A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to the Pexels API for searching and retrieving photos, videos, and collections.
A Pexels Mcp Server is an MCP project maintained in the garylab/pexels-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to the Pexels API for searching and retrieving photos, videos, and collections”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented pypi package is pexels-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
The example declares PEXELS_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
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Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| photos_search | Search photos |
| photos_curated | List curated photos |
| photo_get | Get a photo by id |
| videos_search | Search videos |
| videos_popular | List popular videos |
| video_get | Get a video by id |
| collections_featured | List featured collections |
| collections_media | List media in a collection |
{
"mcpServers": {
"pexels": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pexels-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PEXELS_API_KEY": "YOUR_PEXELS_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PEXELS_API_KEY | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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