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Photo Scout MCP Server

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Photo Scout is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago. It exposes 2 tools. Last commit 11 Oct 2026.

Find nearby photo spots using real street imagery, visual scores and camera headings.

Uptime history 4 days of history
4 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
2
Tools
read from the server
448 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 11 Oct 2026

What changed 9

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 9 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

10 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for6 times that day discover_photo_spots
10 Oct a tool description was rewritten discover_photo_spots
9 Oct a tool changed the parameters it asks for2 times that day discover_photo_spots
and 6 more, back to 9 October 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 5 h ago · tools taken from the live server · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

            'limits':{'radiusMeters':20000,'candidatePlaces':50,'sampledImages':MAX_SCORED_IMAGES,'inspectedImages':MAX_SCORED_IMAGES,'imagesPerBatch':max(1,min(32,int(os.getenv('PHOTO_SCOUT_SCORING_BATCH_SIZE','16')))),'parallelBatches':max(1,min(16,int(os.getenv('PHOTO_SCOUT_SC…
…if(this._events&&(n=this._events[t]))if(1===arguments.length){if(this._firingCount)for(o=0,s=n.length;o<s;o++)n[o].fn=u;delete this._events[t]}else"function"!=typeof e?console.warn("wrong listener type: "+typeof e):!1!==(e=this._listens(t,e,i))&&(i=n[e],this._firingCount&&(i.fn=u…

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 12 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add photo-scout --transport http https://api.aisoup.net/photo-scout/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photo-scout": {
      "url": "https://api.aisoup.net/photo-scout/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.photo-scout]
url = "https://api.aisoup.net/photo-scout/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photo-scout": {
      "url": "https://api.aisoup.net/photo-scout/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photo-scout": {
      "url": "https://api.aisoup.net/photo-scout/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 2

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

discover
discover_photo_spots
Find POIs nearby or along a walking/driving route, compare available images, and return ranked photo spots with scores, camera headings, reasons and source links. Costs $2.00 USDC on Base per call.
photo
list_photo_scout_prices
Show per-search pricing, payment method and limitations. This tool is free.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://api.aisoup.net/photo-scout/mcp streamable-http answering 436 ms 12 min ago

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Photo Scout — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Photo Scout do?
It exposes 2 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: discover_photo_spots, list_photo_scout_prices. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is Photo Scout 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 448 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Photo Scout?
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 Photo Scout need an API key?
No. Photo Scout completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 2 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Photo Scout?
It answers our handshake in 448 ms on average, which is faster than 30% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Photo Scout open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.