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Stock Image MCP for VS Code

io.github.hasilt/images-mcp

Search and download stock images from Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Freepik, StockVault, and Burst

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Stock Image MCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "unsplash-access-key",
      "description": "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "pexels-api-key",
      "description": "PEXELS_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "pixabay-api-key",
      "description": "PIXABAY_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "freepik-api-key",
      "description": "FREEPIK_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "stockvault-api-key",
      "description": "STOCKVAULT_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "default-provider",
      "description": "DEFAULT_PROVIDER",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "images-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "stock-image-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "${input:unsplash-access-key}",
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "${input:pexels-api-key}",
        "PIXABAY_API_KEY": "${input:pixabay-api-key}",
        "FREEPIK_API_KEY": "${input:freepik-api-key}",
        "STOCKVAULT_API_KEY": "${input:stockvault-api-key}",
        "DEFAULT_PROVIDER": "${input:default-provider}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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