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Exiftool

joshmsimpson/exiftool_mcp

Wraps the ExifTool command-line utility to read, write, and remove metadata from 150+ file formats including RAW camera files, common images, videos, audio, and documents. Exposes four tools: read_metadata for extracting all tags or specific ones like GPS coordinates and camera settings, write_metadata for updating fields like Artist or Copyright with automatic backups, remove_metadata for stripping GPS data or all metadata, and list_supported_formats. Requires ExifTool installed locally. Reach for this when you need to batch process photo metadata, strip location data before sharing images, or extract camera information from large media libraries. The server handles EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and manufacturer-specific formats across everything from CR2 and DNG to HEIC and WebP.

tools
4
transport
STDIO
last updated
Oct 2, 2025
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Tools

4 tools

Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

read_metadataRead metadata from a file using ExifTool.

Read metadata from a file using ExifTool.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

write_metadataWrite or update metadata tags in a file using ExifTool. Creates a backup by default.

Write or update metadata tags in a file using ExifTool. Creates a backup by default.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

remove_metadataRemove metadata from a file using ExifTool. Can remove all metadata or specific tags.

Remove metadata from a file using ExifTool. Can remove all metadata or specific tags.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

list_supported_formatsList all file formats supported by ExifTool.

List all file formats supported by ExifTool.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

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Readme

MCP ExifTool Server

mcp-name: io.github.joshmsimpson/exiftool

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides access to ExifTool for reading, writing, and removing metadata from a wide range of file types.

Features

  • Read metadata from over 150 file formats
  • Write metadata to files with automatic backup creation
  • Remove metadata selectively or completely from files
  • Extract specific tags or retrieve all available metadata
  • Support for multiple metadata standards: EXIF, IPTC, XMP, GPS, and manufacturer-specific formats

Supported File Formats

Image Formats:

  • RAW Camera Formats: ARW, CR2, CR3, CRW, DNG, ERF, FFF, GPR, IIQ, K25, KDC, MEF, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RAW, RW2, RWL, SR2, SRF, SRW, X3F
  • Raster Images: BMP, FLIF, GIF, HDR, HEIC, HEIF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, JXL, JXR, PCX, PGF, PNG, PPM, TIFF, WebP
  • Specialized Images: AVIF, BPG, DPX, EXR, FITS, FLIR, FPX, ICO, LFP, MIFF, PSD, PSP, QTIF, SVG

Video Formats:

  • Containers: 3GP, AVI, F4V, FLV, GLV, M2TS, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG, R3D, VOB, WebM, WTV
  • Other Video: DV, DVR-MS, INSV, LRV, MQV

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository
github.com/joshmsimpson/exiftool_mcp
Package
exiftool-mcp
Transport
STDIO
Registry
MCP registry, active