Searches Pixabay images and videos and returns structured, validated results to the agent.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add pixabay --env PIXABAY_API_KEY='<PIXABAY_API_KEY>' -- node /path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pixabay]
command = "node"
args = ["/path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js"]
env = { PIXABAY_API_KEY = "<PIXABAY_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add pixabay --env PIXABAY_API_KEY='<PIXABAY_API_KEY>' -- node /path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pixabay": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PIXABAY_API_KEY": "<PIXABAY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pixabay": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PIXABAY_API_KEY": "<PIXABAY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pixabay": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PIXABAY_API_KEY": "<PIXABAY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pixabay": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PIXABAY_API_KEY": "<PIXABAY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pixabay": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/pixabay-mcp/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PIXABAY_API_KEY": "<PIXABAY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
PIXABAY_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.