A javascript library to extract Exif metadata from images, in node and in the browser.
Connect Exif to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. A javascript library to extract Exif metadata from images, in node and in the browser. The exif mcp server is what makes that connection.
exif-parser ======== exif-parser is a parser for image metadata in the exif format, the most popular metadata format for jpeg and tiff images. It is written in pure javascript and has no external dependencies. It can also get the size of jpeg images and the size of the jpeg thumbnail embedded in the exif data. It can also extract the embedded thumbnail image.
exif-parser on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Installing — You can also build a browser bundle to include it with a tag in a HTML document, like this:Among the browser automation options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Exif's toolset — Installing — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by bwindels; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Installing | You can also build a browser bundle to include it with a <script> tag in a HTML document, like this: |
{
"mcpServers": {
"exif": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "exif-parser"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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