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Drive Instavar Studio video jobs (create, render, approve, publish, metrics) with an API key.

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Drive Instavar Studio video jobs (create, render, approve, publish, metrics) with an API key.

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Drive the full Instavar Studio video workflow — create → render → approve → publish → metrics — from Claude Code or Codex, without leaving your terminal.

The server is a thin HTTP client: it authenticates with a per-user API key and talks to the hosted Instavar API. It holds no database connection and stores no data of its own.

Setup

  1. Create an API key at https://instavar.com/studio/settings (shown once — copy it).
  2. Add the server to your MCP client config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instavar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@instavar/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "INSTAVAR_API_KEY": "ik_live_..." }
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart the client. The instavar tools appear.

Environment

Var Required Default Purpose
INSTAVAR_API_KEY yes Your key from /studio/settings. Scoped to your org; revocable.
INSTAVAR_BASE_URL no https://instavar.com Override the API host.

Tools

Tool What it does
list_jobs List recent jobs (newest first).
get_job_status Runs, artifacts, verifications, current video + thumbnail URLs.
get_video_state Materialized composition state for a job.
get_job_metrics Platform engagement snapshots for a published job.
get_cost_summary Infra cost summary (Lambda / RunPod / R2 / WaveSpeed / PoYo).
create_video_brief Create a job from a structured brief and start rendering.
edit_video_brief Patch a brief (incl. objective / publishTarget); re-renders unless only publishTarget changed.
approve_job Approve a rendered job so it can be published.
publish_job Publish an approved job to its connected social destination.
connect_account Start connecting a social account (headless OAuth pairing).
connect_account_status Poll a pending account connection until it is connected.

Writes require a key with the write scope; publish_job requires publish.

Connecting a social account from the terminal

connect_account returns an approve URL and a short confirm code. Open the URL in a browser where you are signed in to Instavar, check the code matches the one in your terminal, and approve — you go through the platform's normal sign-in, then return to Instavar. Poll connect_account_status with the returned pairingId until it reports connected. Pairings expire after 10 minutes and can only be approved by an owner/admin of the workspace.

CLI

npx @instavar/mcp-server --version
npx @instavar/mcp-server --help

License

MIT

from github.com/instavar/mcp-server

Install Server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE
unyly install com-instavar

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add com-instavar -- npx -y @instavar/mcp-server

FAQ

Is Server MCP free?

Yes, Server MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Server need an API key?

No, Server runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Server hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Server on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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