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

read 2026-10-29

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Whose server it is
  • Registry nameapp.fotofoto/photo-bookverified in the MCP registry

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

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-29
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-29
  • Tools8
  • Server calls itselffoto-foto
  • Server version2.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-29 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 539 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 5 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Once connected

  • create_book, create_checkout, pay_book change data without a sign-in: anyone with the address can call them.
  • Parameters are untyped or undescribed in 6 of 8 tools: check arguments before calling.

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: 5, the first on 2026-10-29
  • INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 5 so far
  • Answeredmeasuring5 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
  • Median first answer905 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 2,063 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (8), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsB · 88 of 100
  • Typed results5 of 8 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Parameters without a description: in 6 of 8

What an agent can do with it

  • not sure · upload phone photos for a designed photo book
  • not sure · rearrange the layout and add text before ordering
  • not sure · share a private preview link before ordering

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_book, create_checkout, pay_book

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 (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). 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 offers8 tools · read 2026-10-29
  • get_catalog

    List book types, shipping countries and photo requirements. Free.

  • compare_photo_book_prices

    Use this when someone asks what a photo book (Dutch: fotoboek) costs, how foto foto's price compares with other services, or which services sell a layflat book, a linen cover or fine-art paper. Prices one book (binding, cover, paper…

  • start_photo_book

    Use this when someone wants to make a printed photo book (Dutch: fotoboek) or photo album but has not shared any photos yet. Shows a card where they pick the photos, in order, right here. Nothing is ordered or charged.

  • create_book

    Use this when the person wants a photo book (Dutch: fotoboek) made from photos they attached, direct image links, or a public iCloud Shared Album link. Designs a draft book from the photos in the supplied order; nothing is ordered or…

  • get_book

    Use this to show a book that was already made, or to get its price for one copy including shipping when country is supplied. Needs the book's private bookToken. Photos, cover, title, layout and materials are changed in the foto foto editor.

  • create_checkout

    Prepare an optional Stripe checkout link after email claim, using the bookToken. No charge occurs until the user confirms payment at Stripe. Collect the destination country first. Reuse idempotencyKey on retry.

  • create_payment_quote

    Prepare a fixed payment quote for a printed book, including shipping, for MPP and, when listed, x402 (USDC on Base). Requires a complete delivery address. No charge yet. Ask the user to confirm before paying: pay_book for MPP, or POST…

  • pay_book

    Buy the exact quoted book using native MPP. Only after the buyer approves its total and delivery address. Supply quoteId and bookToken. A payment challenge is returned through JSON-RPC; retry the same call with the authorized payment…

How to connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photo-book": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://fotofoto.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http fotofoto https://fotofoto.app/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://fotofoto.app/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.