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io.github.codeChap/pexels

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MCP server for Pexels — search photos and videos, and browse collections

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Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. mcp-server-pexels
  2. Tools
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Setup
  5. Build
  6. MCP configuration
  7. Project structure
  8. License

mcp-server-pexels

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the Pexels API. Built in Rust, exposes photo search, video search, and curated/featured content as MCP tools.

Communicates via stdio using JSON-RPC 2.0.

Tools

ToolDescription
search_photosSearch photos by query with optional orientation/size/color/locale filters
curated_photosGet a paginated list of curated, hand-picked photos
get_photoRetrieve a single photo by ID
search_videosSearch videos by query with optional orientation/size/locale filters
popular_videosGet popular videos with optional dimension and duration filters
get_videoRetrieve a single video by ID
featured_collectionsList featured collections (themed sets of media)
collection_mediaList media in a specific collection (filterable by photos/videos)

Prerequisites

Setup

mkdir -p ~/.config/mcp-server-pexels

Create ~/.config/mcp-server-pexels/config.toml:

api_key = "your-pexels-api-key"

Build

cargo build --release

Produces target/release/mcp-server-pexels.

MCP configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-server-pexels"
    }
  }
}

Project structure

src/
  main.rs    - entry point, config loading, stdio transport
  server.rs  - MCP tool definitions
  api.rs     - Pexels HTTP client and response types
  params.rs  - tool parameter types
  config.rs  - TOML config loading

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is io.github.codeChap/pexels?

MCP server for Pexels — search photos and videos, and browse collections

How do I install io.github.codeChap/pexels?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is io.github.codeChap/pexels open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains io.github.codeChap/pexels?

It is published by codeChap. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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