Unsplash Mcp MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for fetching photos from Unsplash with proper attribution. Designed for LLMs building content pages that need properly credited images.

Local serverstdio

What is the Unsplash Mcp Server?

Unsplash Mcp is an MCP project maintained in the cevatkerim/unsplash-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for fetching photos from Unsplash with proper attribution. Designed for LLMs building content pages that need properly credited images”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /path/to/unsplash-mcp/.venv/bin/fastmcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY. 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.

Tool	What it does
search_photos
get_random_photos
track_download

How to install the Unsplash Mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/path/to/unsplash-mcp/.venv/bin/fastmcp",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "/path/to/unsplash-mcp/server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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