CCloudinary Analysis MCP (official)

Tested npm @cloudinary/analysis-mcp 0.5.3 (Cloudinary's Analyze API MCP, Public Beta; MIT; repo cloudinary/analysis-mcp). Launched as documented with `start`: initialize and tools/list over stdio succeeded with no credentials and listed 16 tools (AI Vision tagging/moderation/general, captioning, content-aware detection models, Google tagging/logo detection, image quality, watermark detection, task status). No tool was called: every analysis needs Cloudinary API credentials (or OAuth) and most need a paid add-on subscription, and we use no keys. Cloudinary's docs say its hosted Analysis server (analysis.mcp.cloudinary.com) uses OAuth only; we probed that endpoint too and got HTTP 401. Core tools not tested: 70 cap.

Transport (tested 2026-11-12): stdio

Score 70/100 · Tools 16 · Token cost approx. 4,310 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-12 · Version tested 0.5.3 · Package @cloudinary/analysis-mcp · Repo cloudinary/analysis-mcp

Summary: Cloudinary Analysis MCP (official) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 16 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

16

Context cost

approx. 4310 tokens, cl100k estimate (16 tools, measured 2026-11-12, version 0.5.3; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost

API key

Connects without a key; tool calls need one

Tested

2026-11-12

Test results

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 4310 tokens, cl100k estimate for 16 tools · about 53% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

{
  "name": "@cloudinary/analysis-mcp",
  "version": "0.5.3",
  "registry": "npm",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-12",
  "tools_count": 16,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": false,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`npm install @cloudinary/analysis-mcp` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 2s."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 16 tools listed in 8.6s."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "pass",
      25,
      "Repo pushed 0 days before test; 0 GitHub stars."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "pass",
      15,
      "README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "MIT (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

npx -y @cloudinary/analysis-mcp startCopy

Pin the version we tested

npx -y @cloudinary/analysis-mcp@0.5.3 startCopy

tested 2026-11-12. Newer versions may differ and were not tested by us.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary-analysis-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cloudinary/analysis-mcp@0.5.3",
        "start"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools listed

analyze-ai-vision-general, analyze-ai-vision-moderation, analyze-ai-vision-tagging, analyze-captioning, analyze-cld-fashion, analyze-cld-text, analyze-coco, analyze-google-logo-detection, analyze-google-tagging, analyze-human-anatomy, analyze-image-quality, analyze-lvis, analyze-shop-classifier, analyze-unidet, analyze-watermark-detection, tasks-get-status

Tool history: captured Nov 13, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary-analysis-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cloudinary/analysis-mcp",
        "start"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary-analysis-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cloudinary/analysis-mcp",
        "start"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is Cloudinary Analysis MCP deprecated?

No. @cloudinary/analysis-mcp was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-12.

What replaces Cloudinary Analysis MCP?

Nothing; Cloudinary Analysis MCP (official) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-12.

Does Cloudinary Analysis MCP need an API key?

It connects and lists 16 tools without a key, but every tool needs Cloudinary credentials or OAuth.

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