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Unsplash MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server

MCP server for the Unsplash API: search & fetch photos with attribution + download tracking.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Unsplash MCP Server in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unsplash-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "<UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY>",
        "UNSPLASH_APP_NAME": "<UNSPLASH_APP_NAME>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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