unsplash-mcp-server MCP Server

A simple MCP server for seamless Unsplash image integration and search capabilities.

Local serverstdio

What is the unsplash-mcp-server MCP Server?

unsplash-mcp-server source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “A simple MCP server for seamless Unsplash image integration and search capabilities.”

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. 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.

How to install the unsplash-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "fastmcp",
        "fastmcp",
        "run",
        "./server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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