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FrameThrower

by framethrower-aiversion 1.0.0i★ 3iRuns in the cloud
Registry nameai.framethrower/framethrower

How to install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Film stills from 5,489 films, searchable by lighting, lens character, shot size, colour and mood.

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

  • Connection: Runs in the cloud
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP
  • Category: Games, sports, food & learning

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 5/5 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (framethrower.ai)

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1

  1. Open Claude’s Connectors page

    CustomizeConnectors

    CustomizeConnectors1+ Add2https://…3Add4
  2. Click “+ Add” → “Add custom connector” and fill in these 2 fields

    Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue

    Name · NameFrameThrower
    Remote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://framethrower.ai/api/mcp

    Leave Authentication as Claude detected it, then click Add

  3. Turn it on in a chat

    +ConnectorsFrameThrower

  4. Try it

    Use FrameThrower and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using FrameThrower or shows a FrameThrower tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with ChatGPT on business plans only

ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu on the web, added by a workspace admin or owner · On Free, Plus or Pro: your ChatGPT plan cannot connect MCP yet

  1. Open ChatGPT’s add-MCP page on the web

    Plugins+Add custom MCP server

    ChatGPTPlugins1+2https://…3Create4
  2. Fill in the name and address

    Enter a name, paste the address under Connection, tick the risk warning and click Create as a plugin

    Name · NameFrameThrower
    Connection · Addresshttps://framethrower.ai/api/mcp
  3. Pick FrameThrower in a chat

    Start a new chat and pick FrameThrower from your plugins before typing

  4. Try it

    Use FrameThrower and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If ChatGPT says it is using FrameThrower or shows a FrameThrower tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against OpenAI’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Claude Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  2. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --transport http framethrower https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp
  3. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see FrameThrower listed as connected

  4. Try it

    Use FrameThrower and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using FrameThrower or shows a FrameThrower tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use FrameThrower and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using FrameThrower or shows a FrameThrower tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code · about 2 min

No key, nothing to install

  1. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  2. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  3. Try it

    Use FrameThrower and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using FrameThrower or shows a FrameThrower tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

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Address for apps that connect over the web

Addresshttps://framethrower.ai/api/mcp

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use FrameThrower💬 Discussion →
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Over the web

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http framethrower https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "framethrower": {
      "url": "https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "framethrower": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

Downloads per weeki
Not on npm/PyPI
Verified domain
✓ framethrower.ai
Connection
Runs in the cloud
Transport
streamable-http
Latest versioni
1.0.0
Published to registryi
Aug 12, 2026
Code last changedi
Aug 12, 2026
Maker
framethrower-ai
Registry status
Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Connect over the internet in

ClaudeChatGPTGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

Related guides

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 11, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • search_frames

    Search the FrameThrower cinematography reference library by concept, mood, color, composition, or scene. Returns reference frames with film/credits metadata, a preview thumbnail, the full-resolution image URL (use this one for slide decks and documents), a precomputed DEPTH MAP u

  • find_by_craft

    Find frames by specific cinematography craft attributes — lens character, shot size, visual style, setting, time of day, director, or year range. All optional; combine to narrow. Use this to refine a search precisely.

  • find_similar

    Find frames visually/semantically similar to a given frame id (from a prior result). Use this to pull more references like one the user shortlisted.

  • get_frame_details

    Get the full metadata + preview thumbnail + full-resolution image URL + depth map URL + link for a single frame id. The depth map is precomputed and free — use it when the user is generating images and needs the composition or camera geometry of this frame.

  • search_commercials

    Find whole COMMERCIALS (TV / online spots) in FrameThrower's ads library by idea, story or brief ("two rival neighbours outdo each other at Christmas", "a product demo told as a heist") and/or by facts: brand, director, agency, production company, DP, editor, award show and level

  • search_commercial_shots

    Find individual SHOTS inside commercials by what is in the frame ("hand pouring beer in slow motion", "car drifting at night in the rain", "family laughing at a kitchen table"), with shot tags (size, angle, setting, time of day, lighting, mood, people, product / logo visible) and

  • get_commercial

    The full breakdown of one commercial by id: idea, logline, tagline, product, audience, every credit by role (director, agency, production company, DP, editor, music, post, sound, VFX), every award (show, year, level, category), craft numbers (shots, average shot length, cuts per

  • similar_commercials

    Commercials like a given one — by STORY (similar idea, tropes and tone) or by LOOK (similar shots: light, framing, palette). Accepts the same filters as search_commercials to narrow (e.g. only award winners, only another brand).

  • similar_commercial_shots

    More shots that look like the given shot ids (from earlier results or a shot list) — the refine loop: "more like #2". Takes the same shot tags and commercial filters to steer.

  • commercials_profile

    The track record of a brand, director, agency, production company, DP, editor or composer in FrameThrower's ads library: how many spots, which years, who they work with (clients, agencies, directors, production companies), awards by show, typical tones and genres, their best and

  • commercials_stats

    Count and rank the ads library: how many commercials match a filter, broken down by any of brand, director, agency, production, dp, editor, music, industry, market, year, genre, structure, format, tone, trope, award_show, season. E.g. "which agencies won the most Cannes Lions for

  • search_animation_frames

    Find frames in FrameThrower's ANIMATION library — animated series and films only, never live-action (mostly anime, plus Western animation; the whole of every title, not a sample) for a scene, a moment or a CHARACTER LOOK, described in plain words: "a girl on a rooftop at dusk wat

  • similar_animation_frames

    More ANIMATION frames (animation library only) like ones the user already has — frame ids from earlier results ("more like #2"), or ANY IMAGE: a generated frame on their canvas, an upload, a sketch (pass an http(s) URL or a data: URL, e.g. data:image/png;base64,… for a local file

  • find_animation_titles

    Find animated SERIES and FILMS (animation library only — mostly anime, plus Western animation) that fit what the user is making — by a story brief in plain words ("a quiet coming-of-age story about two sisters in a seaside town, bittersweet, summer"), by a title it should be like

  • get_animation_title

    One anime series or film in depth, by slug or name: synopsis, studio and key credits, main characters, genres, themes, its look, the trailer, how many shots are indexed, titles with a similar look and a similar story, and sample frames spread across it (frames: 0–24, default 6).

  • get_animation_sequence

    A frame in its sequence: the shots just before and after it in the same episode / film, in order, each with its still and caption — to see how a moment is built, or to lay a beat out across several canvas panels. With clips: true, each shot's clip plus the continuous "run" video

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 11, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain framethrower.ai (the registry checks domain ownership)

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed 3 months ago

  • ✓ Pass

    Has a licence

    Uses MIT

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 310 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 16 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Discussion

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Compared with others in Games, sports, food & learningi

  • More stars than 92% of the other 1450 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 20% of the other 1450 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1450 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is FrameThrower safe?

It passed 5 of 5 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 3 months ago, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT Business and above.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Honcho, ShipSwift, Pm Claude Skills

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README from the maker

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FrameThrower MCP Server

Film references, inside your agent. Connect any MCP client to a cinematography reference library of 5,489 films, indexed frame by frame on lighting, lens character, shot size, colour and mood.

Ask for a look in conversation and the agent comes back with real frames, credited to their film, director and cinematographer.

https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp

Remote server, OAuth 2.1, four tools, no rate limits, $2 of credits free on signup (no card).


Quick start

Claude (Desktop / Web)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste:

https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp

Sign in when the browser opens. That's it.

Cursor

One-click:

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{

"mcpServers": { "framethrower": { "url": "https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp" } } }

Clients that only speak stdio

Bridge with mcp-remote, which handles the OAuth flow for you:

{

"mcpServers": { "framethrower": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp"] } } }

Full per-client steps in docs/install.md.


The four tools

ToolCreditsWhat it does
search_frames2Search by concept, mood, colour, composition or scene, in natural language
find_by_craft2Find frames by cinematography attribute — lens, shot size, style, setting, time of day, director, year
find_similar2More frames like one already shortlisted. This is the refinement loop
get_frame_details2Full metadata, thumbnail and link for a single frame
search_frames
ArgumentTypeNotes
querystring, requirede.g. "neon-lit rainy street at night"
limitnumber, 1–40defaults to 12
find_by_craft

All optional — combine them to narrow.

ArgumentTypeNotes
lensstring"anamorphic", "spherical", "vintage_soft"
shot_sizestring"closeup", "wide", "medium"
visual_stylestring
settingstring"interior" or "exterior"
time_of_daystring"night", "day"
directorstring
year_min / year_maxnumberyear range
limitnumber, 1–40defaults to 12
find_similar
ArgumentTypeNotes
frameIdstring, requiredan id from a previous result
limitnumber, 1–40defaults to 12
get_frame_details
ArgumentTypeNotes
frameIdstring, required

How it's meant to be used

The server sends usage instructions on connect, so a client doesn't need to be told how to behave. The loop it asks for:

  1. Search — the agent calls search_frames with what you described.
  2. Show a few — about four, each with film, director and a link. Not a dump.
  3. React — "more like #2", "colder", "tighter". That becomes a find_similar on that frame, or a find_by_craft with attributes adjusted.
  4. Repeat until it's right.

Every result keeps a link back to FrameThrower, because inline image rendering in chat is unreliable and the gallery is where the frames look like themselves.

See examples/prompts.md for conversations that work.


What it costs

$2 of credits free on signup, no card. Then $1 = 1,000 credits, and each tool call costs 2 — so $1 covers 500 calls. Credits never expire. There are no rate limits.

Run out and the tool replies with a message saying so, including your balance and where to top up, so the agent can explain itself rather than failing silently.


What it returns — and what it doesn't

Tools return metadata, a thumbnail URL, colour palettes and a deep link back to FrameThrower. Never raw image bytes.

This is a discovery and reference tool, not an image-delivery pipe. The frames are not ours to license — they are shown at reduced resolution as references for commentary, education and study, and rights remain with their owners. See intended use.


Why there's no server code here

The FrameThrower MCP server is remote and hosted — you connect to it, you don't run it. So this repo is the connector: manifests, per-client setup, tool signatures and worked examples. Nothing to install, nothing to keep running, and no API key to manage — OAuth means the agent acts as your signed-in FrameThrower account.


Also available

Same account, same credits.


About

FrameThrower is the reference app for the future creative: one of the largest film still libraries on the internet, callable from a REST API, an MCP server and an npm SDK. Built by senior filmmakers and ads creatives, for working film professionals.

framethrower.ai · /mcp

MIT licensed.