Generate images without leaving the conversation.

Lumen connects your own OpenAI or Google key to Claude, so an image is one request away while you work. You bring the key. We bring the bridge.

See how it works

Before you sign up — one current Claude limitation

When you generate an image through the Claude connector, Claude can see and describe it, but claude.ai does not yet display the image inline in the chat. You'll find each image three ways: in the message's collapsed "tool result", via a link Lumen returns in the reply, and in your dashboard gallery. Generating from the Lumen dashboard itself does show images immediately.

This is an open limitation on Claude's side, not a Lumen bug. You can track it and add your voice on Anthropic's issue tracker: claude-ai-mcp issue #238.

Three steps

From key to image

01

Add your key

Paste your OpenAI or Google API key. It is encrypted before it touches storage and never shown again.

02

Connect Claude

Copy your connection URL into Claude as a custom connector. One link, scoped to you.

03

Ask for an image

Tell Claude what you want. It calls Lumen, your key generates it, and you get a link to the image plus a copy in your dashboard gallery.

Pricing

You pay for the convenience, not the compute

Model costs run on your own key. These plans cover the bridge: storage, history, and generating right inside Claude.

Need more than your plan includes? Buy a credit pack anytime. Credits never charge per image, so small top-ups stay efficient.

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Your plan

This month's usage and what you can do next.

Provider keys

Bring your own key. Stored encrypted, used only to generate your images.

Don't have a key yet? Create one at OpenAI or Google AI Studio, then paste it below. Your provider account needs billing enabled — you pay them directly for what you generate, and we charge only for the bridge.

OpenAI: not set Google: not set

Connect to Claude

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Paste the URL below, click Connect, and sign in with your Lumen account when prompted — no token to copy.

Authentication uses a secure sign-in (OAuth). Claude never sees your password or your provider key.

Test a generation

Confirm everything works before you connect Claude.

Your images

Every image you've generated — here, from the dashboard, or via Claude. Click any image to open the full size.