Footage MCP server

Which servers in the official MCP registry are Footage's own, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

read 2026-10-15

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Whose server it is

Registry namecool.footage/mcp-serververified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under footage.cool. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-15

Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-15
Tools10
Server calls itselffootage-cool
Server version1.1.0
Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-15 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 168 ms.

Should an agent connect itNot proven either way yet

Whether its tools do the product's job has not been judged yet.
Checked on 3 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Once connected

For "license aerial ocean and mountain clips for video projects", the likely first call is search_footage.
create_4k_checkout change data without a sign-in: anyone with the address can call them.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 3, the first on 2026-10-19

INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 3 so far
Answeredmeasuring3 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
Median first answer674 ms
Space in an agent's context≈ 2,919 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (10), which an agent carries on every turn
Tool definitionsA · 100 of 100
Typed results0 of 10 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

Every tool passes all six checks.

What an agent can do with it

can do · license aerial ocean and mountain clips for video projects
not sure · download 4K masters for commercial and editorial edits
not sure · find clips by filming location in Baja California Sur

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

Tools that change data, on a server that answers without a sign-in: create_4k_checkout

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (30%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%) and use (15%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers10 tools · read 2026-10-15

search_footage
Search footage.cool's library of 54,000+ drone, aerial, ocean, underwater, wildlife, and travel clips (4K UHD masters on nearly all), filmed by Phil Maher mostly in Baja California Sur (Los Cabos, Cabo Pulmo, East Cape, La Paz, Todos…
get_clip_details
Get full details for one footage.cool clip: description, tags, location, shot year, duration, people and release notice, collection, thumbnail, watermarked preview, clip page, the master's verified resolution and codec when known, and…
find_similar_footage
Find clips similar to a given clip: shared subjects, scene, location, and shot year, spread across different shoots so the results are not near-duplicates. Use it to offer alternatives or to keep a sequence consistent.
build_rough_cut
Plan a timed edit from a description: picks and orders clips across different shoots and locations, sets a cut length for each at the chosen pace, and totals the license cost. Returns an edit decision list with preview URLs for a…
check_clip_rights
Screen whether a license covers an intended use for a clip and which tier fits: commercial, editorial, documentary, internal_corporate, digital (web and social), broadcast, theatrical, or ai_training. Reports chain of title, people and…
license_clip
Get licensing options and prices for a clip without charging anything: Royalty-Free Standard (from $79), Extended for broadcast (from $199), and Exclusive Buyout (quoted by email). This tool never issues a license or takes payment…
quote_4k_license
Quote a license for a clip's clean, unwatermarked master. Verifies the master file in storage and reports its exact resolution and codec: nearly every master is 4K UHD, and when one is lower (HD 1080p or 2.7K) the quote includes a…
create_4k_checkout
Create or resume Stripe hosted checkout for a quote. Call ONLY after the user explicitly approves the quoted clip, the master resolution, license type, total price, and terms. Returns a checkout URL for the user and a private order token…
get_4k_order
Check an order after checkout. Verifies the payment directly with Stripe, then returns the active license, receipt, license certificate link, and a private download link for the clean master. Requires the private order token from…
get_catalog_overview
Overview of what footage.cool's library covers: clip counts by shot year, scene category, subject, and location (grouped by region), people versus no-people counts, and pricing. Use it to see what exists and to find valid category values…

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "footage": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.footage.cool/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http footage https://www.footage.cool/mcp

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://www.footage.cool/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.