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pexels for Cursor

io.github.developer-ishan/pexels

MCP server for searching Pexels stock photos, videos, and curated collections.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install pexels in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-pexels"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "<PEXELS_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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