Instavar Video Templates and Studio MCP server

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• apply_design_actions

  Apply a reviewed group of closed, invertible design actions to an expected document version. Inspect first. A stale version returns a readable conflict and does not overwrite customer work.

• approve_job

  Approve a rendered job so it becomes publishable (draft_ready/awaiting_review/needs_changes -> approved) and revoke active review links. Required before publish_job will accept the job.

• approve_workflow

  Validate and approve the inspected workflow version. This does not approve or publish the video job.

• audit_video_qawrite action

  Run Qwen3.6-Plus as an advisory second evaluator against the same current frozen video. Use only on an explicit request for another model, second opinion, or evaluator escalation. The result is separate from default QA and has no publish-gate effect.

• compare_workflows

  Compare two durable workflow versions field by field.

• connect_account

  Start connecting a social account headlessly (no local browser needed). Returns an approve URL + a short confirm code: open the URL in a browser signed in to Instavar, check the code matches THIS terminal, and approve. Then poll connect_account_status with the returned pairingId until it reports 'connected'.

• connect_account_status

  Poll a pending account connection started by connect_account. Returns status 'pending' | 'connected' | 'expired', plus the connected account label once connected.

• create_video_briefwrite action

  Create a new video job from a structured brief and trigger the render pipeline. Returns the job and run IDs immediately; rendering continues asynchronously (typically a few minutes) \u2014 poll get_job_status until draft_ready. Requires a key with write scope. To change an existing job, use edit_video_brief instead of creating a duplicate.

• diagnose_render

  Build one read-only troubleshooting snapshot from the current job status and video state. Reports run failures, artifact binding, duration evidence, retry recommendations, rights checks, and whether blank-frame or placeholder verification evidence exists. It does not visually inspect the video.

• diagnose_render_error

  Classify a local validation or render error.

• draft_workflowwrite action

  Create a durable Documentary Journey or Transformation Montage workflow version. Inspect first and pass its current version, or 0 only when no workflow exists.

• edit_video_brief

  Edit an existing job's brief (only provided fields change). Changing the script, caption, title, lessonTitle, objective, steps, scenes, aspectRatio or voiceId triggers a re-render and returns the new run ID; objective also re-routes the composition. Changing only publishTarget updates the job's target platform without re-rendering. For a brand-new video use create_video_brief.

• get_capabilities

  Call first. Reports free local features and optional account features.

• get_cost_summary

  Query production infrastructure costs (Lambda, RunPod, R2, WaveSpeed, PoYo), optionally with reconciliation drift. This is spend data, not engagement \u2014 for a published job's audience numbers use get_job_metrics.

• get_creative_guide

  Read practical guidance before drafting concise plain or poetic copy, choosing carousel stories, designing visuals or recording human feedback. Returns guidance for the calling assistant to apply, not generated copy or saved feedback. Omit guideId to list guides.

• get_example

  Return a starter example for one template.

• get_job_metrics

  Get the latest platform engagement metric snapshots for a published job (newest first). Read-only. Only meaningful after publish_job; for render progress use get_job_status.

• get_job_status

  Get detailed status for a job: runs, artifacts, verifications, plus the current video and thumbnail URLs. The main polling target after create_video_brief or edit_video_brief; for post-publish engagement numbers use get_job_metrics instead.

• get_render_instructions

  Return clone, install, validate, preview, and render commands.

• get_template

  Get one public template contract.

• get_video_schema

  Return the public VideoSpec JSON Schema.

• get_video_state

  Get the materialized video state for a job (composition decisions: scenes, duration, aspect ratio, etc.). Use it to inspect what the video contains; for pipeline progress and video URLs use get_job_status.

• inspect_design_document

  Inspect one versioned design document and its recent immutable version history. This tool never changes the document.

• inspect_workflow

  Inspect the current Studio workflow and its version history for a job.

• list_jobs

  List recent video jobs for the current organization (newest first). Start here to discover job IDs; for one job's full detail use get_job_status.

• list_templates

  List public templates, optionally filtered by aspect ratio.

• patch_workflowwrite action

  Create a new workflow version by recursively merging a patch into the current version.

• preview_workflow

  Return the current workflow's compiled UniversalVideo brief for a safe pre-render preview.

• publish_jobwrite action

  Publish an APPROVED job to its connected social destination via the gated publish API. All production gates run (paid plan, ownership, abuse, QA, disclosure, destination, rights, moderation). Requires a key with publish scope; the post goes live on the external platform and cannot be recalled by the API. For YouTube pass youtubePrivacyStatus:'private' for safe runs.

• regenerate_narration

  Regenerate narration from the unchanged durable brief and then regenerate its dependent video in a paid adaptation run. Use only on an explicit user request or when get_job_status recommends retryTarget tts. This is an audio_and_video cascade, consumes rerender quota, and requires fresh QA.

• retry_video_qa

  Retry the default QA evaluator against the same current frozen video. Use only when get_job_status recommends retryTarget qa_only, or when QA is missing, unavailable, or parse-degraded. This does not regenerate media and cannot clear publish gates by itself.

• scaffold_video_spec

  Return a deterministic VideoSpec skeleton without writing files.

• validate_workflow

  Validate and compile the inspected workflow version without rendering or publishing it.

• Code scan2 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
• Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; website matches verified namespace9/10

Instavar Video Templates and Studio: common questions

Is Instavar Video Templates and Studio MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Instavar Video Templates and Studio safety report

How do I install Instavar Video Templates and Studio?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.

Does Instavar Video Templates and Studio need an API key?

Yes. The registry entry asks for INSTAVAR_API_KEY.

Is Instavar Video Templates and Studio maintained?

The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-20). The latest release is v0.5.0.

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