claw2immich is a Python MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes selected Immich REST API endpoints. It uses the Immich OpenAPI spec for API
Connect Claw2immich to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. claw2immich is a Python MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes selected Immich REST API endpoints. It uses the Immich OpenAPI spec for API metadata and surfaces a small, permission-aware tool set for common read-only checks. The claw2immich mcp server is what makes that connection.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
ping_server — get_server_versiontool_access_report — write_capability_reportparams — summary of required path/query/body fieldsexample — short call sketch for required inputsreturns — response schema title and key fields when availableread_only — The read_only tool exposed by this serverread_write — The read_write tool exposed by this serverfull_scope — The full_scope tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: IMMICH_BASE_URL, IMMICH_API_KEY, IMMICH_PROFILE, IMMICH_API_TOKEN, IMMICH_WRITE_PROBE_PATH, MCP_MOUNT_PATH, MCP_TEST_HOST. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Claw2immich's toolset — ping_server, tool_access_report, params and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by joeru; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| ping_server | get_server_version |
| tool_access_report | write_capability_report |
| params | summary of required path/query/body fields |
| example | short call sketch for required inputs |
| returns | response schema title and key fields when available |
| read_only | The read_only tool exposed by this server. |
| read_write | The read_write tool exposed by this server. |
| full_scope | The full_scope tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"claw2immich-readonly": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["c:\\path\\to\\claw2immich\\main.py"],
"env": {
"IMMICH_BASE_URL": "https://immich.example.com",
"IMMICH_API_KEY": "your-read-only-key",
"IMMICH_PROFILE": "read_only"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| IMMICH_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| IMMICH_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| IMMICH_PROFILE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| IMMICH_API_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| IMMICH_WRITE_PROBE_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| MCP_MOUNT_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| MCP_TEST_HOST | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Optional |
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