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Exiftool MCP Server

io.github.joshmsimpson/exiftool
local only

Exiftool runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 107 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 2 Oct 2025.

Read, write, and remove metadata from 150+ file formats using ExifTool

Installs per day peak 64 · avg 16 · +98% w/w
a month agotoday
107
Installs / week
pypi · exiftool-mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
2 Oct 2025
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add exiftool -- uvx exiftool-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exiftool": {
      "args": [
        "exiftool-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.exiftool]
command = "uvx"
args = ["exiftool-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exiftool": {
      "args": [
        "exiftool-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exiftool": {
      "args": [
        "exiftool-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Exiftool — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Exiftool?
Exiftool runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package exiftool-mcp was installed 107 times last week.
How do I connect Exiftool?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls exiftool-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Exiftool?
The pypi package exiftool-mcp was installed 107 times in the last week. Week over week that is +98%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Exiftool open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.