Image Resolver MCP Server

MCP server for context-aware royalty-free image search from Pexels and Unsplash

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No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 172d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

5 tools · ~484 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Image Resolver MCP Server is an MCP server that MCP server for context-aware royalty-free image search from Pexels and Unsplash. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 84/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "image-resolver": {
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "your-pexels-api-key",
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "your-unsplash-access-key"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ahmaddioxide/mcp-image-resolver"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Image Resolver MCP Server does

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides royalty-free image search for AI hosts like Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, and more. Ask your AI assistant to find images by natural language—it uses the search_images tool and returns structured results from Pexels and Unsplash.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Image Resolver MCP Server safe to use?: Image Resolver MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Image Resolver MCP Server?: Image Resolver MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Image Resolver MCP Server do?: Image Resolver MCP Server provides 5 tools: search_images, extract_image_query, get_best_image, search_images_batch, resolve_image_attribution. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Image Resolver MCP Server?: Image Resolver MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Image Resolver MCP Server actively maintained?: Image Resolver MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 172 days ago.

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{ "mcpServers": { "image-resolver": { "env": { "PEXELS_API_KEY": "your-pexels-api-key", "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "your-unsplash-access-key" }, "args": [ "-y", "@ahmaddioxide/mcp-image-resolver" ], "command": "npx" } } }

Features

search_images — Search for royalty-free images (supports limit, page, orientation)

extract_image_query — Transform free-form text into an image search query

get_best_image — Return a single best image for a query

search_images_batch — Run multiple searches in parallel

resolve_image_attribution — Generate provider-compliant attribution text

Pexels & Unsplash — Multi-provider support (free tier for both)

Unified response — Structured results with url, source, dimensions, photographer, tags

Works everywhere — Any MCP client that supports stdio servers

Quick Start (No Installation Required)

No cloning or building needed. Just add this config to your MCP client and it runs via npx automatically:

{ "mcpServers": { "image-resolver": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@ahmaddioxide/mcp-image-resolver"], "env": { "PEXELS_API_KEY": "your-pexels-api-key", "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "your-unsplash-access-key" } } } }

At least one API key is required. Both are free — get them here:

Architecture (High-Level)

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MCP Client (Cursor, Claude, VS Code, etc.) │ │ │ │ │ stdio (stdin/stdout) │ └─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MCP Image Resolver Server │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ index.ts MCP server entry, registers tools, stdio transport│ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ ▼ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ tools/search-images.ts Tool handler: search_images(query) │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ ▼ │ │ ┌──────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ │ │ providers/pexels.ts │ │ providers/unsplash.ts │ │ │ │ Pexels API adapter │ │ Unsplash API adapter │──▶ ImageResult schema │ │ └──────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────────────────────┴────▶ utils/normalize.ts │ └─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ┌─────────────────┴─────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ ┌─────────────────────── ... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/ahmaddioxide/image-resolver-mcp#readme)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Image Resolver MCP Server safe to use?

Image Resolver MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Image Resolver MCP Server?

Image Resolver MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Image Resolver MCP Server do?

Image Resolver MCP Server provides 5 tools: search_images, extract_image_query, get_best_image, search_images_batch, resolve_image_attribution. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Image Resolver MCP Server?

Image Resolver MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Image Resolver MCP Server actively maintained?

Image Resolver MCP Server is less actively maintained — last commit was 172 days ago.