Shots for Bots MCP server
Search 3,790 photographs free; buy full-resolution originals with USDC over HTTP 402 (x402).
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Shots for Bots tools (4, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
buy_photowrite actioncatalog_infoCatalog head: item count, prices in use, license URL, contact, x402 endpoint and protocol, plus this client's wallet status and spend caps.
get_photoFull catalog record for one id plus the exact purchase terms, read from the live 402 without paying: original_url, amount in USDC, network, payTo, asset, and the license summary. Never spends anything.
search_photosSearch the shotsforbots.com catalog. Case-insensitive; every word of `query` must match. Returns catalog ids, prices in USD (= USDC), preview URLs (free, 800 px) and page URLs. Paged: `page` walks the result set, `limit` is the page size (default 20, max 100). `source` says how it was answered: "search-index" means the site's static search index served it in one request, and then `description`, `k
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-23 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan10 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityverified namespace with website, no repo4/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Install directly
Runs npx -y shotsforbots-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add shotsforbots-mcp -- npx -y shotsforbots-mcp
Shots for Bots: common questions
- Is Shots for Bots MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (58/100). Read the Shots for Bots safety report
- How do I install Shots for Bots?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
- Does Shots for Bots need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
SHOTSFORBOTS_PRIVATE_KEY. - Is Shots for Bots maintained?
- The latest release is v0.1.2.
- What can I use instead of Shots for Bots?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Tenjin MCP server, Silica Core MCP server and Jarvis MCP server. Compare all Shots for Bots alternatives.
Alternatives to Shots for Bots
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
TenjinSearch, read & publish paid essays. Pay-per-read in USDC on Base (x402); wallet-only, no account.not reviewedGrowingB- Silica CoreRetrieval over the folder the session opened: files, search, read, code_pack, write_note.not reviewedEstablishedA
- JarvisLocal-first SCIP code navigation and Zoekt search over your own indexed repositoriesnot reviewedGrowingA
- JarvisLocal-first SCIP code navigation and Zoekt search over your own indexed repositoriesnot reviewedGrowingA