Exiftool

Name: Exiftool
Author: joshmsimpson

by joshmsimpsoncommunityv0.1.6

This MCP server provides access to ExifTool for reading, writing, and removing metadata from various file types.

From the registry: Read, write, and remove metadata from 150+ file formats using ExifTool

GitHub Repository

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
Install ExifTool CLI
ExifTool must be available on the system PATH
```
$ brew install exiftool
```
https://exiftool.org/
required
Install exiftool-mcp package
Install the Python wrapper
```
$ pip install exiftool-mcp
```
https://pypi.org/project/exiftool-mcp/

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `exiftool` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install ExifTool CLI** — ExifTool must be available on the system PATH Run: `brew install exiftool` (https://exiftool.org/)
- **Install exiftool-mcp package** — Install the Python wrapper Run: `pip install exiftool-mcp` (https://pypi.org/project/exiftool-mcp/)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `exiftool-mcp`
- args: []

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.