Connect Giphy to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.
Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.
Use the search suggestions tool in Giphy
Use the upload gif tool in Giphy
Use the translate to gif tool in Giphy
Use the trending content tool in Giphy
Use the search channels tool in Giphy
Use the get gifs by id tool in Giphy
Supported Tools
search_suggestions
Search Suggestions
Get search discovery data from GIPHY including trending search terms, related search suggestions for a query, autocomplete results for partial input, and content categories. Use the **mode** parameter to choose which discovery feature to use.
upload_gif
Upload GIF
Upload a GIF or video to GIPHY from a URL. Supports tagging and linking back to a source post. Production upload keys require a GIPHY Channel username.
translate_to_gif
Translate to GIF
Convert a word or phrase into the single best-matching GIF or sticker using GIPHY's translate algorithm. Ideal for converting text into expressive visual content, similar to GIPHY's Slack integration.
trending_content
Trending Content
Fetch the currently trending GIFs or stickers on GIPHY. The trending feed is continuously updated with the most relevant and engaging content.
search_channels
Search Channels
Search for GIPHY channels by keyword or phrase. Channels are curated collections of GIFs maintained by users and brands on GIPHY.
get_gifs
Get GIFs by ID
Retrieve one or more specific GIFs by their GIPHY IDs. Provide a single ID or an array of up to 100 IDs to fetch GIF details including all renditions and metadata.
random_gif
Random GIF
Get a single random GIF or sticker from GIPHY. Optionally provide a tag to get random content related to a specific word or phrase. If no tag is specified, a completely random result is returned.
animated_emoji
Animated Emoji
Browse GIPHY's animated emoji library or get variations (different stylings and skin tones) for a specific emoji. Provide an emojiGifId to fetch its variations, or omit it to browse the full emoji catalog with pagination.
search_gifs
Search GIFs & Stickers
Search GIPHY's library of millions of GIFs and stickers by keyword or phrase. Supports filtering by content type (GIF or sticker), content rating, and language. Results include multiple image renditions in various sizes and formats.
register_action
Register GIF Interaction
Register an actual GIF or sticker view, click, or successful send using the corresponding onload, onclick, or onsent URL returned in its analytics metadata. Supply the timestamp when the interaction occurred and the same customerId used for this end user. Call only after that user action occurs.
create_random_id
Create Random ID
Request a provider-generated anonymous identifier for an end user when your application has no stable user identifier. Retain the returned randomId and reuse it as customerId for that user. This does not identify the connected GIPHY account.
Enable Giphy in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Giphy MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Giphy tools.
Enable Giphy in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Giphy MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add a custom MCP server. On ChatGPT web, open Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server.
Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>), choose OAuth and accept the risk notice.
Create and install the plugin. Select Create as a plugin, install it and sign in to load Giphy tools.
Enable Giphy in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Giphy MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add Metorial to your MCP config. Use ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json for one.
Sign in. Open Customize in the sidebar, find Metorial and sign in to load Giphy tools.
{
"mcpServers":{
"metorial":{
"url":"<your-magic-mcp-url>"
}
}
}
Enable Giphy in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Giphy MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add the server over HTTP. Add --scope user to use it in every project.
Sign in. Run /mcp, select Metorial and sign in to load Giphy tools.
claude mcp add --transport http metorial <your-magic-mcp-url>
Enable Giphy in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Giphy MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
Add the server and sign in. The Codex CLI, IDE extension and ChatGPT desktop app share this config.
Check the connection. Type /mcp in Codex to see Metorial and its Giphy tools.
codex mcp add metorial --url <your-magic-mcp-url>
codex mcp login metorial
Run Giphy through the Metorial gateway
One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.
Give Giphy and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
Scope which teams and agents can use Giphy tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.
Search GIFs, stickers, and animated emoji, discover channels and trending searches, and upload GIF or video content. Register actual view, click, and send events with provider-issued anonymous end-user IDs. Filter search by rating, language, channel, and contrast while preserving provider metadata and media URLs.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about connecting Giphy to AI agents with Metorial.
How many tools does the Giphy MCP server have?
The Giphy MCP server exposes 11 tools, including Search Suggestions, Upload GIF, Translate to GIF. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
Does the Giphy MCP server support triggers?
Giphy exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
Which AI clients can use the Giphy MCP server?
Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Giphy MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
How do I give only some teams access to Giphy?
Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Giphy and which of its tools they can call.
Can I self-host the Giphy MCP server?
Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Giphy MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.
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