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Shade MCP

Shade MCP connects AI assistants to the creative assets in your Shade workspace. It can search and browse drives, inspect assets and transcripts, manage files and metadata, curate collections and views, add comments, create share links, work with custom objects, and manage automations.

Connect

The production Streamable HTTP endpoint is:

https://mcp.shade.inc/mcp

Shade uses OAuth. Your MCP client opens Shade sign-in when you connect.

Watch the production MCP reviewer walkthrough for a concise connection, search, asset-inspection, preview, and safety demo.

Cursor

Install the Shade plugin from the Cursor Marketplace, or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shade": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shade.inc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

The marketplace-ready Codex package is in plugins/shade and depends on the reviewed Shade app. For a direct custom connection, add this to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.shade]
url = "https://mcp.shade.inc/mcp"

Then run:

codex mcp login shade

Claude

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, name it Shade, and enter https://mcp.shade.inc/mcp.

GitHub Copilot CLI

copilot mcp add --transport http shade https://mcp.shade.inc/mcp

ChatGPT

In ChatGPT settings, enable Developer mode under Connectors, create a connector named Shade, and use https://mcp.shade.inc/mcp.

Example prompts

• “Find five clips showing a person eating pizza.”
• “Summarize this video and show representative preview frames.”
• “Browse the project folder and identify the latest graded exports.”
• “Show the configured approval metadata and the value on this asset.”
• “Create a review collection and add these selected assets.”

Security and privacy

Shade MCP only accesses workspaces and drives available to the authenticated Shade user. Mutating tools require the host's normal approval flow. See the Shade Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and security and legal overview.

For help, visit the Shade Help Center.