Photo Organizer MCP server

Photo Organizer MCP Server

AI-powered organization for Google Photos and Google Drive.

This MCP server enables AI agents like Claude to automatically organize your Google Photos and Drive files. Perfect for decluttering cloud storage, finding duplicates, and maintaining organized photo albums.

Features

Google Photos

• 📊 Analyze Library: Get statistics and insights about your photo collection
• 🔍 Find Duplicates: Identify potential duplicate photos
• 📅 Auto-Organize: Create albums by year or month
• 📈 Reports: Generate detailed organization reports

Google Drive

• 📂 Auto-Organize: Sort files into folders by type (Documents, Images, Videos, etc.)
• 🗄️ Archive Old Files: Move old files to Archive folder
• 🔄 Deduplicate: Find and remove exact duplicate files
• 📊 Analytics: Get file statistics and storage insights

Installation

# Install from NPM
npm install -g photo-organizer-mcp

# Or clone and build
git clone https://github.com/ExpertVagabond/photo-organizer-mcp
cd photo-organizer-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Setup

1. Google Cloud Credentials

You need Google Cloud credentials to access Photos and Drive APIs:

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project
3. Enable Google Photos Library API and Google Drive API
4. Create OAuth 2.0 credentials
5. Download credentials.json

2. Python Scripts

This MCP server wraps existing Python organizer scripts. Set the path:

export PHOTO_SCRIPTS_PATH="/path/to/drive-photos-organizer"

Or add to .env:

PHOTO_SCRIPTS_PATH=/Users/yourname/drive-photos-organizer

3. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photo-organizer": {
      "command": "photo-organizer-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PHOTO_SCRIPTS_PATH": "/path/to/drive-photos-organizer"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

With Claude

"Analyze my Google Photos and find duplicates"

Claude will use the analyze_photos tool to scan your library

"Organize my photos into albums by year"

Claude will create year-based albums (dry run first, then execute)

"Clean up my Google Drive by organizing files into folders"

Claude will sort files by type into organized folders

"Archive all Drive files older than 2 years"

Claude will move old files to an Archive folder

"Find and remove duplicate files from my Drive"

Claude will identify and remove exact duplicates

Available Tools

Photo Tools

1. analyzephotos** - Get photo library statistics

{
     "findDuplicates": true
   }

1. organizephotosbydate** - Create date-based albums

{
     "grouping": "year",  // or "month"
     "execute": false     // true to actually create albums
   }

Drive Tools

1. analyzedrive** - Get Drive statistics

1. organizedrive** - Sort files into folders

{
     "execute": false  // true to actually organize
   }

1. archiveoldfiles - Move old files to Archive

{
     "days": 730,      // Archive files older than this
     "execute": false
   }

1. deduplicatedrive** - Remove duplicate files

{
     "execute": false  // true to actually delete
   }

Safety Features

• Dry Run by Default: All operations default to dry run mode
• Explicit Execution: Must set execute: true to make changes
• Detailed Reports: See exactly what will happen before executing
• Non-Destructive: Organizes and archives, doesn't delete (except deduplication)

Monetization (Pro Version)

Upgrade for advanced features:

Free Tier

• 50 operations per month
• Basic organization
• Manual execution required

Pro ($10/month)

• Unlimited operations
• Scheduled auto-organization
• Advanced duplicate detection
• Priority support

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.