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Pexels MCP Server for Zed

io.github.hanoak/pexels-mcp-server

MCP server for the Pexels API: search & fetch stock photos, videos, and collections.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Pexels MCP Server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "pexels-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "<PEXELS_API_KEY>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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