Which integrations are available for this server?

Integrates with Cloudinary's media management platform, enabling tools to manage, upload, and transform images and videos via the Cloudinary API using cloud credentials.

How do I use Cloudinary MCP Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Cloudinary MCP Server search for all images tagged with 'marketing'" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

mcp

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for the mcp API.

IMPORTANT

This MCP Server is not yet ready for production use. Delete this notice before publishing to a package manager.

Summary

Installation

TIP

To finish publishing your MCP Server to npm and others you mustrun your first generation action.

Deployed at https://cloudinary-test-mcp-server.kanwar-a2e.workers.dev

Install the MCP server as a Desktop Extension using the pre-built mcp-server.dxt file:

Simply drag and drop the mcp-server.dxt file onto Claude Desktop to install the extension.

The DXT package includes the MCP server and all necessary configuration. Once installed, the server will be available without additional setup.

NOTE

DXT (Desktop Extensions) provide a streamlined way to package and distribute MCP servers. Learn more aboutDesktop Extensions.

Install MCP Server

Or manually:

Open Cursor Settings
Select Tools and Integrations
Select New MCP Server
If the configuration file is empty paste the following JSON into the MCP Server Configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "SDK": { "type": "mcp", "url": "https://cloudinary-test-mcp-server.kanwar-a2e.workers.dev/mcp", "headers": { "x-cloudinary-auth": "${MCP_CLOUDINARY_AUTH}", "x-oauth2": "${MCP_OAUTH2}" } } } }

claude mcp add --transport sse SDK https://cloudinary-test-mcp-server.kanwar-a2e.workers.dev/sse --header "x-cloudinary-auth: ..." --header "x-oauth2: ..."

Refer to Official Windsurf documentation for latest information

Open Windsurf Settings
Select Cascade on left side menu
Click on Manage MCPs. (To Manage MCPs you should be signed in with a Windsurf Account)
Click on View raw config to open up the mcp configuration file.
If the configuration file is empty paste the full json

{ "mcpServers": { "SDK": { "type": "mcp", "url": "https://cloudinary-test-mcp-server.kanwar-a2e.workers.dev/mcp", "headers": { "x-cloudinary-auth": "${MCP_CLOUDINARY_AUTH}", "x-oauth2": "${MCP_OAUTH2}" } } } }

Refer to Official VS Code documentation for latest information

Open Command Palette
Search and open MCP: Open User Configuration. This should open mcp.json file
If the configuration file is empty paste the full json

{ "servers": { "SDK": { "type": "mcp", "url": "https://cloudinary-test-mcp-server.kanwar-a2e.workers.dev/mcp", "headers": { "x-cloudinary-auth": "${env:MCP_CLOUDINARY_AUTH}", "x-oauth2": "${env:MCP_OAUTH2}" } } } }

npx mcp start --api-key ... --api-secret ... --oauth2 ... --cloud-name ...

For a full list of server arguments, run:

npx mcp --help

Development

Run locally without a published npm package:

Clone this repository
Run npm install
Run npm run build
Run node ./bin/mcp-server.js start --api-key ... --api-secret ... --oauth2 ... --cloud-name ... To use this local version with Cursor, Claude or other MCP Clients, you'll need to add the following config:

{ "mcpServers": { "SDK": { "command": "node", "args": [ "./bin/mcp-server.js", "start", "--api-key", "...", "--api-secret", "...", "--oauth2", "...", "--cloud-name", "..." ] } } }

Or to debug the MCP server locally, use the official MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node ./bin/mcp-server.js start --api-key ... --api-secret ... --oauth2 ... --cloud-name ...

Contributions

While we value contributions to this MCP Server, the code is generated programmatically. Any manual changes added to internal files will be overwritten on the next generation. We look forward to hearing your feedback. Feel free to open a PR or an issue with a proof of concept and we'll do our best to include it in a future release.