Find Any Footage

Documentation

Find Any Footage is a remote MCP connector. It gives Claude tools that search inside public-domain archive films, shot by shot, and cut trimmed clips of the shots you choose. Every shot in the index has been described from its frames, so a search finds the moment in the film, not just the film. Nothing is installed on your computer, and nothing is AI-generated.

Set up

Connector address: https://findanyfootage.com/api/mcp. You sign in once with an email code or a Google account.

Tools

search_footage (query, decade, colour, source, live_footage_only, limit (all but query optional))
Finds the shots that match a description and returns each with its shot_id, start and end time in the film, a preview image, the licence and the archive page. One search per shot you need.
get_shot (shot_id)
Shows a shot's full description and keywords, the shots just before and after it (to widen a clip), the licence, the archive field it was read from, and the credit line.
get_clip (shot_id, pad_seconds (optional))
Cuts the shot from the archive's best copy into an H.264 MP4 and returns a download link that works for 7 days. Uses one of your monthly downloads. pad_seconds adds that many seconds of the neighbouring shots on each side.
check_clip (clip_id)
Returns the link for a clip that is still being cut (large NASA originals can take a minute).
credits (shot_ids)
Writes the credit lines for the shots you used, grouped by film, with the licence evidence, ready for a video description.
my_usage (none)
Shows the signed-in account, its plan, downloads used this month and the size of the index.
whoami (none)
Shows which account the connector is signed in with. Useful to check the connection.

Example prompts

Sources and limits

Privacy

The connector receives only what Claude sends to a tool: your search text and the shots you pick. It doesn't read your conversations, memory or files. Clips you download are deleted after 7 days. Full details: privacy policy.

Troubleshooting