Shutterstock

Name: Shutterstock
Author: fredobumma

by fredobummaversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.Fredobumma/shutterstock-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Search Shutterstock photos, footage, music and news images; preview, collect and license them.

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UsageiVery new↓ 187/wk · ★ –

What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Design, images & audio
You need to fill in: SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY, SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET, SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY, SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET, SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN, SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shutterstock": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shutterstock-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add shutterstock --env SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY=your-value --env SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET=your-value --env SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN=your-value --env SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING=your-value -- uvx shutterstock-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shutterstock": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shutterstock-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "shutterstock": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shutterstock-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY secret env
Your Shutterstock app's consumer key, for searching
SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET secret env
Your Shutterstock app's consumer secret
SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN secret env
Or an OAuth access token, for collections, license history and licensing
SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING env
Set to true to add the license_asset tool, which spends your subscription

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 8, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account fredobumma, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

More stars than 0% of the other 2788 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 93% of the other 2788 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2788 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Shutterstock safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY, SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET, SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry 2 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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Install

README from the maker

Open the README

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shutterstock-mcp

An MCP server for Shutterstock. It lets Claude and other assistants search Shutterstock's photos, illustrations, vectors, video footage, music and editorial news photos, look at previews, find similar images, keep picks in collections, and, if you turn it on, license what you've chosen with your own subscription.

Why

Finding the right stock asset is slow, manual work: search, scroll, preview, compare, search again. An assistant helping with a design, a deck, a video edit or an article can't reach Shutterstock at all. Shutterstock has no official MCP server, and what exists is a demo that returns page links.

What you can ask for

"Find warm, candid photos of a small team in an office, no faces, landscape, that would work on a dark website header." The assistant searches, looks at the previews, and shows you the ones that fit.
"Find a 15 to 30 second drone shot of a coastline in 4K, and an uplifting instrumental track around 100 BPM to go under it."
"Find editorial photos of last night's final for the match report."
"Here's a sketch of the layout we want. Find stock photos that look like it." This is reverse image search, from a file or a URL.
"Find more like this one." That works for images and video.
"Put these five in the *Spring campaign* collection" for the team to review.
"License the second one at full size." This needs licensing turned on; see below.

Setup

Create a free app at shutterstock.com/account/developers/apps. Its key and secret are enough to search.
For collections, license history and licensing, the server also needs an OAuth access token for your account. You can generate one from the same app page, with the scopes you want: user.view, collections.view, collections.edit, licenses.view and licenses.create.

Claude Code

claude mcp add shutterstock -e SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY=… -e SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET=… -- uvx shutterstock-mcp

Claude Desktop, Cursor and others

"mcpServers": { "shutterstock": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["shutterstock-mcp"], "env": { "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY": "…", "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET": "…" } } } }

With an OAuth token, set SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN instead of the key and secret.

Licensing

Licensing spends your subscription's downloads or credits and can't be undone, so the license_asset tool doesn't exist unless you set SHUTTERSTOCK_ENABLE_LICENSING=true. When it's on, it's marked as destructive, so clients that respect tool hints ask you before each use. Editorial photos are licensed only once you've confirmed they're for news or commentary.

Tools

Tool	Needs
`search_images`	key	Photos, illustrations and vectors, by orientation, colour, people, licence and more
`search_videos`	key	Footage, by resolution, length, aspect ratio and orientation
`search_music`	key	Tracks, by genre, mood, instruments, tempo, length and vocals
`search_editorial`	key	News, sport and entertainment photos, by date, cleared for a country
`get_asset`	key	Full details of one asset
`find_similar`	key	More images or videos like one from Shutterstock
`reverse_image_search`	key	Shutterstock images like one of your own
`view_preview`	key	The watermarked preview, as an image the assistant can look at
`list_subscriptions`	token	Your subscriptions and what's left on them
`list_licenses`	token	What you've licensed before
`list_collections`, `get_collection`	token	Your collections and what's in them
`create_collection`, `add_to_collection`	token	Make and fill collections
`license_asset`	token, opt-in	License an image, clip, track or editorial photo

Free Shutterstock apps search a smaller part of the library, see only the first results of a search, and are limited to about 100 requests an hour.

Status

Built from Shutterstock's API reference and its official SDK's models, checked against the live API, and tested against a fake of the API that checks what the server sends, through a real MCP client. If something doesn't match, please open an issue.

Development

uv venv && uv pip install -e . pytest anyio ruff mypy

pytest && ruff check . && mypy

License

MIT. Not affiliated with Shutterstock. Shutterstock is a trademark of Shutterstock, Inc.

Shutterstock

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Figma Context MCP

Claude Real Video

Figma MCP Server

README from the maker

shutterstock-mcp

Why

What you can ask for

Setup

Claude Code

Claude Desktop, Cursor and others

Licensing

Tools

Status

Development

License