About yourimageshare
yourimageshare-mcp connects MCP-compatible AI coding agents and clients to the YourImageShare upload API. It provides tools to upload, inspect, update, list, and delete images, including uploads supplied as local paths, base64 data, or public URLs.
Key features
- 01Upload files from paths, base64, or URLs
- 02Retrieve and update upload details
- 03List and permanently delete uploads
- 04Set visibility and optional expiration
- 05Return image links and upload metadata
Use cases
- 01Attach a screenshot URL to a bug report
- 02Share an image in a pull request description
- 03Manage images stored in a YourImageShare account
MCP support
The MCP server exposes YourImageShare upload, retrieval, update, listing, and deletion operations as tools for MCP clients. It uses the account associated with the configured API key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://yourimageshare.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http yourimageshare-yourimageshare https://yourimageshare.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"yourimageshare-yourimageshare":{"type":"http","url":"https://yourimageshare.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"yourimageshare-yourimageshare":{"type":"http","url":"https://yourimageshare.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"yourimageshare-yourimageshare":{"type":"http","url":"https://yourimageshare.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"yourimageshare-yourimageshare":{"serverUrl":"https://yourimageshare.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://yourimageshare.com/mcpAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMEyourimageshare-mcp
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for YourImageShare. Built for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools) - paste a screenshot into a bug report, a PR description, or a support thread as a real URL instead of a base64 blob or a manual upload step. Works the same way with Claude Desktop and any other MCP client.
- Get an API key: sign in and open the API tab at yourimageshare.com/my-account.
- Full HTTP reference: yourimageshare.com/about/api.
- OpenAPI 3.1 spec: yourimageshare.com/openapi.json, if your tooling prefers that to this README.
Install / run
No install needed - run directly with npx:
npx yourimageshare-mcp
Also listed on Smithery, if your MCP client installs from there instead.
Claude Desktop / Claude Code config
Add to your MCP client's config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"yourimageshare": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "yourimageshare-mcp"],
"env": {
"YIS_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
YIS_API_KEY | yes | Your YourImageShare API key. |
YIS_BASE_URL | no | Override the API base URL (default https://yourimageshare.com/api). For testing only. |
Tools
upload_image
Upload a file (up to 200 MB - files over 90 MB are sent in pieces automatically). Provide exactly one of:
path- a local file path this server process can read,base64+filename- inline file contents, for MCP clients with no local filesystem access, orurl- a public http(s) link the YourImageShare server downloads itself.
Optional expiresIn (seconds, 60 to 2,592,000 = 30 days) auto-deletes the
upload later. If the account already uploaded this exact file, the existing
upload is returned with duplicate: true; set allowDuplicate to store a
new copy. Returns id, type, path, src, direct, thumb (280 px
WebP thumbnail), width, height, size, locked, expires_at and
duplicate - store src, since path can change after conversion.
Also optional: visibility (unlisted by default - file and page for
anyone with the link; private - file only, no page for others; public -
listed), title (90 characters) and description (500). New uploads return
a one-time delete_url.
get_upload
Requires id. Returns that upload's links, thumbnail, size, visibility,
title and description.
update_upload
Requires id, plus any of visibility, title, description. Only what
you pass changes; an empty string clears a title or description.
list_uploads
Optional page (defaults to 1, 50 per page). Returns your uploads newest
first.
delete_upload
Requires id (from upload_image/list_uploads). Permanently deletes the
upload.
Notes
- This server only ever acts as the account tied to
YIS_API_KEY- there's no way for a connected agent to act as any other account. - Errors from the API (bad key, rate limit, file rejected by moderation, etc.) come back as a tool error result with the API's own message, not a crashed tool call.
- Built as a small, self-contained client rather than depending on the
separate
yourimagesharenpm package, so this server's releases aren't coupled to that package's.
License
MIT
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