How to Make Memes from Custom Images with Claude
Make memes from custom images with Claude and ToolRouter. Turn any photo into a perfectly formatted meme without an image editor.
Tool
Claude is useful for custom image memes when the text has to be precisely right — the exact wording that makes the image funny, the positioning that makes the composition work, the line breaks that time the joke correctly.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Meme Generator tool:
- Share the image and describe what is funny about it or what message you want to land.
- Ask Claude to draft the meme text before generating — get the wording right before committing.
- Run meme-generator with from_image and the agreed text.
- Ask Claude whether the text placement and timing works or whether the phrasing needs tightening.
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Meme Generator tool
Use meme-generator to turn this photo from our team offsite — where everyone is looking exhausted on a hiking trail — into a relatable meme about Monday meetings. Write the funniest version of the text first, then generate it. Tell me if the positioning works with the photo composition.
Tips
- Write the text before generating — bad text on a good image still makes a bad meme.
- Ask Claude to consider the image composition when positioning text — blocking the funniest part defeats the joke.
- Keep text to one or two lines maximum — three lines is the edge of what reads before you scroll past.