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How to use it
maxSize is exposed by the Apple Photos MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the maxSize tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Apple Photos MCP
claude mcp add apple-photos -s user -- npx -y apple-photos-mcpOther tools in Apple Photos MCP (39)
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Run a full setup diagnostic — six checks: the resolved Python interpreter (path + version — warns when it's older than the required 3.11, with brew install python@3.12 advice), osxphotos installation, sidecar mode (persistent vs one-shot fallback, plus the last respawn), the write-tools gate (enable
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Get full metadata for a single photo by UUID.
Get full metadata for a batch of photos (up to 50) in one call — the batch equivalent of get-photo, for dedupe reviews, EXIF audits, and captioning passes.
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Verify osxphotos is installed and the Photos library can be opened.
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High-level stats about the Photos library.
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Search the library with combinable filters. Returns photo summaries with UUIDs — use get-photo for full details on a specific match.
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