unsplash-mcp-server
unsplash-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under design & media. It reaches unsplash. It needs UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 237 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
🔎 A MCP server for Unsplash image search.
Install
Read from unsplash-mcp-server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @hellokaton/unsplash-mcp-server --client cursor --key 7558c683-****-****
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
unsplash
Credential
UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
237
State
listed
Licence
MIT
unsplash-mcp-server compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unsplash-mcp-server (this page) | unsplash | UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY | 237 | 2026-10-12 | MIT |
| unsplash-mcp-server | unsplash(1 shared) | UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY | 2 | 2026-10-01 | MIT |
| mcp-for-blender | — | None listed | 32,298 | 2026-10-24 | MIT |
| cursor-talk-to-figma-mcp | figma | None listed | 7,072 | 2026-07-26 | MIT |
| photoshop-python-api-mcp-server | — | None listed | 334 | 2026-10-17 | MIT |
| kinocut | — | None listed | 223 | 2026-10-27 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with unsplash-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about unsplash-mcp-server
- What does unsplash-mcp-server do?
- 🔎 A MCP server for Unsplash image search.
- How do I install unsplash-mcp-server?
- Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @hellokaton/unsplash-mcp-server --client cursor --key 7558c683-****-****. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does unsplash-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches unsplash. The credentials we found in its source are UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY.
- Is unsplash-mcp-server official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 237 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-12.
- What licence does unsplash-mcp-server use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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