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Cloudinary vs UploadThing for Claude Code
Verdict
Cloudinary has the stronger Claude Code integration today: Cloudinary (5/5: official Anthropic-marketplace plugin with MCP server + 3 skills), versus UploadThing (2/5: only an experimental canary MCP package from an unmerged draft PR). That doesn’t make it the better product for every team, but your agent will get more official tooling out of the box.
| Cloudinary | UploadThing | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code fit | 5/5 | 2/5 |
| Claude Code plugin | Yes | No |
| In Anthropic marketplace | Yes | No |
| MCP server | Yes | Canary |
| Skills | Yes · 3 | Unknown |
| Category | Storage | Storage |
| Setup | /plugin install cloudinary@claude-plugins-official | UPLOADTHING_TOKEN=your-token npx @uploadthing/mcp-server |
Cloudinary with Claude Code
Use Cloudinary directly in Claude. Manage assets, apply transformations, optimize media, and more through natural conversation.
Sources
- ↗ https://claude.com/marketplace/plugins
- ↗ https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/main/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
- ↗ https://cloudinary.com/documentation
- ↗ https://github.com/cloudinary-devs/cloudinary-plugin
UploadThing with Claude Code
Only an experimental canary MCP package from an unmerged draft PR
Sources
- ↗ https://www.npmjs.com/package/@uploadthing/mcp-server
- ↗ https://github.com/pingdotgg/uploadthing/pull/1160
Frequently asked questions
Cloudinary has the stronger Claude Code integration today: Cloudinary (5/5: official Anthropic-marketplace plugin with MCP server + 3 skills), versus UploadThing (2/5: only an experimental canary MCP package from an unmerged draft PR). That doesn’t make it the better product for every team, but your agent will get more official tooling out of the box.
