PixelVault is an agent-first image hosting service designed for developers and AI coding agents. It provides a clean API contract for registering, uploading, and serving images on a global CDN, with a free tier and no enterprise tax. Built for tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf, PixelVault enables autonomous agents to discover, register, and upload images without human intervention.
What is PixelVault?
PixelVault is an image hosting platform that offers a developer-friendly API for uploading and serving images. It accepts image files via API calls or CLI commands and returns permanent CDN URLs. The service runs on a global CDN with EU data residency, and is made by PixelVault (pixelvault.dev).
Key Features
- API-first everything — Registration, projects, API keys, and uploads are all handled via API calls, with a full OpenAPI 3.1 spec and idempotent uploads.
- Global CDN — Images are served from a globally distributed CDN with automatic edge caching and enterprise-grade durability.
- Agent-ready — Provides llms.txt, OpenAPI spec, and .well-known/api-catalog for AI agents to discover and use the service.
- Free to start — 200 MB storage, 500 uploads/month, 1 GB bandwidth, no credit card, no trial expiry.
- Zero egress fees — No bandwidth charges for serving images.
- On-the-fly transforms — Resize, crop, convert to WebP/AVIF, apply effects, and watermark via URL query parameters.
- AI background removal — Remove backgrounds with
?segment=foreground and composite onto solid fills with &background=white.
- EU data residency — Images and metadata stored at rest in the EU (Cloudflare R2 EU + EU Postgres), GDPR-friendly.
- Paste & host — Add GitHub-style image handling to any textarea with a script tag or React/Vue hook.
- No lock-in — Export all images plus a manifest.json as a tar archive anytime.
- Desktop menu-bar app — Copy a screenshot or hit a hotkey to get a hosted URL on your clipboard.
Who is it for?
- AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf) — Upload screenshots or images directly from conversations without a browser.
- Developers — Integrate image hosting into apps via API or CLI, with transforms and background removal.
- Teams needing EU compliance — Store images in EU data centers with GDPR-friendly defaults.
What can you do with PixelVault?
- Cloud agents: Use the desktop app to paste screenshots into Codex cloud, Claude Code, or Cursor.
- Web developers: Add paste-and-host image handling to textareas with a single script tag.
- Content creators: Generate thumbnails, social cards, and edits on the fly with URL parameters.
How does PixelVault work?
- Register via API call or CLI (
npx pixelvault-cli register).
- Upload an image via API, CLI, or skill (e.g.,
/pixelvault-upload screenshot.png).
- Receive a permanent CDN URL like
https://img.pixelvault.dev/proj_abc/img_a1b2c3d4e5f6.jpg.
- Serve images globally with optional transforms via query params.
Pricing
Free tier with 200 MB storage, 500 uploads/month, 1 GB bandwidth. No credit card required. Paid plans available (see pricing page).
