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Unsplash MCP

The Unsplash MCP server allows AI agents to search and retrieve high-resolution free stock photos, user profiles, collections, and editorial topics. It provides tools for searching photos by keyword, fetching metadata, downloading images, and accessing statistics, supporting both public editorial feeds and specific user or collection queries.

Package and access

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Unsplash MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
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What you can do with it

  • Search Unsplash photos by keyword
  • Fetch full metadata for a single Unsplash photo
  • Retrieve random Unsplash photos with filters
  • List photos in a specific collection

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Connect from your client

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "unsplash-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-unsplash@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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