Archive and reorganize local photo libraries with photo-cli

Use photo-cli when an agent needs to normalize a local photo archive by reading capture metadata, reverse geocoding locations, and rebuilding a cleaner folder structure without moving into a hosted photo platform.

Prerequisites

photo-cli, access to the source photo library, destination storage for the reorganized archive

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector {photo-cli-standalone-executable-or-dotnet-tool-path-or-docker-command} mcp --input {archive-folder-path}
• npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector photo-cli mcp --input {archive-folder-path}
• docker run --rm --volume ./test-photographs:/photos/input --volume ./archive:/photos/output photocli/photocli archive --input /photos/input --output /photos/output --album-type DateRange --album-name My-Album --auto-r...

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• This application can be installed by Homebrew (macOS & Linux), container (Docker, Podman), standalone executable (without dependency and SDK) or as .NET tool.
• A photo archive folder created with photo-cli archive (must contain the photo-cli.db SQLite database).
• "command": "{photo-cli-standalone-executable-or-dotnet-tool-path-or-docker-command}",

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

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• Features Explained With An Example

• Sample Usage Screenshots

• Source: https://github.com/photo-cli/photo-cli

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/photo-cli/photo-cli/HEAD/README.md

Documentation

• https://photocli.com

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange