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Instavar Video Templates and Studio MCP Server

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Instavar Video Templates and Studio is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. 144 installs a week from npm. It exposes 20 tools. Last commit 28 Oct 2026.

Free Remotion and HyperFrames templates and creative guides; optional hosted Studio workflows.

Installs per day peak 224 · avg 23 · -64% w/w
a month agotoday
Uptime history 16 days of history · worst day 0%
16 days agonow
8.7%
Uptime 24h
8 of 92 checks
20
Tools
read from the server
370 ms
Response time
average over 24h
144
Installs / week
npm and PyPI

What changed 18

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 29 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

6 Nov a tool description was rewritten list_video_projects
3 Nov a tool description was rewritten list_video_projects
2 Nov a tool changed the parameters it asks for propose_video_storyboard
29 Oct 13 tools changed the parameters they ask for create_video_brief, diagnose_render_error, edit_video_brief and 10 more
29 Oct 2 tool descriptions were rewritten get_render_instructions, list_templates

Instavar Video Templates and Studio does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 5.5% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

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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 0 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-server --transport http https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-server]
url = "https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 20

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

video
create_video_brief
Create a private hosted video and start rendering after the user confirms the complete brief and plan usage. Requires account linking. Automatic supplemental footage defaults to off; set automaticBroll to auto only if the user explicitly requests it. Preserve visual exclusions in scenes[].generationContract.prohibitedChanges, separately from the visible copy. Use real source media or explicitly accepted generated visuals for demonstrations; never silently replace requested footage with text. Plan distinct shots for a story, with each generated motion shot at most 15 seconds. For silent videos set narrationMode off and supply explicit scenes; omit script and any unsupplied caption. publishTarget is an optional layout hint, not a publish action; preserve the accepted aspectRatio. Put exact spoken words in script for narration, never filmmaking directions. Supplied originals must be uploaded and bound; do not replace missing branded media with stock. This is the hosted brief contract, not VideoSpec or paired-announcement source. Preserve requestId when retrying the same request, including after a timeout; use a new UUID for changed content. Returns a queued job, not a finished video. Does not publish.
get_video_render_status
Check the requested private render and its output URL, errors and recovery guidance. Keep workspaceId from creation. When a video is available, call review_video_project to show playback. A queued or rendering state is not completion. Do not automatically submit another render on failure.
get_video_schema
Return the published JSON Schema for VideoSpec version 1.0.
list_video_projects
List recent private Instavar video projects after the user links their account. Returns the currently resolved workspace in accountContext; billing details are included only with billing.read permission. Recorded credits are a read-only snapshot, not a reservation or render eligibility guarantee. Use this before review_video_project when the user has not supplied a project ID. Do not infer current workspace or allowance from an older job.
carousel
get_carousel_schema
Return the JSON Schema for deterministic Instavar carousel decks.
list_carousel_templates
List the account-free editorial carousel story structures.
prepare
prepare_announcement
Prepare one paired announcement-card-v1 template, continue its caller-held project, edit copy or switch frameworks. Returns source files for local rendering. For the paired announcement-card-v1 or a HyperFrames announcement request, use prepare_announcement. Never infer a framework from creative wording. Omit framework unless the user explicitly chooses one or says no preference. If needs-selection, ask the user. Continue with the latest returned project and expectedRevision; apply edits through edits before switching. Keep the returned project document for later calls. Never describe this caller-held document as a saved hosted project. VideoSpec templates use prepare_video_template in either framework.
prepare_video_template
Validate one VideoSpec against the paired template contract and return local source for the chosen framework, or switch an existing project's framework. For a VideoSpec template in Remotion or HyperFrames, use prepare_video_template with the VideoSpec. Never infer a framework from creative wording; omit framework unless the user chose one or said no preference, and ask the user on needs-selection. Continue with the returned project: edit project.spec, then call again to regenerate or to switch frameworks. A rejected field is unsupported in both frameworks; fix it rather than dropping it. The tool returns local source and commands; it does not render, save or upload.
scaffold
scaffold_carousel_deck
Build a deterministic editorial carousel deck from accepted copy. This does not render, save, or publish it.
scaffold_video_spec
Return a deterministic VideoSpec skeleton. This tool does not generate creative copy or write files.
capabilities
get_capabilities
Call first. Reports public planning features and optional account features. Public access metadata does not indicate session authentication; use list_video_projects to verify private read access.
creative
get_creative_guide
Read practical guidance before drafting concise plain or poetic copy, choosing carousel stories, designing visuals or recording human feedback. Returns guidance for the calling assistant to apply, not generated copy or saved feedback. Omit guideId to list guides.
diagnose
diagnose_render_error
Classify a local validation or render error and return a safe next step.
edit
edit_video_brief
Prepare exact title, script or caption changes for an existing private video. Returns a Studio approval link; this call does not save copy or start a render. The signed-in user must review and approve there. Approval changes the current run, consumes rerender credits and revokes existing review links. Previous run records are retained. Does not publish. Preserve requestId for unchanged retries.
example
get_example
Return a valid starter example for one template family.
propose
propose_video_storyboard
Turn an ordinary video request into a three-beat visual proposal and recommended template. Pass templateId to preserve an accepted template when changing only the aspect; omit it for a new direction. This tool does not generate images, save a project, render, or publish.
render
get_render_instructions
Return the clone, install, validate, preview, render, and QA workflow.
review
review_video_project
Open a focused review of one private Instavar video after account linking. This tool does not edit, render, approve, or publish.
template
get_template
Get one template's purpose, aspect ratios, scene kinds, and example identifier.
templates
list_templates
List the published video template families, each available in Remotion and HyperFrames, and optionally filter by output aspect ratio.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates streamable-http answering 29 ms 0 min ago

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Instavar Video Templates and Studio — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Instavar Video Templates and Studio do?
It exposes 20 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: create_video_brief, diagnose_render_error, edit_video_brief, get_capabilities, get_carousel_schema, get_creative_guide and 14 more. 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 →
What is Instavar Video Templates and Studio mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around video, carousel and scaffold. 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 Instavar Video Templates and Studio working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 8 of 92 checks got a reply (8.7%), average response time 370 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
The registry lists Instavar Video Templates and Studio as active — why does it not respond?
The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.
How do I connect Instavar Video Templates and Studio?
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 Instavar Video Templates and Studio need an API key?
No. Instavar Video Templates and Studio completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 20 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Instavar Video Templates and Studio?
It answers our handshake in 370 ms on average, which is faster than 34% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
How many people use Instavar Video Templates and Studio?
The npm package @instavar/mcp-server was installed 144 times in the last week. Week over week that is -64%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Instavar Video Templates and Studio open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at instavar.com, which runs on its operator's own terms.