@pipeworx/openverse

Openverse MCP — search the union catalog of Creative-Commons-licensed images + audio (Wikimedia, Flickr, museums, etc). Keyless (anonymous tier is rate-limited but usable).

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

• search_images(query, filters?) — search CC-licensed images

• search_audio(query, filters?) — search CC-licensed audio

• get_image(id) — single image record

• get_audio(id) — single audio record

• image_related(id) — related images

• audio_related(id) — related audio

Related MCP server: Wikimedia-Search-Images

Data source

https://api.openverse.engineering/v1/

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openverse": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Openverse data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides

• pipeworx.io

License

MIT