MCP server for the PicDefense.io API — image risk scoring, EXIF, reverse-image backlinks, and Google Cloud Vision detection (face, landmark, logo, labels, SafeSearch) for AI agents.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add picdefenseio --env PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN='<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @picdefenseio/mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.picdefenseio]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@picdefenseio/mcp-server"]
env = { PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN = "<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add picdefenseio --env PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN='<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @picdefenseio/mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@picdefenseio/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN": "<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@picdefenseio/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN": "<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@picdefenseio/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN": "<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@picdefenseio/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN": "<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@picdefenseio/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN": "<PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http picdefenseio https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp --header 'X-API-Token: <X_API_TOKEN>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.picdefenseio]
url = "https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp"
http_headers = { X-API-Token = "<X_API_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add picdefenseio --url https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"url": "https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-API-Token": "<X_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-API-Token": "<X_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-API-Token": "<X_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp",
"--header",
"X-API-Token:<X_API_TOKEN>"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"picdefenseio": {
"url": "https://mcp.picdefense.io/mcp",
"headers": {
"X-API-Token": "<X_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
PICDEFENSE_API_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.