Pexafy MCP MCP server

An official MCP server provided by Pexafy that allows AI assistants to search for free-to-use stock photographs using natural language descriptions, reference images, or similarity matching. It integrates via OAuth or API keys, providing inline images with license attribution directly within the conversation.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Pexafy

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for stock photos using natural language descriptions
Find visually similar images based on a reference photo
Retrieve similar photos with specific word adjustments

Tools advertised by the last live check:

search_photos
search_photos_by_image
get_photo_file_by_photo_id
get_grid_selected_photos
connect_account

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http pexafy-mcp https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add pexafy-mcp --url https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable pexafy-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexafy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexafy-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start pexafy-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "pexafy-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http pexafy-mcp https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexafy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexafy-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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