ImgSearch MCP server

Connect your AI agent to ImgSearch.

Add ImgSearch to Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor through MCP. Your agent searches the image, SVG, sound effect, 3D model and video libraries and picks what fits, then gets it to you the way its platform works best — see below for each one.

MCP server URL
https://imgsearch.com/mcp

Copy the URL, then follow the instructions below.

You

Find images for my road trip blog post through the Alps

ImgSearch found these for your post
A black vehicle driving on a winding road surrounded by autumn-colored trees mountains. autumn-adventure-on-winding-mountain-roads-71036520.jpg
A dirt road bordered by yellow aspen trees leads to rugged mountains under a clear blue sky. autumn-serenity-in-the-rocky-mountains-36518.jpg
2 files ready in your ImgSearch account Coding agents also save them straight into your project
Works with ChatGPT & Claude
How it works

From an idea to the right asset

  1. 1
    Connect your account once Approve the connection in your browser. No API key to copy or store.
  2. 2
    Ask for what you need Photos, matching illustrations, sounds, 3D models or videos, described in your own words.
  3. 3
    Get the files in place Your assistant picks what fits and gets it to you the way its platform works best.
A real Claude Code session in 43 seconds: one request, and a licensed photo is saved into the blog project and set as the post's hero.
Connect in a few steps

Connect ImgSearch

Use the same MCP endpoint everywhere. Choose the product you want to configure.

Coding agents

For finding and placing assets while working directly in a codebase. Your agent picks what fits and saves the files straight into your project.

Claude Code

VS Code extension & CLI
  1. In VS Code, open the integrated terminal with Ctrl+` or Cmd+`.
  2. Run the command below to add ImgSearch as a user-level HTTP server.
  3. Enter /mcp in the chat panel, then authenticate to approve the connection in your browser.
  4. The first time Claude Code uses ImgSearch, it asks before each tool. Choose Yes, and don't ask again so it stops asking.
CLI command
claude mcp add --transport http imgsearch --scope user https://imgsearch.com/mcp
The extension manages existing servers through /mcp, but new MCP servers are currently added through the CLI.

Codex

App, IDE extension & CLI
  1. Open Settings → MCP servers.
  2. Select Add server and name it ImgSearch.
  3. Choose Streamable HTTP, paste the MCP server URL, and save.
  4. Run the command below in a terminal, then approve the connection in your browser.
Sign in
codex mcp login imgsearch
Codex signs in from the terminal, not from /mcp. Until you run it, /mcp shows ImgSearch as Not authenticated.
Prefer to add it from the terminal too?
codex mcp add imgsearch --url https://imgsearch.com/mcp
This opens the sign-in in your browser straight away, so you can skip the sign-in command above.

Cursor

IDE
  1. Open Customize → MCPs and select New MCP Server, or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json directly.
  2. Add this inside your mcpServers object and save — your other servers stay untouched.
  3. Cursor detects OAuth automatically and shows Needs login next to ImgSearch — select it and approve the connection in your browser.
Add inside mcpServers
"imgsearch": { "url": "https://imgsearch.com/mcp" }
Works globally in ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or per project by placing the same entry in a .cursor/mcp.json inside your project root.

Chat assistants

For research, writing, planning, and everyday image sourcing. Your assistant picks what fits and hands you a ready link to save it yourself.

Claude

Web & desktop app
  1. Open Customize → Connectors.
  2. Click +, then Add custom connector.
  3. Paste the MCP server URL and select Add.
  4. Select Connect, sign in to ImgSearch, and approve.
  5. In a chat, open + → Connectors and enable ImgSearch.
Available on Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise. On Team and Enterprise an Owner adds it once from Organization settings → Connectors, then members select Connect.

ChatGPT

Web app
  1. Enable Developer mode in Settings → Security and login.
  2. Open Plugins and select + to create a developer-mode app.
  3. Name it ImgSearch, paste the MCP server URL, choose OAuth, and scan its tools.
  4. Create the app and sign in to ImgSearch, then pick Developer mode from the + menu in a chat.
Developer mode for custom MCP apps is available to Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education accounts on the web.

Try asking

Describe the task in your own words. One request can combine photos, illustrations, sounds, 3D models and video.

Find a wide hero image for my road-trip blog post and save it in the post's image folder.
Find a transparent SVG illustration of a team planning session for our pricing page.
Find an SVG illustration pack in one style for our homepage, onboarding and empty states.
Add a soft button click and a success chime to my game's menu.
Find low-poly barrels and crates for my Godot level and save them in the project's assets folder.
Find a short ocean video for the background of our landing page.

Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic. ChatGPT, Codex, and the OpenAI mark are trademarks of OpenAI. Cursor is a trademark of Anysphere. ImgSearch is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic, OpenAI, or Anysphere.