footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage is answering right now. Last checked 3 min ago. It exposes 17 tools.
Search and license 54,000+ drone, aerial, and ocean clips, mostly 4K, from filmmaker Phil Maher.
Uptime history
48 days of history · worst day 97%
48 days agonow
98.9%
Uptime 24h
91 of 92 checks
17
Tools
read from the server
331 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http
What changed 10
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 26 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
27 Oct
2 tool descriptions were rewritten
accept_dataset_agreement, get_dataset_agreement
26 Oct
7 tools appeared
accept_dataset_agreement, create_dataset_checkout, describe_training_dataset and 4 more
26 Oct
a tool changed version
footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage missed one check this week
Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 3 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-server --transport http https://www.footage.cool/mcpSettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://www.footage.cool/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-server]
url = "https://www.footage.cool/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"url": "https://www.footage.cool/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.footage.cool/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 17
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
dataset
create_dataset_checkout
Payment step for an accepted dataset order. Proxy orders up to $10,000 get a Stripe hosted checkout URL that the buyer pays in a browser; 4K, research, and larger orders get a bank-wire invoice emailed to the buyer. Never collect card details in chat. Calling again returns the same checkout or invoice. Payment is not delivery: every paid order is reviewed by hand first.
get_dataset_agreement
The full Dataset License Agreement text with its version, SHA-256 hash, and key_terms, a plain-language summary. Show the buyer the key terms and the full text (or its URL) before they accept; accept_dataset_agreement requires the hash back, which proves the current version was presented.
get_dataset_order
Status of a dataset order: payment, agreement, the manual review decision, and, once delivered, the private download manifest URL. Poll no faster than every 10 minutes while waiting for review. Keep the token and download links private.
clip
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 property flags, and the release policy. Catalog screening, not legal advice.
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 licensing options with prices.
quote
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 resolution_notice that you must pass on to the user. Prices the chosen license from the site's direct pricing and returns a private quote token valid for 30 minutes. Ask the user for the buyer email and the license type first; never invent an email. Does not charge anything. Show the full quote, including the resolution, and the terms link to the user before asking to check out. AI training is excluded.
quote_training_dataset
Create a fixed-price quote for a dataset order. Freezes a clip selection unique to this order, prices it, screens the buyer's email domain, and returns a private order_token plus the agreement hash. Ask the user for the buyer's work email at their organization (consumer mailboxes are refused), the organization name, and the intended use; never invent them. Charges nothing. Show the quote and the agreement to the user before accepting.
accept
accept_dataset_agreement
Accept the Dataset License Agreement for a quoted order on the buyer's behalf. Call ONLY after the buyer has seen the tier, clip count, price, payment method, the agreement key terms, and the full agreement text, and has explicitly agreed. The buyer receives the accepted text by email. Free evaluation orders go straight to manual review; paid orders move on to checkout.
build
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 storyboard or rough cut. It does not render video or license anything.
catalog
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 for search_footage and build_rough_cut.
checkout
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. The user pays securely on Stripe; never collect card details in chat. Calling again with the same quote returns the same checkout. Creating checkout is not proof of purchase.
describe
describe_training_dataset
What footage.cool licenses for AI and machine-learning training: the eligible catalog (clip and hour counts, years, countries, categories), the three tiers (free evaluation sample, research, commercial) with fixed prices, payment rails, the review policy, filters, the agreement version and hash, and the exact call sequence. Start here for any training-data request. The per-clip production licenses never cover training.
footage
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 Santos), plus the Colorado Rockies and the California coast, 2014 to 2024. Understands place names, years, synonyms (drone = aerial), and typos. Returns clips with metadata, verified master resolution when known, thumbnail and watermarked preview URLs, clip page links, and prices. Real camera and drone footage, not AI-generated.
license
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 starts a purchase.
order
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 create_4k_checkout. Never report the purchase as complete unless purchase_completed is true. Poll no faster than once every 10 seconds. Keep the token and links private.
scope
scope_training_dataset
Count the clips and hours a set of filters matches, with an estimated price for the tier and media. Free, needs no email, and reserves nothing. Use it to size a request before quoting.
similar
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.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.footage.cool/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 233 ms | 3 min ago |
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footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage do?
It exposes 17 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: accept_dataset_agreement, build_rough_cut, check_clip_rights, create_4k_checkout, create_dataset_checkout, describe_training_dataset and 11 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
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What is footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around dataset, clip and quote. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.
Is footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 92 checks got a reply (98.9%), average response time 331 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage need an API key?
No. footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 17 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage?
It answers our handshake in 331 ms on average, which is faster than 43% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.