EXIF Extractor MCP Server

A simple MCP server for extracting EXIF information from JPG and PNG images.

Features

• Extract EXIF data from image URLs or Base64 data

• Support for JPG and PNG formats

• Extract camera information, technical parameters, and image details

Related MCP server: MCP Image Metadata Server

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install personal-mcp-exif automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @yjqian19/personal-mcp-exif

Manual Installation

uv sync

Running

# Development mode
uv run dev

# Production mode
uv run start

# Interactive testing
uv run playground

Usage

Tool: extract_exif

Extract EXIF information from image URL or Base64 data.

Parameters:

• image_input (string): Image URL or Base64 encoded image data

Important Notes:

• URL Input: Must be a publicly accessible image URL (no authentication required)

• Base64 Input: Use data:image/jpeg;base64,<base64_string> format

• Sample Images: Test images available in sample_imgs directory

Resource: exif://supported-formats

Information about supported image formats and extracted EXIF data.

Testing

Using Public URLs

The server requires publicly accessible image URLs without authentication. You can:

1. Use sample images from the sample_imgs directory

2. Upload your own images to services like:

   • Postimages - Free, no registration required

   • ImgBB - Free image hosting

   • GitHub - Upload to your repository

Using Base64

For local images, convert to Base64:

import base64

with open("your_image.jpg", "rb") as f:
    base64_string = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode('utf-8')
    data_url = f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{base64_string}"

Configuration

• timeout (int): Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)

• max_file_size (int): Maximum file size in bytes (default: 50MB)

• include_technical (bool): Include technical parameters (default: true)

• include_location (bool): Include location information (default: false)

Project Structure

exif-extractor/
├── pyproject.toml         # Project config
├── smithery.yaml          # Runtime specification
├── src/
│   └── exif_extractor/    # Server module
│       ├── __init__.py
│       └── server.py      # Main server implementation
└── README.md

Resources

• Smithery Documentation

• MCP Protocol