Video Dept. AI is answering right now. Last checked 14 min ago. It exposes 11 tools. Last commit 3 Nov 2026.
Plan a video and script with VIDEO DEPT. in Fort Lauderdale, send a brief, book a call with Nikita.
Uptime history
8 days of history
8 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
11
Tools
read from the server
227 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 3 Nov 2026
What changed 3
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 3 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
3 Nov
2 tools appeared
get_brief_status, get_upload_link
3 Nov
a tool description was rewritten
send_brand_guide
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Today is the operative word: we check Video Dept. AI 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 14 min ago.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add agents --transport http https://agents.videodepartment.org/mcpSettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://agents.videodepartment.org/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.agents]
url = "https://agents.videodepartment.org/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"agents": {
"url": "https://agents.videodepartment.org/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"agents": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://agents.videodepartment.org/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 11
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
send
send_brand_guide
Sends Nikita a company's brand guidelines for a video: links to the brand book, logo and font files, the brand colors and fonts, logo rules and tone of voice. Use it when the user wants VIDEO DEPT. to have their brand guidelines, usually with or after a brief. Links must be web addresses the user gives, for example Google Drive, Dropbox or the company's site. For files that aren't online, give the user a private upload link (get_upload_link), or they can email them to [email protected]. This sends the details to Nikita and can't be taken back: show the user exactly what you'll send and ask first.
send_brief
Sends one video brief to Nikita at VIDEO DEPT. for an exact fixed quote, with the user's name and email so he can reply. It is built from the user's own answers to the plan_a_video questions and needs at least 4 of the 10 answered. Each call sends a new brief and cannot be taken back, so call it once, after the user has seen the exact brief and their contact details and agreed.
book
book_call
Books a free 30-minute video call with Nikita Marushkov at one of the times from find_call_times. The call goes on Nikita's calendar, and Google Calendar emails the user an invite with the Google Meet link; the result also has a link to cancel. It books the call only. Call it once, after the user has seen the exact time in their own time zone and their contact details and agreed.
booking
get_booking_link
Returns the page where the user books a free 30-minute video call with Nikita Marushkov, the studio's founder, and the hours calls can be booked. The user picks a time on that page, or an agent that can open web pages does it for them after the user agrees to the time and contact details. The page shows times in the user's own time zone.
brief
get_brief_status
Returns where a brief sent with send_brief stands: with Nikita, replied, or a fixed quote sent, and any free call booked. Give the brief number (like A-12) and the email it was sent with, exactly as in send_brief's receipt. It shows only the status and dates, never the reply itself, which goes to that email. It changes nothing.
call
find_call_times
Returns Nikita Marushkov's open times for a free 30-minute video call (Google Meet): Monday to Friday, 10 AM–6 PM Eastern (the last call starts at 5 PM), at least 4 hours ahead and up to two weeks out. Each time has an exact start to pass to book_call. Give the user's time zone to see the times in their own time zone too.
deposit
get_deposit_link
For a client who already has a fixed quote from Nikita (it has a number like Q-12). Give the quote number and the email it was sent to, exactly as in Nikita's email. Returns the quote and a Stripe payment link for its 50% deposit; the balance is due when the project is finished. It doesn't pay or accept anything: the user opens the link and pays there themselves, and card details go only to Stripe. The project is booked once the payment goes through. The deposit is fully refundable until the user and Nikita reach the final agreement on a call or at a meeting, and if VIDEO DEPT. can't do the date, the user gets all of it back.
draft
draft_a_script
Returns an outline for the script of a video: the parts in order, their rough timing, how many spoken words fit, the two-column format and the rules for writing it. Use it when the user wants a script draft. You write the draft with the user from the outline, and it goes to Nikita with the brief (send_brief). It sends nothing.
plan
plan_a_video
Returns what is needed to plan a video with VIDEO DEPT.: the 10 brief questions, formats, the typical timeline (or the step-by-step process for courses, video podcasts and studio setups) and a what-to-prepare checklist. A brief with at least 4 answered questions can then be sent with send_brief.
studio
get_studio_info
Returns what VIDEO DEPT. makes, its posted prices, typical timelines, service area, languages, examples of its work and how quotes, calls and deposits work. Use it when the user asks what the studio does or costs, or before planning a video with VIDEO DEPT.
upload
get_upload_link
Returns a private web page where the user uploads files for Nikita at VIDEO DEPT. from their own computer or phone: footage, photos, logos, references or documents, up to 20 files and 20 GB in all. Use it when the user wants to send files that aren't online. Give the user the link; they open it and choose the files themselves. The link works for 24 hours. Only Nikita can open the files, and they are deleted from the upload storage after 30 days. Making the link sends nothing.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://agents.videodepartment.org/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 184 ms | 14 min ago |
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Video Dept. AI — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can Video Dept. AI do?
It exposes 11 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: book_call, draft_a_script, find_call_times, get_booking_link, get_brief_status, get_deposit_link and 5 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 Video Dept. AI 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 227 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Video Dept. AI?
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 Video Dept. AI need an API key?
No. Video Dept. AI completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 11 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Video Dept. AI?
It answers our handshake in 227 ms on average, which is faster than 59% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Video Dept. AI open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at agents.videodepartment.org, which runs on its operator's own terms.