# Pexafy MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.pexafy%2Fpexafy-mcp
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.pexafy/pexafy-mcp`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T01:50:24.224Z)

## Verdict

Pexafy MCP server answered 99.97% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 37% of MCP servers, with 829 ms median handshake and 1 outage in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (97/100) across 5 tools, costing an agent about 2,666 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.97% | 37% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 829 ms | 28% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3406 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,044 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 1 | — |
| Median recovery | 8 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 97/100 (A) | 91% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 5 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~2,666 tokens | 48% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 28 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexafy-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http pexafy-mcp-server https://mcp.pexafy.com/mcp
```

## Tools (6)

- `connect_account`: Asks the host to offer its own flow for connecting a Pexafy account, when none is attached. Use it when the person asks to connect, link or sign in to a Pexafy 
- `get_grid_selected_photos`: Returns the photographs the person liked (hearted) in the Pexafy results grid. Use it when the person refers to that selection rather than asking for new photos
- `get_photo_file_by_photo_id`: Returns one photograph from an earlier Pexafy result as an image file, identified by its `photo_id`. A result's link points to the image; this tool returns the 
- `get_similar_photos`: Find photos similar to a given photo ID.
- `search_photos`: Use this when the user asks for a real photograph, or states a need that a photograph fills, and the picture is not already in the conversation. Call it when th
- `search_photos_by_image`: Use this when the user wants photographs that look like a picture, rather than ones described in words: a picture they link to, one the host passes to the tool 

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.