footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage is answering right now. Last checked moments ago. It exposes 10 tools.
Search and license 54,000+ drone, aerial, and ocean clips, mostly 4K, from filmmaker Phil Maher.
Uptime history
45 hours of history
45 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
10
Tools
read from the server
358 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check footage.cool: 4K Drone & Aerial Stock Footage every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-server --transport http https://www.footage.cool/mcp~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"url": "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
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"url": "https://www.footage.cool/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 10
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 273 ms | 0 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 10 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: build_rough_cut, check_clip_rights, create_4k_checkout, find_similar_footage, get_4k_order, get_catalog_overview and 4 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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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 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 358 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 with the file path 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 10 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 358 ms on average, which is faster than 50% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.