image-resolver-mcp
An MCP server that stops AI from dropping emojis into your UI. It gives any AI assistant (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code) royalty free image search from Pexels and Unsplash through natural language. Published on npm, installable with a single npx command.
image-resolver-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives any AI coding assistant real image search instead of emoji placeholders. When an assistant like Cursor, Claude Desktop, or VS Code needs an image for a UI, it can ask in natural language and get back royalty free photos from Pexels and Unsplash.
The server is published on npm and installs with a single npx command, so it plugs into any MCP compatible client with almost no setup. It exposes image search as a tool the assistant can call, handling provider APIs, query resolution, and result formatting behind a clean MCP interface.
Built in TypeScript on Node.js, it follows the MCP specification for tools and transport, making it a small, focused, composable piece of AI tooling rather than a monolith.
What was hard → How I solved it
Giving AI assistants a reliable way to fetch real images instead of emoji placeholders
Implemented an MCP server exposing image search as a callable tool over the standard protocol
Wrapping two different image provider APIs (Pexels and Unsplash) behind one natural language interface
Normalized Pexels and Unsplash responses into a single consistent result shape
Packaging the server so it installs into any MCP client with a single command
Published to npm with an npx friendly entry point so setup is one command
What it changed
Installable from npm with a single npx command
Works across MCP clients including Cursor, Claude Desktop, and VS Code
Replaces emoji placeholders with royalty free photography in AI assisted UI work
