muapi CLI

Official command-line interface for muapi.ai — generate images, videos, and audio directly from your terminal.

Agent-first design — every command works for both humans (colored output, tables) and AI agents (--output-json, --jq filtering, semantic exit codes, MCP server mode).

Install

# npm (recommended — no Python required)
npm install -g muapi-cli

# pip
pip install muapi-cli

# or run without installing
npx muapi-cli --help

Quick Start

# New user? Create an account
muapi auth register --email you@example.com --password "..."
muapi auth verify --email you@example.com --otp 123456
muapi auth login --email you@example.com --password "..."

# Or paste an existing API key
muapi auth configure --api-key "YOUR_KEY"

# Generate — pick a curated verb…
muapi image generate "a cyberpunk city at night" --model flux-dev
muapi video generate "a dog running on a beach" --model kling-master
muapi audio create "upbeat lo-fi hip hop for studying"

# …or run any model by endpoint name (schema-driven, covers the whole catalog)
muapi run flux-dev-image -p "a cyberpunk city at night"
muapi run seedance-2-text-to-video -p "drone shot over snowy peaks" -i duration=5
muapi run <model> -h          # introspects the live OpenAPI schema

# Check balance
muapi account balance

# Wait for an existing job
muapi predict wait <request_id>

Commands

muapi auth

muapi account

muapi keys

muapi image

Models: flux-dev, flux-schnell, flux-kontext-dev/pro/max, hidream-fast/dev/full, wan2.1, reve, gpt4o, midjourney, seedream, qwen

muapi video

Models: veo3, veo3-fast, kling-master, kling-std, kling-pro, wan2.1/2.2, seedance-pro/lite, hunyuan, runway, pixverse, vidu, minimax-std/pro

muapi audio

muapi enhance

muapi edit

muapi run — generic, schema-driven runner

Reaches any model in the muapi.ai catalog by endpoint name, even ones not covered by the curated image / video / audio / enhance / edit verbs. The input schema is fetched from the live OpenAPI spec, so muapi run <model> -h always reflects the real, current parameters.

<model> accepts either a real endpoint slug (flux-dev-image, nano-banana-2, seedance-2-text-to-video) or a short alias from the curated tables (flux-dev, seedream, kling-master).

Merge order for inputs (later wins): --input-file → -i k=v → -p prompt.

# Discover a model's real inputs
muapi run nano-banana-2 -h

# Run it
muapi run nano-banana-2 -p "a logo for a coffee shop" -i num_images=2 --download ./out

# Pipe-safe JSON
muapi run flux-dev-image -p "..." --output-json --jq '.outputs[0]'

muapi predict

muapi upload

muapi models

muapi config

Useful keys: output (json/human), model.image, model.video, no_color (true/false)

muapi docs

muapi mcp

Global Options

Environment Variables

Exit Codes

MCP Server

muapi supports two MCP transport modes. Both expose the same 19 tools: image generate/edit, video generate/from-image, audio create/from-text, enhance (upscale/bg-remove/face-swap/ghibli), edit lipsync/clipping, predict result, upload file, keys list/create/delete, account balance/topup.

Option 1 — Hosted (Recommended, no CLI required)

The hosted MCP server at https://api.muapi.ai/mcp uses the standard Streamable HTTP transport. Any MCP client can connect with just your API key — no CLI install needed.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http muapi \
  https://api.muapi.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MUAPI_KEY"

Cursor — add to mcp.json (Cmd+Shift+P → Open MCP settings):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muapi": {
      "url": "https://api.muapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MUAPI_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf — open Settings → MCP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muapi": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.muapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MUAPI_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Option 2 — stdio via CLI (Claude Desktop)

Run the CLI as a local stdio MCP server. Requires the CLI to be installed.

muapi mcp serve

Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muapi": {
      "command": "muapi",
      "args": ["mcp", "serve"],
      "env": { "MUAPI_API_KEY": "your-key-here" }
    }
  }
}

Any stdio-compatible client — use the command + args pattern above, substituting your client's config format.

For more details on the self-hosted MCP server see muapi-mcp-server.

Agentic Pipeline Examples

# Full onboarding without human intervention
muapi auth register --email agent@example.com --password "secret"
muapi auth verify --email agent@example.com --otp 123456
muapi auth login --email agent@example.com --password "secret"
muapi account balance --output-json
muapi account topup --amount 10 --output-json --no-open

# Submit async, capture request_id, poll when ready
REQUEST_ID=$(muapi video generate "a dog on a beach" \
  --model kling-master --no-wait --output-json --jq '.request_id' | tr -d '"')
muapi predict wait "$REQUEST_ID" --download ./outputs

# Chain: upload → edit → download
URL=$(muapi upload file ./photo.jpg --output-json --jq '.url' | tr -d '"')
muapi image edit "make it look like a painting" --image "$URL" \
  --model flux-kontext-pro --download ./outputs

# Rotate API keys programmatically
NEW_KEY=$(muapi keys create --name "ci-$(date +%Y%m%d)" --output-json --jq '.api_key' | tr -d '"')
OLD_ID=$(muapi keys list --output-json --jq '.[0].id')
muapi keys delete "$OLD_ID" --yes

# Discover available endpoints
muapi docs openapi --jq '.paths | keys[]'

Shell Completions

muapi --install-completion bash
muapi --install-completion zsh
muapi --install-completion fish