# giphy-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers AI agents to search and retrieve lively GIFs from Giphy, enhancing chat and documentation experiences.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/giphy-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/Szatek/giphy-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/Szatek/giphy-mcp-server
- version: 2.0.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: gif, agents, ai, chat, gifs, giphy, mcp, modelcontextprotocol
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:giphy-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Giphy MCP Server

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that allows AI agents to search and retrieve GIFs using the Giphy API. This provides a rich way for agents to express humor, reactions, or find relevant visual context.

![Magic Documentation Book](https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWNmMTczNWU2MzZjaTI5ODVvMnc5cDdpYTZ1emd0OTA2em4xb2N0bG5rNzVkNHc5NSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Jls16O6RdqyxueMvBj/giphy.gif)

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.10+
- A Giphy API Key. You can get a free API key at the [Giphy Developer Portal](https://developers.giphy.com/).

## Installation

For general use, install the package via pip:
```bash
pip install giphy-mcp
```

For development:
1. Clone the repository:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/Szatek/giphy-mcp-server.git
   cd giphy-mcp-server
   ```
2. Create a virtual environment and install in editable mode:
   ```bash
   python -m venv venv
   # On Windows
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
   # On Linux/macOS
   source venv/bin/activate
   
   pip install -e ".[dev]"
   ```

## Usage

The Giphy MCP Server is designed to be run as a standard IO transport process, which AI agents and MCP clients can spawn.

To start the server:
```bash
giphy-mcp run
```

To see the help menu and configuration options:
```bash
giphy-mcp help
```

## Configuration

The server requires a Giphy API Key to function. It reads this from the `GIPHY_API_KEY` environment variable. 

You can configure this by:
1. Creating a `.env` file in the project root:
   ```env
   GIPHY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   ```
2. Or by passing it directly via your MCP client's configuration.

## Available Tools

- `search_gifs`
  - **Description**: Search for GIFs using the Giphy API.
  - **Parameters**: 
    - `query` (stri…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- communication.chat (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.ci-cd (0.688, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/giphy-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:23:52.719Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/giphy-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/giphy-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:giphy-mcp