What is stocky?
stocky is a MCP server by joelio that search and download royalty-free stock photos from Pexels and Unsplash, with rich metadata and pagination. It is listed under Browser & web and has 28 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | joelio |
| Repository | joelio/stocky |
| Popularity | 28 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,133 of 4,418 MCP servers; #107 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
Is stocky safe to install?
stocky scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install stocky?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/joelio/stocky
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add stocky -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http stocky <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs stocky for you:
Add the "stocky" MCP server from https://github.com/joelio/stocky to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.