MCP server

Openverse

io.github.pipeworx-io/openverse

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

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

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,226 tokens per request once connected48 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 48
Token cost: About 27,226 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http openverse https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.openverse]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp"

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

{"servers":{"openverse":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add openverse https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openverse","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openverse","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp"}

audio_related ~97 tokens
"Find audio similar to [X]" / "more sounds like this" — related audio for a given Openverse audio ID. Use for similarity exploration in CC audio.
get_audio ~97 tokens
Fetch full metadata for a single Openverse audio record by UUID (license, duration, attribution, source). Use after `search_audio` for licensing details.
get_image ~98 tokens
Fetch full metadata for a single Openverse image record by UUID (license, attribution, source, dimensions). Use after `search_images` for licensing details.
image_related ~100 tokens
"Find images similar to [X]" / "more images like this" — related images for a given Openverse image ID. Use for visual-similarity exploration in CC content.
search_audio ~203 tokens
"Find royalty-free / Creative Commons / public-domain audio for [X]" / "free music / sound effects of [Y]" / "CC-licensed audio" — search Creative-Commons-licensed audio (music, sound effects, podcast clips) via Openverse. Filter by license, source. Use for video/podcast/game soundtracks that need l
search_images ~328 tokens
"Find royalty-free / Creative Commons / public-domain images of [X]" / "CC images of [Y]" / "free-to-use pictures of [topic]" / "stock photos of [subject]" — search Creative-Commons-licensed images across Wikimedia, Flickr, Met Museum, Smithsonian, and many other open repositories via Openverse. Fil

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