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MCP server · AI / LLM tooling

Motion by Frapea

One sentence to a finished animation: your AI writes motion graphics as code and checks real frames.

Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
76 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
20

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 76 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name motion.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 20 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 76 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 76 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    38 of 63 parameters have a description (60%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Fail
    Website matches publisher

    The website host does not match the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-11T08:19:13.406871Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Motion by Frapea

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http motion-by-frapea https://motion.frapea.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 20

check_playback

Plays a composition on the user's stage from the first frame to the last, through the same preview a person watches (which inspect_composition does not use), and reports whether it got to the end. Buffering is allowed; any error ends the run. Answers within about 20 s: {status:"running", at, total} means call again with the same id to keep waiting on the same run. Then {status:"done", verdict:"ok"|"problems", problems, warnings} or {status:"incomplete", reason} (tab hidden, interrupted, edited). It takes over the stage while it runs: the composition under test becomes the one on screen and the preview plays from frame 0. The composition's source and props are not changed.

Discovered
close_composition

Closes a composition and removes it from the user's tabs; its source is not kept. Meant for drafts made along the way. Needs an explicit id and never falls back to the active composition.

Discovered
connect

Pairs this agent with a Motion browser tab using the eight-character code the user sees under the Connect MCP button (for example K7M4-P2Q9). Returns a session token that every other tool takes. The code works once; the token is what stays valid.

Discovered
create_composition

Creates a new composition from TSX source and opens it as a tab in the user's Motion page. `files` maps path to source and must include the entry (default composition.tsx). The API is specific to Motion and documented in read_skill {topic:'motion'}; design guidance is in {topic:'motion-craft'}. A partsBoard prop (default false) can lay out UI-like parts for checking before scenes are built.

Discovered
create_session

Starts a Motion session when the user has no pairing code. Compositions can be created and edited at once; the returned link opens the session in a browser. Rendering frames, playback and anything touching media need that tab open (see wait_for_tab). The scene is kept for 24 hours after the last change.

Discovered
delete_media

Deletes files from the user's media library by id. A copied file is gone from the browser; a linked file stays on the user's disk and only leaves the library. Compositions that use a deleted file report it as missing footage.

Discovered
get_composition

Returns one composition in full: manifest, every source file, and current prop values — the state an update_composition edit applies to.

Discovered
get_media

Returns the raw bytes of one file, base64, capped at about 600 KB. For larger files and for video, inspect_media describes the content at a fraction of the size.

Discovered
get_problems

Lists what went wrong in the user's tab: frames that failed to render (with the frame and the engine's message), a preview that stopped moving and why, compositions that would not load, clips that will not decode, missing footage, failed exports, a page the browser killed — plus warnings. Works while the tab is hidden or closed. `current` belongs to the composition as it is now; `earlier` counts problems an edit has since left behind. Other tool results may also carry a `problems` list of what is new. An empty list covers only what the tab has played; check_playback does a full pass.

Discovered
inspect_composition

Renders frames of a composition in the user's tab and returns them as one labelled contact sheet; nothing is saved or changed. atFrames takes up to 12 frames; omitted, the sheet is an even spread plus the joins between scenes (labelled "end of a scene", "start of a scene", "mid transition"). One frame comes back at 1560 px, two at 960, for checking detail. `props` are merged over the composition's for this render only, e.g. {partsBoard:true}. Each frame reports its content share (how much is not background); one far below its neighbours is usually a gap between scenes.

Discovered
inspect_media

Looks inside an image or video and returns one contact sheet: each requested moment as a labelled cell in a single image. atSec takes up to 12 timestamps in seconds; omitted, the moments are spread evenly over the clip.

Discovered
list_compositions

Lists the compositions open in the session, and which one is on screen.

Discovered
list_media

Lists the user's media library: folders, and files with id, name, kind, size and folder. `storage` says whether a file is 'linked' (still on their disk) or 'copied' (held by the browser); a linked file can need the user to re-grant access after a reload.

Discovered
organize_media

Moves files and manages folders. action: 'move' (ids + toFolder), 'createFolder' (name + optional parent), 'deleteFolder' (folder; the files inside move up one level, nothing is deleted). Deleting files is delete_media.

Discovered
put_media

Adds a file to the library as a new item; nothing existing is replaced. With `url`, the user's browser fetches it, so only public https hosts that send CORS headers work. `data` takes base64 bytes and is limited to about 700 KB, for small generated assets. Larger files on the caller's disk can be sent as an HTTP POST of the raw bytes to /media/upload?token=TOKEN&name=NAME on this server's origin (up to 10 MB).

Discovered
read_skill

Returns one of Motion's authoring guides as text. 'motion' is the API contract: what compiles, resolves and renders — compositions written without it usually fail. 'motion-craft' covers timing and design so results do not look generated; 'motion-text' typography; 'motion-effects' named looks; 'motion-transitions' sequencing scenes; 'motion-examples' two contrasting complete pieces; 'motion-workflow' working while the user watches and checking frames; 'motion-review' a structured critique for pieces with an audience and a purpose.

Discovered
set_props

Sets prop values on a composition, the same values the user's controls change. Merged by key; keys sent replace their current values.

Discovered
tell_user

Shows one short status sentence in the user's Motion tab while work is in progress, so they can tell progress from a stall. kind 'done' marks the job finished and 'problem' marks a blocker; step and of draw a progress bar. Changes nothing else. How it fits the workflow: read_skill {topic:'motion-workflow'}.

Discovered
update_composition

Edits an existing composition. Each file sent replaces the file at that path; files not sent are kept. Changing the schema keeps prop values that still have a matching field.

Discovered
wait_for_tab

Waits until the user's Motion tab connects to the session, for example after they open the link from create_session. Returns as soon as it connects, or after about 25 seconds with tabConnected false. Tools that render or touch media need the tab.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected76 ms20