# macOS Photos

> Use this tool when you need to access and manage photos on a macOS device, solving problems like organizing and searching large photo libraries, and classifying content using machine learning. It provides read-only access to the Photos library, allowing for album listing, location-based search, and date range filtering, with outputs including base64-encoded JPEG images. Ideal for use cases requiring automated photo processing, classification, and export.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/maximbilan-macos-photos  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/maximbilan-macos-photos

## Description

Provides read-only access to the macOS Photos library through Apple's PhotoKit framework. Supports album listing, location-based search with geocoding, date range filtering, and keyword-based content classification using Vision ML. Includes image export capabilities for both thumbnails and full-resolution photos as base64-encoded JPEGs, with automatic cleanup of temporary files.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/maximbilan-macos-photos)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/maximbilan/photos-macos-mcp>

## 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": "maximbilan-macos-photos"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/maximbilan-macos-photos` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/maximbilan-macos-photos/pull`

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