Freepik MCP server

Freepik MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that connects AI assistants like Claude and Cursor with Freepik's APIs. This integration allows you to search, generate, and manage visual content directly within your AI workflow, including icon searches, resource management, image classification, and image generation.

Prerequisites

Before installing the Freepik MCP server, ensure you have:

• Python 3.12 or newer
• The uv dependency manager (available at uv installation guide)
• A Freepik API Key from freepik.com/api

Installation

Clone and Navigate to Repository

git clone <REPOSITORY_URL>
cd freepik-mcp

Install Dependencies

Use the provided Makefile to install dependencies:

# Install dependencies
make install

# Verify installation
make version

Configure Your API Key

Create a .env file with your Freepik API key:

echo "FREEPIK_API_KEY=your_api_key_here" > .env

Configuration for AI Assistants

Claude Desktop or Cursor on Linux

Add the following to your config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freepik-fastmcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "/FULL/PATH/TO/freepik-mcp",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FREEPIK_API_KEY": "your_actual_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Important Configuration Steps

1. Find your full path:

pwd
# Copy the output and replace /FULL/PATH/TO/ in the config

2. Replace the placeholder with your actual API key from freepik.com/api

Windows Users

If you're using Windows, you'll need to run the MCP server through WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

Running the Server

The server can be run in different modes:

# Development mode with auto-reload
make dev

# Production mode
make run

Available Tools

The Freepik MCP server provides access to:

• Icon Search & Download - Find and download icons in various formats
• Resource Management - Access and manage multimedia content
• AI Image Classification - Automatically classify and analyze images
• Image Generation - Create custom images using Mystic AI

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. "Command not found" - Make sure you've installed the uv dependency manager
2. "Invalid API Key" - Verify your API key at freepik.com/api
3. "Path not found" - Double-check the full path in your configuration
4. "Connection refused" - Ensure the server is running with make dev or make run

Server Maintenance

# Check code quality
make lint

# Format code
make format

# Clean temporary files
make clean

# See all available commands
make help

Security Notes

• Never commit your API Key to version control
• Store sensitive data in .env files (which should be in .gitignore)

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "freepik-fastmcp" '{"command":"uv","args":["run","--directory","/FULL/PATH/TO/freepik-mcp","fastmcp","run","main.py"],"env":{"FREEPIK_API_KEY":"your_actual_api_key_here"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "freepik-fastmcp": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "--directory",
                "/FULL/PATH/TO/freepik-mcp",
                "fastmcp",
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FREEPIK_API_KEY": "your_actual_api_key_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "freepik-fastmcp": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "--directory",
                "/FULL/PATH/TO/freepik-mcp",
                "fastmcp",
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FREEPIK_API_KEY": "your_actual_api_key_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect