How do I connect Pexels MCP Server to Claude?

The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor as compatible clients.

Is Pexels MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Pexels MCP Server do?

Pexels MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including collection_tour, find_photo, find_video. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Pexels MCP Server

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by hanoak

Production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Pexels API — search and browse photos and videos, with license-aware usage guidance. Unofficial; not affiliated with or endorsed by Pexels.

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Project instructions

aiclaudeclaude-desktopllmmcpmcp-clientmcp-servermcp-serversmcp-toolsmodel-context-protocolnodejsnpm-packagepexelspexels-apiphotosstock-photostypescriptvideos

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14 of 14 tools

Documented tools (14)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

collection_tour

theme (required), count?

find_photo

subject (required), orientation?

find_video

subject (required), orientation?

media_brief

theme (required), photocount?, videocount?

pexels_curated_photos

page?, perpage?

pexels_get_collection_media

id (required), type? (photos\

pexels_get_photo

id (required)

pexels_get_video

id (required)

pexels_list_featured_collections

page?, perpage?

pexels_list_my_collections

page?, perpage?

pexels_popular_videos

minwidth?, minheight?, minduration?, maxduration?, page?, perpage?

pexels_search_photos

query (required), orientation? (landscape\

pexels_search_videos

query (required), orientation?, size? (large=4K\

photo_gallery

theme (required), count?, orientation?, color?

Tool change history

Compared across complete checks of the same configuration. Tools were listed, not invoked. Input-schema changes are not measured here.

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FAQ

Questions about Pexels MCP Server

How do I connect Pexels MCP Server to Claude?: The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor as compatible clients.
Is Pexels MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Pexels MCP Server do?: Pexels MCP Server documents 14 tools to the agent, including collection_tour, find_photo, find_video. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.