cloudinary-mcp-server MCP Server

This MCP server provides tools for uploading images and videos to Cloudinary through Claude Desktop and compatible MCP clients.

Local serverstdio

What is the cloudinary-mcp-server MCP Server?

cloudinary-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the felores/cloudinary-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This MCP server provides tools for uploading images and videos to Cloudinary through Claude Desktop and compatible MCP clients”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @felores/cloudinary-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME, CLOUDINARY_API_KEY, CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
filerequired): Path to file, URL, or base64 data URI to upload
resource_typeoptional): Type of resource ('image', 'video', or 'raw')
public_idoptional): Custom public ID for the uploaded asset
overwriteoptional): Whether to overwrite existing assets with the same public ID
tagsoptional): Array of tags to assign to the uploaded asset

How to install the cloudinary-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@felores/cloudinary-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME": "your_cloud_name",
        "CLOUDINARY_API_KEY": "YOUR_CLOUDINARY_API_KEY",
        "CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET": "YOUR_CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAMEDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
CLOUDINARY_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRETDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation