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Flickr MCP for AI. Search millions of photos and extract their metadata.

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How this MCP server connects to your AI agent

Flickr allows you to search millions of community photos and extract deep metadata about any image. Find visuals using tags, specific dates, or geographic coordinates.

Get titles, descriptions, and user details for public photosets and individual pictures.

What AI agents can do with Flickr Automation

Get person info

Pulls basic profile details like locations and stats for a Flickr user.

Get photo info

Retrieves the full metadata package—title, description, technical specs—for a single photo ID.

List photosets

Lists all public albums associated with a specific user account.

+ 2 more capabilities included
Search by content or location

Find photos across the entire platform using keywords, tags, or specific geographic bounding boxes.

Extract photo details

Retrieve full metadata for any public image, including its title, description, and technical camera specs.

Map user collections

List all the publicly shared albums belonging to a specific Flickr user account.

Gather user data

Pull profile information, location history, and general statistics for any known Flickr user.

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What AI agents can do with Flickr Alternative: 5 Tools

These tools let you perform advanced searches on Flickr, retrieve specific photo details, map user albums, and check profile information.

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Get Person Info

Pulls basic profile details like locations and stats for a Flickr user.

Get Photo Info

Retrieves the full metadata package—title, description, technical specs—for a single...

List Photosets

Lists all public albums associated with a specific user account.

Search Photos

Searches the entire Flickr library using keywords, tags, or defined date ranges.

Test Echo

Reflects back all parameters you pass to it; use this for testing connectivity.

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Claude AI

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Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

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Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Flickr integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 5 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Sifting through visual archives manually is a huge time drain.

Right now, if you want to find out what photos were taken at a specific landmark years ago, you have to jump between search result pages, clicking into each image just to check the date or coordinates. Then, you copy that data and paste it somewhere else.

With this MCP connected via Vinkius, your agent handles the whole loop. You tell it the criteria—location, time, tags—and it pulls all the necessary metadata directly from the source, giving you organized results without ever touching a manual search page.

Getting rich image data with `get_photo_info`

Instead of just seeing a picture thumbnail and guessing what it's about, you can now ask for the full details. This means getting the original title, the description written by the user, and even technical camera specs—all in one shot.

This changes everything because you don't have to trust secondary sources or guess at context. You get the actual data payload, making your content curation instantly more reliable.

What your AI can actually do with this

Need to dig through massive photo libraries but don't want the manual clicking? This MCP connects your agent directly to one of the largest global photo databases. You can search for images using simple tags or even by precise location coordinates. Want to know who posted it, or what camera was used? Fetch detailed metadata and user profiles in a single query.

When you connect this MCP through Vinkius, your AI client treats the Flickr API like just another set of data sources available at your fingertips, letting your agent handle all the heavy lifting.

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Questions you might have

How does `search_photos` work with locations? +

search_photos allows you to filter results using bounding boxes (latitude and longitude). This lets your agent find visual content from a precise physical area, not just based on keywords.

What can I get using `list_photosets`? +

list_photosets returns all the public albums belonging to a specific user. This lets you map out the complete scope of content that individual has curated for public viewing.

Do I need `get_photo_info` every time? +

You only need get_photo_info when you've found a photo ID and require its deep technical metadata. A simple search might just give you the basics.

`test_echo` is for what? +

test_echo is purely for testing your setup. It reflects back all parameters you pass to it, confirming that your MCP connection and API keys are working correctly before running a real query.

What do I need to set up before using `get_person_info`? +

You must provide a valid Flickr API Key. This key authenticates your connection and ensures that your agent has the necessary permissions to retrieve user-specific data from the platform.

If I run complex searches with `search_photos`, how are rate limits handled? +

Flickr enforces usage quotas on API calls. Your AI client manages standard throttling, but if you exceed your key's allotted limit, the request will fail until the quota resets or you adjust your permissions.

What specific technical details does `get_photo_info` retrieve? +

It pulls detailed metadata beyond titles and descriptions. This includes camera models, lens information, GPS coordinates (if provided), and the exact date/time the photo was taken.

Is there a way to get user profile details using `list_photosets`? +

No, list_photosets only returns public album IDs and names. To gather detailed statistics or location data about the owner of those albums, you need to use the dedicated get_person_info tool.

Can I search for photos within a specific geographic area? +

Yes. Use the search_photos tool with the lat and lon parameters for radial queries, or the bbox parameter to define a specific rectangular bounding box.

How do I get the username and location of a Flickr member? +

You can use the get_person_info tool by providing the user's NSID (user_id). It will return their profile details, including username, real name, and location if public.

Is there a way to verify my API key is working correctly? +

Yes, you can use the test_echo tool. It simply echoes back any parameters you send, allowing you to confirm that the connection to the Flickr API is active.

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