flickr-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| whoamiA | Verify credentials by calling flickr.test.login. Returns the logged-in user's id and username, or a clear error if auth is not set up. |
| list_albumsA | List the authenticated user's albums (photosets): id, title, photo count, and primary photo id. Use list_album_photos to drill into one. |
| list_album_photosA | List photos in an album. Each photo includes id, title, and a ready-to-use 1024px static URL for embedding. |
| search_photosA | Search photos. By default restricted to the authenticated user's own photos (mine_only). Provide text and/or comma-separated tags. |
| get_photo_infoA | Full metadata for one photo: title, description, tags, dates, visibility, and the Flickr page URL. |
| get_photo_sizesB | Authoritative list of available sizes for a photo, each with its direct source URL and pixel dimensions. This is the reliable source for embed URLs. |
| upload_photoA | Upload a local image file to Flickr. Defaults to PRIVATE so nothing goes public by accident. Returns the new photo id. |
| create_albumA | Create a new album (photoset). Flickr requires an existing photo id to be the album cover (primary_photo_id). Returns the new album id. |
| add_photo_to_albumC | Add an existing photo to an existing album. |
| set_photo_metaA | Update a photo's title and/or description. Flickr's setMeta requires the title, so an existing title is fetched when only description is supplied. |
| delete_photoA | Permanently delete a photo from Flickr. IRREVERSIBLE. Needs the token to carry 'delete' permission — re-run authorize.py if you only granted 'write'. |
| delete_albumA | Delete an album (photoset). Removes only the album — the photos it held are NOT deleted, they stay in your photostream. Needs 'delete' permission. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 12 tools
Each tool targets a distinct resource and action: auth, albums, album photos, search, photo metadata, sizes, upload, album creation, album membership, metadata update, and deletions. Even similarly named tools like get_photo_info and get_photo_sizes are clearly separated by their descriptions.
The vast majority of tools follow a clear verb_noun snake_case pattern such as list_albums, upload_photo, and delete_album. The only real deviation is whoami, which is a conventional auth command but not a verb_noun name.
Twelve tools is a well-scoped size for a Flickr server covering auth, photo operations, and album operations. Each tool has a clear purpose and none feel redundant or excessive.
The photo lifecycle is well covered with upload, read, update, and delete, plus size and metadata retrieval. Album coverage has meaningful gaps: no album metadata update and no way to remove a photo from an album, though the core album workflow is still usable.