mcp-openverse

Openverse MCP — Creative-Commons-licensed image + audio search.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 673+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_images`	Search Creative-Commons-licensed images.
`search_audio`	Search Creative-Commons-licensed audio.
`get_image`	Single image record by id.
`get_audio`	Single audio record by id.
`image_related`	Related images for a given image id.
`audio_related`	Related audio for a given audio id.

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 673+ data sources:

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

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.

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