What is the key difference between Immich Photo Manager and Notch?

Immich Photo Manager belongs to the Multimedia Process category with local stdio execution, while Notch belongs to the Multimedia Process category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install Immich Photo Manager or Notch in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Immich Photo Manager and Notch free or paid?

Immich Photo Manager operates under a Free / Open Source model (API Key required). Notch operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Immich Photo Manager lists 7 tools with 4 views and 47 GitHub stars. Notch lists 5 tools with 25 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Immich Photo Manager and Notch together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Immich Photo Manager vs Notch

In-depth architectural comparison of the Immich Photo Manager and Notch MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Immich Photo Manager

Multimedia Process · Local stdio

Quality: 67/100 (Great) | Auth: API Key required

Notch

Multimedia Process · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 40/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Immich Photo Manager if you need specialized Multimedia Process tools running via a local process. Choose Notch if your workspace requires Multimedia Process integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Immich Photo Manager when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: Search, Albums, Tags.

Explore Immich Photo Manager Details

Choose Notch when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: Accepts product pages, Uses creative briefs, Generates video ads.

Explore Notch Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Immich Photo Manager drolosoft Multimedia Process	N Notch Multimedia Process
Summary	Turn your self-hosted Immich photo library into a conversation — natural language search via CLIP, geographic album curation from GPS data, cross-source duplicate detection with perceptual hashing, library health reports, and offline-ready interactive HTML galleries. Claude Code plugin with 21 MCP tools, 11 skills, and 5 slash commands.	Turn product pages and creative briefs into finished video and image ads from your AI chat.
Category & Scope	Multimedia Process

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Immich Photo Manager Tools (7)

`search_smart`, `search_metadata`, `search_explore`, `search_cities`, `search_places`, `search_suggestions`, `search_random`, `search_statistics`, `search_large_assets`, `list_assets`

Albums

`list_albums`, `get_album`, `create_album`, `update_album`, `delete_album`, `add_assets_to_album`, `remove_assets_from_album`

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Immich Photo Manager Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drolosoft-immich-photo-manager": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "route"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Notch Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notch": {
      "url": "https://app.usenotch.ai/mcp/setup"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Immich Photo Manager is categorized under Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Notch belongs to Multimedia Process using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Immich Photo Manager when you need capabilities focused on multimedia process and Notch when you require tools for multimedia process.

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