{
  "schema_version": "2.0",
  "slug": "attalla1-photopea-mcp-server",
  "name": "attalla1/photopea-mcp-server",
  "agent_url": "https://github.com/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server",
  "repo_url": "https://github.com/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server",
  "category": "Image & Design",
  "run_id": "run-attalla1-photopea-mcp-server-repotrack-2026-07-16",
  "run_at": "2026-07-16T13:14:00Z",
  "source": "hlido-repo-track",
  "review_track": "repo-surface",
  "evidence_tier": "repo-surface",
  "methodology_note": "Repo-surface track: this product is distributed as a repository (MCP server) with no web product surface, so the score derives ONLY from measurable public-repository signals — documentation, licensing, maintenance activity, releases, traction, agent-consumability. Each checklist item carries its evidence. Score ceiling 82/100: VITAL requires hands-on behavioral testing that repo signals cannot provide. Replaces a 2026-06/07 stub that carried a default score with no evidence.",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "id": "repo_reachable",
      "task": "Repository is publicly reachable",
      "required": true,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "GH API 200 for attalla1/photopea-mcp-server"
    },
    {
      "id": "readme_present",
      "task": "README documents the product (≥500 chars)",
      "required": true,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "README length 10240"
    },
    {
      "id": "license_present",
      "task": "License declared",
      "required": true,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "MIT"
    },
    {
      "id": "install_documented",
      "task": "Install/usage instructions present",
      "required": true,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "install/usage section found in README"
    },
    {
      "id": "active_12mo",
      "task": "Maintained: pushed within 12 months and not archived",
      "required": true,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "last push 102d ago"
    },
    {
      "id": "releases_present",
      "task": "Tagged releases exist",
      "required": false,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "latest v0.1.1"
    },
    {
      "id": "community_traction",
      "task": "Community traction (≥50 stars)",
      "required": false,
      "pass": false,
      "evidence": "23 stars"
    },
    {
      "id": "ci_or_tests",
      "task": "CI workflows present",
      "required": false,
      "pass": false,
      "evidence": "no .github/workflows"
    },
    {
      "id": "recent_commit_90d",
      "task": "Actively developed (push within 90 days)",
      "required": false,
      "pass": false,
      "evidence": "last push 102d ago"
    },
    {
      "id": "agent_consumable",
      "task": "Agent-consumable surface documented (MCP config or CLI install)",
      "required": false,
      "pass": true,
      "evidence": "MCP server markers in README"
    }
  ],
  "repo_metrics": {
    "stars": 23,
    "forks": 4,
    "open_issues": 1,
    "archived": false,
    "pushed_at": "2026-04-05T10:24:10Z",
    "license": "MIT",
    "language": "TypeScript"
  },
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server",
    "https://api.github.com/repos/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server",
    "https://github.com/attalla1/photopea-mcp-server/releases"
  ],
  "laddoo_score": 80,
  "score": 80,
  "tier": "STEADY",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "summary": "attalla1/photopea-mcp-server — MCP server for AI-driven image editing with Photopea. Repo-surface review: measured from the public repository (23 stars, MIT, last push 2026-04-05); not hands-on tested.",
  "staleness_after": "2026-10-14",
  "editorial_method": "repo-surface-track+editorial-narrative-v2",
  "hlido_opinion": {
    "headline": "A tidy MIT-licensed MCP server that hands agents Photopea's image-editing surface — genuinely agent-native, but early (23 stars) and quiet for ~5 months.",
    "body": "This is a focused, well-formed piece of agent plumbing: an MCP server that lets an AI agent design posters, edit photos and transform images by driving Photopea, the free browser-based Photoshop alternative. Because it speaks MCP, it is agent-consumable by construction — the checklist confirms it — and it ships MIT-licensed with documented install and tagged releases, which is more release discipline than most tools this size show. The cautions are about maturity and momentum, not design: it has only 23 stars, no CI, and its last push was in early April 2026 — roughly five months quiet — so confirm it still tracks Photopea before depending on it. It is also a thin bridge over a third-party service, so its usefulness is bounded by Photopea's continued availability. Repo-surface read; the editing quality itself was not tested hands-on.",
    "voice": "Hlido Editor",
    "as_of": "2026-08-27",
    "editor_signature_pending": true
  },
  "tier_rationale": "STEADY (80, repo-surface ceiling). MIT licensing, documented install, tagged releases and — crucially — genuine agent-consumability over MCP clear STEADY. VITAL is withheld because traction is low (23 stars), there is no CI, the repo has been quiet for ~5 months, and editing quality is unverified from the repo surface.",
  "what_it_does_well": [
    "Genuinely agent-native — exposes image editing to agents over MCP",
    "MIT-licensed with documented install and tagged releases",
    "Clear, narrow scope: drives Photopea, a free browser-based Photoshop alternative",
    "Gives agents an image-editing capability without a paid design API"
  ],
  "what_it_fails_at": [
    "Low traction (23 stars) and no CI present",
    "Last push ~5 months ago — momentum has cooled",
    "A thin wrapper over third-party Photopea — bounded by that service's availability",
    "Editing quality and reliability unverified hands-on"
  ],
  "best_for": [
    "Agent builders who need an image-editing tool callable over MCP",
    "Workflows wanting programmatic poster/photo edits without a paid design API"
  ],
  "not_recommended_for": [
    "Teams needing an actively-maintained, high-traction dependency",
    "Use cases that cannot tolerate reliance on a third-party (Photopea) surface"
  ],
  "red_flags": [
    "Quiet for ~5 months with no CI — confirm it still tracks Photopea before depending on it"
  ],
  "compared_to": [],
  "agent_relevance": {
    "has_api": true,
    "has_cli": false,
    "has_mcp": true,
    "has_webhook": false,
    "has_sdk": false,
    "behavioral_testable": true,
    "agent_integration_path": "An MCP server an agent connects to directly to drive Photopea for image editing; agent-consumable by construction. Behaviorally testable via MCP but not run hands-on for this review.",
    "agent_friendly_score": 8
  },
  "enriched_at": "2026-08-27",
  "pricing_facts": {
    "schema": "pricing-facts/1",
    "model": [
      "open-source"
    ],
    "free_tier": true,
    "last_verified": "2026-07-16",
    "basis": "Derived from Hlido-held evidence only (engine checklist + editorial text); quotes are verbatim from the scorecard; not vendor-supplied; re-derived daily. Verify current prices on the vendor's pricing page.",
    "derived_at": "2026-08-27"
  }
}