MCP server for the Unsplash API: search & fetch photos with attribution + download tracking.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add unsplash-mcp-server -e UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY=<UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY> -e UNSPLASH_APP_NAME=<UNSPLASH_APP_NAME> -e LOG_LEVEL=<LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @hanoak/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"unsplash-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hanoak/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
"UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"unsplash-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hanoak/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
"UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"unsplash-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hanoak/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
"UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
"LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEYRequired, secret | Your Unsplash API access key (sent as Authorization: Client-ID). |
UNSPLASH_APP_NAMEOptional | Registered Unsplash app name, used as the attribution utm_source. |
LOG_LEVELOptional | Log verbosity; all logs go to stderr. |
Details
| Package | @hanoak/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 25 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 25 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server |
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