Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage MCP Server

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Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage is answering right now. Last checked 5 min ago. It exposes 6 tools.

Search and license 217,000+ authentic vintage 8mm home movie clips (1930s-1980s).

Uptime history 48 days of history · worst day 71%

48 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

Tools

read from the server

254 ms

Response time

average over 24h

authentication required

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage 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 5 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add mcp-server --transport http https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcp-server]
url = "https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Available tools 6

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

Verify a clip is eligible for a given intended use (commercial, editorial, broadcast, etc.) before licensing.

get_clip_details

Get full details for a specific Stockfilm clip including description, year shot, location, price, resolution, thumbnail URL, and preview URL.

build

build_rough_cut

Auto-assemble a timed sequence of vintage clips into a video timeline based on a description. Returns an ordered list of clips with durations. Great for creating edit lists or storyboards.

license

license_clip

License a vintage clip from Stockfilm. Costs $10 USD in USDC (Solana or Base). Returns the x402 endpoint URL for payment. License is royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual. To complete payment, use an x402-compatible agent framework or wallet.

similar

find_similar_footage

Find visually similar vintage clips by providing a clip ID. Returns clips with similar visual content from the Stockfilm archive.

vintage

search_vintage_footage

Search Stockfilm's archive of 217,000+ authentic vintage home movie clips from the 1930s-1980s. Returns clips with metadata, pricing, thumbnails, and licensing info. All footage is real 8mm/Super 8 film — no AI-generated content.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.stockfilm.com/mcp	streamable-http	needs auth	254 ms	5 min ago

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Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage do?

It exposes 6 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: build_rough_cut, check_clip_rights, find_similar_footage, get_clip_details, license_clip, search_vintage_footage. 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 Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 254 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage 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. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Stockfilm — Authentic Vintage Footage?

It answers our handshake in 254 ms on average, which is faster than 57% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.