Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers — install paths, tools, quality signals, and directory engagement so you can pick the right one for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.
Unsplash API server exposing 21 tools across photos, search, users, collections, topics, and stats. Ships Unsplash-guideline compliance built in — ready-to-use attribution with UTM parameters, a download-tracking tool, rate-limit surfacing, and contentfilter=high by default. Install via npx -y @hanoak/unsplash-mcp-server.
Search via search1api (requires paid API key)
Quality signal
51/100 (Fair)
40/100 (Fair)
Install path
npx · high
npx · high
Engagement
0 0 0 1
1 0 0 173
Tools
unsplash_random_photounsplash_list_photosunsplash_get_photounsplash_photo_statisticsunsplash_track_downloadunsplash_search_photos+15 more
Supports OAuth 2.1 and API key authentication methodsSearch tools for web, news, trending topics, crawling, and sitemapConfigurable parameters for max results, included/excluded sites, and time rangeMultiple search services supported including Google, Bing, Reddit, GitHub, YouTube, and moreLocal and remote deployment options with environment variable configuration
