Connect Commonkite: Free Image Search API, Creative Commons & CC0 MCP to your AI client
Commonkite: free-to-use CC/public-domain images with license + credit line.
Endpoint: https://commonkite.cybermaxtools.com/mcp · Free: Free, no key needed
| Client | Where the config goes |
|---|---|
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/mcp.json (every project) |
| VS Code (GitHub Copilot) | .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace (VS Code format, top-level "servers") |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add --transport http commonkite 'https://commonkite.cybermaxtools.com/mcp?via=use-with-claude-code' |
| Claude Desktop and claude.ai | no file: remote servers are added as custom connectors in Claude's settings |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) | ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) |
| Cline | cline_mcp_settings.json: in the IDE, click the MCP Servers icon › Configure › Configure MCP Servers |
| OpenAI Codex CLI | ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project) |
| Gemini CLI | gemini mcp add --transport http commonkite 'https://commonkite.cybermaxtools.com/mcp?via=use-with-gemini-cli' |
Tools
Endpoint checked 2026-10-09: https://commonkite.cybermaxtools.com/mcp answered an MCP initialize (protocol 2025-06-18) and tools/list with 1 tool, all marked read-only. No key was used and no tool was called.
| Tool | What it does | Required inputs |
|---|---|---|
search_images | Search openly licensed images by keyword across Openverse, NASA, The Met, Art Institute of Chicago and Cleveland Museum of Art. Each result has the image and thumbnail URL, size, license name and URL, yes/no flags for commercial use, editing and required credit, and a ready attributionText/attributionHtml. Use when you need an image you are allowed to reuse. Up to 12 results. | query |