FrameThrower
REMOTE · FRAMETHROWER.AI
Film stills from 5,489 films, searchable by lighting, lens character, shot size, colour and mood.
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Last scanned (3 minutes ago)
Scores higher than 97% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 17 Oct 2026.
Category Design and Media
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security94
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token. View diagnostics → Pass
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents. View diagnostics → Partial
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability63
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 825 tokens (~206/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage79
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 36% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 28 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 22 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 21 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 19 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 15 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 1 Sept 26 0
- Tool “get_frame_details” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “search_frames” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 17 Oct 2026 · Probed https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=framethrower.ai | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 9 Sept 2026 | 8 Dec 2026 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 6212c75179f08e1da578c36df93547aa752 |
| SANs: framethrower.ai | ||||||
| CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319 |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of framethrower.ai. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| ai. | present | 3799 | 8 | Verified |
| framethrower.ai. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication Enforced and verified
The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.
| Result | Enforced and verified |
|---|---|
| Enforced | On tool calls |
| HTTP status | 200 |
WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer resource_metadata="https://framethrower.ai/api/auth/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"
Bearer resource_metadata="https://framethrower.ai/api/auth/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
Protected resource metadata
| Document | https://framethrower.ai/api/auth/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource |
|---|---|
| Retrieved | Yes |
| Resource | https://framethrower.ai |
| Authorisation server | https://framethrower.ai |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://framethrower.ai/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
find_by_craft ~167
Find frames by specific cinematography craft attributes — lens character, shot size, visual style, setting, time of day, director, or year range. All optional; combine to narrow. Use this to refine a search precisely.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| director | string | – | – |
| lens | string | – | e.g. "anamorphic", "spherical", "vintage_soft" |
| limit | number | – | – |
| setting | string | – | "interior" or "exterior" |
| shot_size | string | – | e.g. "closeup", "wide", "medium" |
| time_of_day | string | – | e.g. "night", "day" |
| visual_style | string | – | – |
| year_max | number | – | – |
| year_min | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_similar ~54
Find frames visually/semantically similar to a given frame id (from a prior result). Use this to pull more references like one the user shortlisted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| frameId | string | yes | – |
| limit | number | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_frame_details ~69
Get the full metadata + preview thumbnail + full-resolution image URL + depth map URL + link for a single frame id. The depth map is precomputed and free — use it when the user is generating images and needs the composition or camera geometry of this frame.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| frameId | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_frames ~132
Search the FrameThrower cinematography reference library by concept, mood, color, composition, or scene. Returns reference frames with film/credits metadata, a preview thumbnail, the full-resolution image URL (use this one for slide decks and documents), a precomputed DEPTH MAP url (greyscale, same dimensions as the frame — pass it straight to a depth ControlNet or any image-to-image pipeline that wants geometry), and a link to view on FrameThrower.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | – |
| query | string | yes | Natural-language description, e.g. "neon-lit rainy street at night" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the FrameThrower MCP server?
FrameThrower is a hosted endpoint at https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · framethrower.ai
claude mcp add --transport http ai-framethrower-framethrower 'https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp'
What is the FrameThrower MCP server?
FrameThrower is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as ai.framethrower/framethrower. Film stills from 5,489 films, searchable by lighting, lens character, shot size, colour and mood. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp).
Is the FrameThrower MCP server safe to use?
FrameThrower scores 89 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the FrameThrower MCP server expose?
FrameThrower exposes 4 tools: search_frames, find_by_craft, find_similar, get_frame_details. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 422 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the FrameThrower MCP server require authentication?
Yes. FrameThrower asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.
Is the FrameThrower MCP server still maintained?
FrameThrower is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.