JENRIKS Photo Archive

Read-only MCP server over the JENRIKS daily photoblog: one photo per day since 2006.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Read-only MCP server over the JENRIKS daily photoblog: one photo per day since 2006. No auth.

    How to connect

    How to connect JENRIKS Photo Archive to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://jenriks.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect JENRIKS Photo Archive to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://jenriks.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect JENRIKS Photo Archive to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://jenriks.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_photosSearch the JENRIKS archive (one photo per day since 2006). Free-text query matches title, place, categories, tags and photographer; filters narrow by photographer, category, year and location. Returns permanent page URLs, credits, coordinates and image URLs, newest first. Page with offset, or with the opaque cursor from next_cursor (cursor wins when both are sent).
    get_photoReturn one JENRIKS post by publication date (YYYY-MM-DD) or by page URL / path (/YYYY/MM/DD/slug/).
    get_latest_photoReturn today's JENRIKS photo (the newest post), or the newest post by one photographer when photographer is set. A new photo appears every day at 00:00 Europe/Berlin.
    random_photoReturn a random JENRIKS photo, optionally limited to a photographer, category or year.
    get_site_overviewTotals, photographers, categories with counts, posts per year, section URLs, URL pattern and license terms. Pass include to keep only some of those blocks next to the totals and dates.