io.github.mrfentmen/picsum-mcp
picsum-mcp
Keyless MCP server for Picsum: placeholder photos, author info, deterministic image URL builder.
alive probed 2026-10-14
3tools
600tokens in Claude Opus 5.5
636tokens in Claude Code
0.3 %of a 200k context window
323o200k_base estimate
332 msto initialize
10 msto list tools
- Run it
- npx -y picsum-mcp@1.0.0 (stdio, probed in a container with the network off)
- Host
- npmjs.com
- Reports itself as
- picsum-mcp 1.0.0
- Capabilities
- tools
- Instructions
- none
- Claude count
- Claude Opus 5.5, measured 2026-10-14. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
- Repository
- https://github.com/mrfentmen/awesome-mcps
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-09-21 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 1 of the last 1 probe
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens (o200k) | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| photo_url | 165 | 51 % |
| list_photos | 83 | 26 % |
| get_photo | 75 | 23 % |
Badge and feed
[](https://mcpcost.ulehla.dev/s/io.github.mrfentmen/picsum-mcp)
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