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magarcia/mcp-server-giphy
๐ โ๏ธ - Search and retrieve GIFs through the Giphy API
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MCP Server Giphy
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MCP Server for the Giphy API, enabling AI models to search, retrieve, and utilize GIFs from Giphy.
Features
- **Content Filtering**: Filter results by rating (G, PG, PG-13, R) to ensure appropriate content
- **Optimized Response Format**: Response data optimized for AI model consumption
- **Multiple Search Methods**: Support for query-based, random, and trending GIF retrieval
- **Comprehensive Metadata**: Each GIF comes with full metadata including dimensions, formats, and attribution
- **Pagination Support**: Control result size and pagination for efficient API use
Tools
1. search_gifs
- Search for GIFs on Giphy with a query string
- Inputs:
- query (string): Search query term or phrase
- limit (optional number): Maximum number of objects to return (default: 10, max: 50)
- offset (optional number): Results offset (default: 0)
- rating (optional string): Content rating (g, pg, pg-13, r)
- lang (optional string): Language code (default: en)
- Returns: Array of GIF objects with metadata
2. get_random_gif
- Get a random GIF from Giphy, optionally filtered by tag
- Inputs:
- tag (optional string): Tag to limit random results
- rating (optional string): Content rating (g, pg, pg-13, r)
- Returns: Random GIF object with metadata
3. get_trending_gifs
- Get currently trending GIFs on Giphy
- Inputs:
- limit (optional number): Maximum number of objects to return (default: 10, max: 50)
- offset (optional number): Results offset (default: 0)
- rating (optional string): Content rating (g, pg, pg-13, r)
- Returns: Array of trending GIF objects with metadata
Response Format
Each GIF in the response includes:
- id: Unique Giphy identifier
- title: GIF title
- url: URL to the GIF on Giphy website
- images: Object containing various image formats, each with:
- url: Direct URL to the image file
- width: Image width
- height: Image height
- Additional metadata when available
Setup
Giphy API Key
Create a Giphy API Key:
- Sign up for a Giphy Developer account
- Create an app to get an API key
- Choose between the free tier or paid options based on your needs
Environment Configuration
Create a .env file with your API key:
Usage with Claude Desktop
Features
- **Content Filtering**: Filter results by rating (G, PG, PG-13, R) to ensure appropriate content
- **Optimized Response Format**: Response data optimized for AI model consumption
- **Multiple Search Methods**: Support for query-based, random, and trending GIF retrieval
- **Comprehensive Metadata**: Each GIF comes with full metadata including dimensions, formats, and attribution
- **Pagination Support**: Control result size and pagination for efficient API use
Tools
1. search_gifs
- Search for GIFs on Giphy with a query string
- Inputs:
- query (string): Search query term or phrase
- limit (optional number): Maximum number of objects to return (default: 10, max: 50)
- offset (optional number): Results offset (default: 0)
- rating (optional string): Content rating (g, pg, pg-13, r)
- lang (optional string): Language code (default: en)
- Returns: Array of GIF objects with metadata
2. get_random_gif
- Get a random GIF from Giphy, optionally filtered by tag
- Inputs:
- tag (optional string): Tag to limit random results
- rating (optional string): Content rating (g, pg, pg-13, r)
- Returns: Random GIF object with metadata
3. get_trending_gifs
- Get currently trending GIFs on Giphy
- Inputs:
- limit (optional number): Maximum number of objects to return (default: 10, max: 50)
- offset (optional number): Results offset (default: 0)
- rating (optional string): Content rating (g, pg, pg-13, r)
- Returns: Array of trending GIF objects with metadata
Response Format
Each GIF in the response includes:
- id: Unique Giphy identifier
- title: GIF title
- url: URL to the GIF on Giphy website
- images: Object containing various image formats, each with:
- url: Direct URL to the image file
- width: Image width
- height: Image height
- Additional metadata when available
Setup
Giphy API Key
Create a Giphy API Key:
- Sign up for a Giphy Developer account
- Create an app to get an API key
- Choose between the free tier or paid options based on your needs
Environment Configuration
Create a .env file with your API key:
Usage with Claude Desktop
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