# Unsplash

> Use this tool when you need to find and incorporate high-quality images into your projects, as it enables image discovery directly within AI workflows through the Unsplash image search API. It solves problems of image sourcing and integration for developers and content creators, accepting inputs such as keywords, pagination, and sorting parameters, and outputting relevant image results. It is particularly useful in AI-assisted environments, such as Cursor editor, where an Unsplash API access key is required to utilize its search capabilities.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/douglarek-unsplash  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/douglarek-unsplash

## Description

Unsplash MCP Server provides a bridge between AI assistants and the Unsplash image search API, enabling image discovery directly within AI workflows. Built with Go using the mark3labs/mcp-go library, it exposes a search_photos tool that supports filtering by keywords, pagination, sorting, color, and orientation parameters. The server requires an Unsplash API access key and is designed for integration with Cursor editor, making it particularly useful for developers and content creators who need to find and incorporate high-quality images into their projects without leaving their AI-assisted environment.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/douglarek-unsplash)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/douglarek/unsplash-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "douglarek-unsplash"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/douglarek-unsplash` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/douglarek-unsplash/pull`

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