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Spot AI MCP (Unofficial)

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Unofficial community MCP server for the Spot AI camera and video-intelligence REST API. Read-only.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package spot-ai-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add spot-ai-mcp-unofficial -e 'SPOT_AI_API_KEY=<your spot_ai_api_key>' -- uvx spot-ai-mcp==0.3.0
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "spot-ai-mcp-unofficial": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "spot-ai-mcp==0.3.0"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SPOT_AI_API_KEY": "<your spot_ai_api_key>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • SPOT_AI_API_KEY required secret Spot AI API key (create one in the Spot AI dashboard API settings and add an authorization role to it)

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. spot-ai-mcp
  2. Install
  3. API key
  4. Tools
  5. Notes
  6. License

spot-ai-mcp

Unofficial community MCP server for the Spot AI camera / video-intelligence REST API. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Spot AI.

Single-file, stdio transport, no dependencies beyond Python 3.9+. Read-only by design: it can browse cameras and intelligence data but can never modify anything in your Spot AI org. Every tool wraps a GET endpoint except get_live_stream_urls, which wraps POST /v1/cameras/live — a read-like POST that only generates a viewing URL. All tools declare the readOnlyHint: true MCP annotation.

Install

uvx spot-ai-mcp

or pip install spot-ai-mcp, or run straight from a checkout with python3 -m spot_ai_mcp (no dependencies to install).

Register with Claude Code:

claude mcp add spot-ai -s user -e SPOT_AI_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY -- uvx spot-ai-mcp

API key

Create a key in the Spot AI dashboard's API settings, then add an authorization (a role, e.g. Owner, optionally scoped) on the key's settings page. A key without a role returns empty lists from every resource endpoint while get_camera_count still works — that's the tell.

The server resolves the key lazily on the first API call:

  1. SPOT_AI_API_KEY environment variable — the normal path.
  2. Optionally, a secret-helper command, so the key never sits in an env var or config: the server runs $SPOT_AI_OP_BIN -f $SPOT_AI_OP_ITEM $SPOT_AI_OP_FIELD (defaults 1psa -f spot.ai api_key, per 1psa, a vault-scoped 1Password service-account CLI). Point these at any command with the same flag convention.

The key is never written to disk or config by this server.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
list_locationsLocations the key can see (paginated)
list_camerasCameras with status, location, IP, MAC (paginated)
get_cameraOne camera by id
get_camera_countNumber of enabled cameras in the org
list_appliancesIntelligent Video Recorders (paginated)
get_zonesZones defined on a camera
get_intelligenceCounting / idle / presence events for people, vehicles, or forklifts over a date range
get_lpr_reportLicense-plate-recognition report for an LPR camera
get_live_stream_urlsLive-stream viewing URL for up to 4 cameras
spot_api_getEscape hatch: GET any documented /v1/ or /v2/ path

Notes

  • Dual-era MCP server: speaks both the modern per-request protocol (server/discover, spec 2026-07-28) and the legacy initialize handshake (2024-11-05 through 2025-06-18), so old and new clients both work.
  • Base URL is https://dev-api.spot.ai, auth is Authorization: Bearer <key>.
  • Cloudflare in front of the API rejects Python's default user agent with error 1010; the server sends User-Agent: spot-ai-mcp/<version>.
  • Endpoint index: https://developers.spot.ai/llms.txt (append .md to any docs URL for markdown, including the OpenAPI definition per endpoint).

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is Spot AI MCP (Unofficial)?

Unofficial community MCP server for the Spot AI camera and video-intelligence REST API. Read-only.

How do I install Spot AI MCP (Unofficial)?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add spot-ai-mcp-unofficial -e 'SPOT_AI_API_KEY=<your spot_ai_api_key>' -- uvx spot-ai-mcp==0.3.0. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Spot AI MCP (Unofficial) need an API key?

Yes. It expects SPOT_AI_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is Spot AI MCP (Unofficial) open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Spot AI MCP (Unofficial)?

It is published by phil-bryant. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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