Civitai MCP Ultimate — 14 Tools Reference
Quick Tool Map
| Goal | Tool | Key Params |
|---|
| Find models by name | search_models | query (Meilisearch), types, base_model |
| Find models by creator | search_models | username (most reliable) |
| Batch fetch by IDs | search_models | ids=[123, 456] |
| Full model details | get_model | model_id |
| Version details + hashes | get_model_version | version_id |
| Identify model from file | get_model_version_by_hash | SHA256/AutoV2/CRC32/BLAKE3 |
| Top checkpoints | get_top_checkpoints | base_model, period |
| Top LoRAs | get_top_loras | base_model, nsfw |
| Browse images/videos | browse_images | model_id, content_type, tag, base_model |
| Trending images/videos | get_top_images | sort, period, content_type, browsing_level |
| Example images for model | get_model_images | model_id |
| Extract best prompts | get_image_generation_data | model_id |
| Download URL | get_download_url | version_id |
| Download commands | get_download_info | model_id, comfyui_path |
Common Recipes (Quick Reference)
Top image by likes yesterday, specific base model
get_top_images(sort="Most Reactions", period="Day", content_type="image", base_model="Flux.1 D", limit=1)
Top video by comments this week
get_top_images(sort="Most Comments", period="Week", content_type="video", limit=1)
Most popular SDXL model this month
search_models(base_model="SDXL 1.0", sort="Most Downloaded", period="Month", limit=1)
Top 5 images from the most popular Flux model today
search_models(types=["Checkpoint"], base_model="Flux.1 D", sort="Most Downloaded", period="Day", limit=1)
-> get model_id
get_model_images(model_id=ID, limit=5)
Community images for a model (sorted by reactions)
browse_images(model_id=ID, sort="Most Reactions", period="Month", limit=5)
NOTE: model_id auto-resolves to the latest version. To see images from a specific version, use model_version_id directly:
get_model(model_id=ID) # -> see all versions with IDs
browse_images(model_version_id=VERSION_ID, sort="Most Reactions", period="AllTime", limit=5)
Most popular NSFW image this month with prompt
get_top_images(sort="Most Reactions", period="Month", content_type="image", browsing_level="XXX", has_meta=true, limit=1)
Find a specific LoRA by name (e.g. hands fix)
search_models(query="hands fix", types=["LORA"], sort="Most Downloaded", limit=5)
NOTE: Text search uses Meilisearch (fast, accurate). Combining query + types + base_model works via Meilisearch! Falls back to REST API only when using REST-only params (ids, favorites, license filters).
Top 10 LoRA by downloads this month
get_top_loras(sort="Most Downloaded", period="Month", limit=10)
Anime images from ComfyUI, only with metadata
get_top_images(tag="anime", tools="ComfyUI", has_meta=true, period="Week", limit=5)
Only videos made on Civitai
get_top_images(content_type="video", made_on_site=true, period="Month", limit=5)
Only original works (no remixes)
get_top_images(originals_only=true, period="Week", limit=10)
XXX content only
get_top_images(browsing_level="XXX", sort="Most Reactions", period="Day", limit=5)
browse_images(browsing_level="X,XXX", content_type="video", period="Week", limit=3)
Image/Video Cache
All images and videos are automatically downloaded to ~/.civitai-mcp-cache/:
- Images: 512px thumbnails (saves bandwidth)
- Videos: original quality
- Auto-cleanup: files older than 24h deleted on server startup
- Local paths returned in output — use Read tool to preview images
Workflows
1. Find the Best LoRA for a Style
get_top_loras(base_model="Flux.1 D", period="Week", limit=10)
-> pick model_id
get_model(model_id=ID)
-> read trigger words, description, versions
get_image_generation_data(model_id=ID, limit=5)
-> extract prompts, settings, LoRA weight
get_download_info(model_id=ID, comfyui_path="C:/ComfyUI/models")
-> ready-to-paste curl/wget/PowerShell
2. Prompt Mining
get_top_images(sort="Most Reactions", period="Week", has_meta=true, limit=10)
-> each image has: prompt, negative prompt, steps, CFG, sampler, seed, LoRAs
For a specific model:
get_image_generation_data(model_id=ID, sort="Most Reactions", limit=5)
-> only images WITH metadata
3. Download Model to ComfyUI
get_download_info(model_id=858800, comfyui_path="D:/ComfyUI/models")
Returns: curl + wget + PowerShell commands, ComfyUI subfolder, all hashes, scan results.
4. Identify Unknown .safetensors File
get_model_version_by_hash(hash="E837144C55") # AutoV2 hash
5. Compare Models by Popularity
get_top_checkpoints(base_model="Flux.1 D", period="Month", sort="Most Downloaded", limit=20)
get_top_checkpoints(base_model="SDXL 1.0", period="Month", sort="Most Downloaded", limit=20)
Enum Cheat Sheet
Model Types
Checkpoint, LORA, LoCon, TextualInversion, Hypernetwork, Controlnet, Poses, VAE, Upscaler, Wildcards, MotionModule, Workflows, Other
Base Models
| Category | Values |
|---|
| SD 1.x | SD 1.4, SD 1.5, SD 1.5 LCM, SD 1.5 Hyper, SD 2.0, SD 2.1 |
| SDXL | SDXL 1.0, SDXL Lightning, SDXL Hyper |
| Flux | Flux.1 S, Flux.1 D, Flux.1 Krea, Flux.1 Kontext, Flux.2 D, Flux.2 Klein 9B/4B |
| Anime | Pony, Pony V7, Illustrious, NoobAI, Anima |
| Z-Image | ZImageBase, ZImageTurbo |
| Other | Qwen, Chroma, HiDream, AuraFlow, Hunyuan 1, Kolors, PixArt a/E, Lumina |
| Video | CogVideoX, Hunyuan Video, LTXV, LTXV2, LTXV 2.3, Mochi, Wan Video 1.3B t2v, Wan Video 14B t2v, Wan Video 14B i2v 480p/720p, Wan Video 2.2 TI2V-5B/I2V-A14B/T2V-A14B, Wan Video 2.5 I2V/T2V |
Sort
- Models (Meilisearch):
Most Downloaded, Highest Rated, Most Collected, Most Comments, Most Tipped, Newest, Oldest
- Models (REST API):
Highest Rated, Most Downloaded, Newest
- Images/Videos:
Most Reactions, Most Comments, Most Collected, Newest, Oldest
Period
AllTime, Year, Month, Week, Day
Browsing Level
PG (1), PG-13 (2), R (4), X (8), XXX (16) — comma-separated for multiple, e.g. "X,XXX"
Content Type
image, video
NSFW Levels (legacy)
None, Soft, Mature, X
Image Modifiers
has_meta, made_on_site, originals_only, remixes_only — boolean flags
Image Filters
tag (e.g. "anime"), base_model (e.g. "Flux.1 D"), tools (e.g. "ComfyUI"), techniques (e.g. "txt2img")
ComfyUI Folder Mapping
Checkpoint -> checkpoints/, LORA/LoCon -> loras/, TextualInversion -> embeddings/, Controlnet -> controlnet/, VAE -> vae/, Upscaler -> upscale_models/
Known Quirks
- search_models via REST API: query + types/base_model = empty results. Fixed in v0.2.0 — text search now uses Meilisearch which supports combining query with type/baseModel/tag/username filters. REST API fallback still has this limitation.
- search_models by username: Most reliable search method. Always prefer
username="CreatorName".
- get_creators: Civitai endpoint is slow (30s+) and may return 500. Use
search_models(username=...) instead.
- "Most Reactions" sort cursor bug: Returns null cursor, preventing pagination beyond page 1.
- License filters (
allow_no_credit, etc.): Civitai API may return 400.
- modelId ignored on /images endpoint: Civitai API ignores
modelId param — only modelVersionId works. Fixed in v0.2.1: browse_images, get_model_images, and get_image_generation_data now auto-resolve model_id to model_version_id (uses latest version). You can still pass model_version_id directly to target a specific version.
- browsingLevel: Bitmask system (1=PG, 2=PG-13, 4=R, 8=X, 16=XXX). Undocumented but stable.
- content_type/tag/tools/techniques: All undocumented API params but verified working 2026-03-24.
- get_tags: No NSFW filter available. Returns generic tags (character, anime, woman...) without model counts. Cannot query "top NSFW tags" — use
browse_images(browsing_level="X,XXX") and inspect tags on returned images instead.
Environment Variables
CIVITAI_API_KEY — Civitai API key (NSFW access + higher rate limits)
CIVITAI_MCP_LANG — en (default) | ru
COMFYUI_MODELS_PATH — default ComfyUI models path for download_info
MEILISEARCH_KEY — Meilisearch search-only key (optional, has built-in default)