pexels-mcp-pro

Item: pexels-mcp-pro
Rating: 58
Author: M8ven

An MCP server for the Pexels API that provides inline visual previews, video storyboards, and batch operations for efficient stock media selection in Claude and other MCP clients.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: PEXELS_API_KEY

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies3 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

🔐 secretPEXELS_API_KEY— claude mcp add pexels --env =your_key -- node /path/to/pexels-mcp-pro/dist/index.js

configPEXELS_DOWNLOAD_DIR— You can also put the key in a .env file next to the package (see .env.example); .env is gitignored. The optional variable sets the default target directory for download_media.

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commit: a3e030f378fb902a3f84fee1064afee4affa9a94

code hash: 136fee811dff90d46c1a49f71fe26f97ef17c7292a434a568eb9654f08ac5305

verified: 7/29/2026, 9:14:20 AM

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