Unsplash MCP Server

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Unsplash API. It provides AI assistants with tools to search and fetch Unsplash photos, collections, topics, users, and stats. It includes built-in attribution and download-tracking compliance, content safety filtering, and flexible image URL generation. It supports OAuth sign-in for managing user profiles and collections.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by hanoak

You need:You use it under your own Unsplash API account and are responsible for complying with the Unsplash API Terms & Guidelines

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What you can do with it

Search for photos on Unsplash
Fetch photo details and metadata
Manage user collections and profile
Track photo downloads for compliance

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.1

mcp-registry: io.github.hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server@1.0.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server 1.0.1

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@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your Unsplash API access key (sent as Authorization: Client-ID)."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME",
      "description": "Registered Unsplash app name, used as the attribution utm_source."
    },
    {
      "name": "LOG_LEVEL",
      "choices": [
        "debug",
        "info",
        "warn",
        "error"
      ],
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Log verbosity; all logs go to stderr."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
        "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
        "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "unsplash-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
        "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
        "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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