# Commonkite by CyberMax

> Free image search API and MCP server for Creative Commons, CC0 and public-domain images with license flags and ready-made attribution text and HTML.

Search Openverse, NASA, The Met, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art at once. Every image says if you may use it commercially, edit it, and how to credit it, with a ready-to-paste attribution.

## API (free, no key, CORS enabled)
- [/api/search](https://commonkite.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/api/search?q=lighthouse&limit=6): Search free-to-use images with license and attribution
- GET for simple calls, POST a JSON body for lists. Same field names as the bulk version's dataset records.
- OpenAPI 3.1: https://commonkite.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/openapi.json

## MCP (remote, streamable HTTP, no auth)
- Endpoint: https://commonkite.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/mcp
- `search_images`: Search openly licensed images by keyword across Openverse, NASA, The Met, Art Institute of Chicago and Cleveland Museum of Art. Each result has the image and thumbnail URL, size, license name and URL, yes/no flags for commercial use, editing and required credit, and a ready attributionText/attributionHtml. Use when you need an image you are allowed to reuse. Up to 12 results.

## Limits
- 20 calls per minute per IP address.
- Up to 12 images per call.
- One search phrase per call (max 100 characters).
- About 15 seconds per call at most.
- Free, no key. Always check the license link before publishing.

## More
- Health: https://commonkite.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/health
- All CyberMax tools: https://cybermax-tools-cybermax.static.hf.space/
- A bulk and scheduled version is coming to the Apify Store.