Unsplash MCP Server

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MCP server for the Unsplash API: search & fetch photos with attribution + download tracking.

Use this server

Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)

Env varsUNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY UNSPLASH_APP_NAME LOG_LEVEL

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY= --env UNSPLASH_APP_NAME= --env LOG_LEVEL= unsplash-mcp-server -- npx @hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server

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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"unsplash-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server"],"env":{"UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY":"","UNSPLASH_APP_NAME":"","LOG_LEVEL":""}}'

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "",
        "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "",
        "LOG_LEVEL": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.