opposite approach:
+
+- **Generic, introspected access.** `gimp_pdb_search` -> `gimp_pdb_describe` -> `gimp_pdb_call` reaches any procedure with typed argument descriptions, enum choices and defaults pulled from GIMP at runtime. No hand-written wrapper goes stale when GIMP updates.
+- **Every GEGL filter.** 200+ operations behind GIMP's Filters menu, with `mode="append"` for GIMP 3's non-destructive layer effects and `gimp_layer_effect` to edit them afterwards.
+- **Sight and measurement.** `gimp_render` returns a PNG of the current state. `gimp_measure` reads the colour at a pixel, the bounding box of visible pixels, histograms and dominant colours. `gimp_snapshot` + `gimp_render_compare` show before, after and a pixel diff side by side.
+- **Detailed work.** Selection in one tool (rect, ellipse, by colour, by alpha, from path, grow/shrink/feather), layer masks including raw mask pixels, text layers with fonts, vector paths that can be stroked, filled or turned into selections, and layer management.
+- **AI cut-outs.** `gimp_remove_background` runs a segmentation model (rembg, optional extra) and writes the result as an editable layer mask or bakes it into alpha.
+- **Recipes.** Repeatable jobs written once as Python that runs inside GIMP, with declared parameters, defaults and validation. Seven ship; `gimp_batch_recipe` runs one over a glob.
+- **Windows-first transport.** TCP on `127.0.0.1` with a per-install token, because CPython on Windows has no `AF_UNIX`.
+- **Escape hatch.** `gimp_run_python` executes Python inside GIMP with a persistent namespace. One environment variable disables it.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- GIMP 3.0 or newer (tested on 3.2.4). GIMP 2.10 will not work: it has no Python 3 API.
+- Python 3.11+ and [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) on the machine that runs the MCP client.
+
+## Quick start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/SarutobiSasuke8/gimp-agent-mcp.git
+cd gimp-agent-mcp
+uv sync                                # add --extra segmentation for AI cut-outs
+uv run gimp-agent-mcp install-plugin   # copies the bridge plug-in into GIMP's plug-ins folder
+uv run gimp-agent-mcp doctor           # shows what was found
+uv run gimp-agent-mcp smoke            # launches headless GIMP and exercises every tool (22 checks with --segmentation)
+```
+
+Then add the server to your MCP client. For Claude Code, from the repo directory:
+
+```bash
+claude mcp add gimp -- uv run --directory "$(pwd)" gimp-agent-mcp serve
+```
+
+Or in `.mcp.json` / `claude_desktop_config.json` (see `.mcp.json.example`):
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "gimp": {
+      "command": "uv",
+      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/absolute/path/to/gimp-agent-mcp", "gimp-agent-mcp", "serve"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The agent calls `gimp_launch` to start GIMP with the bridge running (`mode="gui"` for the normal window, `mode="headless"` for batch work with no UI). If GIMP is already open, click **Filters > Development > Start Agent Bridge** instead. GIMP registers plug-ins at startup, so restart it once after `install-plugin`.
+
+## Tools (32)
+
+| Area | Tools |
+|---|---|
+| Session | `gimp_status`, `gimp_launch`, `gimp_shutdown` |
+| Images | `gimp_list_images`, `gimp_image_info`, `gimp_new_image`, `gimp_open`, `gimp_export` (with format options), `gimp_close_image` |
+| Seeing | `gimp_render` (whole image, one layer, or a region), `gimp_snapshot`, `gimp_render_compare` (before / after / diff) |
+| Measuring | `gimp_measure` (`color` at a point, `bbox` of visible pixels, `histogram`, `dominant` colours) |
+| PDB | `gimp_pdb_search`, `gimp_pdb_describe`, `gimp_pdb_call` |
+| Filters | `gimp_filter_search`, `gimp_filter_describe`, `gimp_apply_filter` (merge or append), `gimp_layer_effects`, `gimp_layer_effect` (edit or delete) |
+| Detail work | `gimp_select`, `gimp_layer_mask`, `gimp_layer`, `gimp_text`, `gimp_list_fonts`, `gimp_path` |
+| AI | `gimp_remove_background` (mask or apply; models u2net, isnet-general-use, u2net_human_seg, isnet-anime, silueta) |
+| Code | `gimp_run_python` (disable with `GIMP_AGENT_ALLOW_PYTHON=0`) |
+| Recipes | `gimp_list_recipes`, `gimp_run_recipe`, `gimp_batch_recipe` |
+
+Argument conventions: images and items are integer ids; colours are `"#rrggbb"`, `"white"`, `"rgb(255,0,0)"` or `[r,g,b,a]`; enums are nicks like `"clip-to-image"` and unknown values return the valid list; dashes and underscores in names are interchangeable. `run-mode` defaults to non-interactive.
+
+## Recipes
+
+| Recipe | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `telegram_sticker` | Fit artwork into a 512x512 transparent canvas, add a white outline and a soft shadow, export PNG. |
+| `web_optimise` | Scale to a maximum edge and export WebP/JPEG/PNG, lowering quality until the file fits a KB budget. |
+| `icon_set` | Export a square source at every size in a list (favicon, app icons, PWA icons). |
+| `watermark` | Overlay a text or image watermark in a corner or centre with opacity. |
+| `contact_sheet` | Thumbnails of every image in a folder on a labelled grid. |
+| `sprite_sheet_slice` | Cut a sprite sheet into fixed-size tiles, skipping empty ones. |
+| `fit_and_export` | Scale to a maximum edge length and export by extension. |
+
+Recipes live in `src/gimp_agent_mcp/recipes/`. Each is a module with `DESCRIPTION`, `PARAMS` and `SOURCE`; see `docs/RECIPES.md` to add one.
+
+## A detailed-work session, end to end
+
+```text
+gimp_open("photo.jpg")                                  -> image 1, layer 2
+gimp_snapshot(1)                                        -> snapshot 3
+gimp_remove_background(layer_id=2, mode="mask")         -> editable mask, subject bbox
+gimp_select(1, mode="alpha", layer_id=2); gimp_select(1, mode="shrink", amount=2)
+gimp_layer(action="new", image_id=1, fill="#f4f1ea", position=1)
+gimp_apply_filter(2, "gegl:dropshadow", {"x": 0, "y": 6, "radius": 12, "opacity": 0.35}, mode="append")
+gimp_text(image_id=1, text="SUMMER SALE", size=96, font="Montserrat Bold", color="#111111", x=40, y=40)
+gimp_measure("bbox", layer_id=2); gimp_measure("dominant", image_id=1)
+gimp_render_compare(1, 3)                               -> before | after | diff
+gimp_export(1, "out/hero.webp", {"quality": 82})
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+```text
+MCP client  --stdio-->  gimp-agent-mcp (server.py)  --TCP 127.0.0.1:9877 + token-->  bridge plug-in inside GIMP 3
+                                |                                                        |
+                        rembg (optional)                              GLib main loop runs each request on the plug-in
+                                                                      main thread against libgimp / GEGL / the PDB
+```
+
+The plug-in writes `agent-bridge.json` (port, token, pid) into GIMP's per-user config directory. The server reads it to connect. Details in `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`.
+
+## Testing
+
+- `uv run pytest`: unit tests, no GIMP needed.
+- `uv run gimp-agent-mcp smoke`: 21 live checks against a headless GIMP. Add `--segmentation` to include the AI cut-out (downloads a small model on first use).
+- CI runs lint and unit tests on Ubuntu and Windows, and a second workflow installs real GIMP 3 on a Windows runner and runs the live smoke test on every push.
+
+## Security
+
+The bridge listens on loopback only and requires the token on every request. `gimp_run_python` and `gimp_pdb_call` are, by design, arbitrary code execution inside GIMP with the permissions of the user running it: give this server only to clients you trust with your files. Segmentation runs server-side and never sends pixels anywhere; the only network access in the project is rembg fetching its model once. See `SECURITY.md`.
+
+## Provenance
+
+Clean-room implementation under Apache-2.0. The author read the existing GPL and MIT GIMP MCP projects for lessons about the GIMP 3.2 API and copied no code from them.
+
+## Status
+
+`0.2.0`, beta. Verified end to end on Windows 11 with GIMP 3.2.4. macOS and Linux paths are implemented but not yet exercised on real machines; reports welcome. See `ROADMAP.md`.