Artists
Get the files of your stage, a summary of the notes or a contact sheet of the last take without leaving your assistant.
Animanager MCP
Your AI agent, inside your productions.With your permissions.
Connect Claude, Codex or another MCP client. It reads stages, revisions and notes, works on the canvas and prepares files, with your access and nothing more.
Who it helps
MCP is the open standard AI assistants use to call tools. The Animanager MCP runs through the Animanager Helper on your computer and signs in as you, so your agent sees the studios, projects and stages you can see, and nothing else.
Leads and producers
See where a sequence stands, read every note on a revision and move a stage along with a comment.
AI-heavy teams
Build and run generators on the canvas, estimate a batch in tokens before it runs and publish only what you choose.
Works with your assistant
Every client starts the same MCP from the Animanager Helper, so install the Helper first from Downloads in the app menu. Then add the MCP to your client from the same menu.
Extension
Claude Desktop
Choose Claude Desktop extension in Downloads and open the file. Claude installs it and finds the Helper on its own.
One command
Claude Code
Choose Claude Code in Downloads to copy a command with the right paths for your computer. Run it once in a terminal and the MCP is available in every project.
One click
OpenAI Codex, CLI and app
Choose OpenAI Codex in Downloads and the Helper adds the MCP to Codex for you. Restart Codex to see it. With an older Helper the same button copies the command instead.
Manual setup
Other MCP clients
Clients that run local MCP servers can start the same MCP. Add a server by hand with the command and paths that Downloads shows for Claude Code.
Desktop Helper
The MCP runs in Desktop Helper
Desktop Helper is the small app for Mac and Windows that connects your computer to Animanager.
What you can ask
Talk to your agent the way you would talk to a colleague. A few real requests:
"Summarize the feedback on the latest revision of this shot."
Reads every review note with the drawings on the frame and gives you the list of changes.
"Generate three variations of this frame on the canvas."
Adds a generator wired to the frame, tells you the token cost and places three results next to it.
"Prepare the files of the animation stage."
Creates the local folder of the stage and downloads its published files and inputs through the Helper.
"Which shots of sequence 010 are still waiting for approval?"
Reads the sequence and lists the items and stages by status.
"Make a contact sheet of the first ten seconds of this take."
Builds the sheet from the video on the canvas so you can check timing at a glance.
"How much would twelve five-second videos cost?"
Estimates the batch in tokens, line by line, before anything runs.
"Publish my blend and the playblast as a new revision for review."
Uploads the work files from your local folder and publishes the revision with the status you chose.
"Move layout to ready for review and tell the lead."
Leaves a comment that changes the stage status and posts a message tagging the lead.
You stay in control
Your permissions, nothing more
The agent acts as you through the Helper. It sees and changes only what your account can, in the studios you belong to.
Publishes only when you ask
Publishing, editing or deleting a revision and writing pipeline data need your explicit request in that conversation. Messages and comments it posts are signed by the studio bot Anibot, so the team can tell.
Costs in tokens, estimated first
Generations spend the studio's tokens at the same prices as the app. The agent can estimate a batch before it runs, and nothing runs without enough balance.
Your media is never deleted
The agent can take an empty generator or its own capture off the canvas, but the files stay in their revisions and conversations. It never deletes your images, videos or work files.
Every tool
This list comes from the MCP itself. Ask your agent "what can you do" for the same list with parameters and examples.
Read canvases
Tool
canvas_open
What it does
Lists the canvases you have open in the browser, the current one first.
Ask for it with
“this canvas”, “the one I have open”
Needs
Helper, Canvas open in the browser
Tool
canvas_selected
What it does
Reads what you have selected on the open canvas, with its model, wiring and prompt.
Ask for it with
“selected node”, “this generator”
Needs
Helper, Canvas open in the browser
Tool
canvas_list
What it does
Finds the canvases you can open by studio, project, space or name.
Ask for it with
“find the canvas”, “which space”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
canvas_context
What it does
Reads a whole canvas as text: folders, generators, wiring, prompts and media.
Ask for it with
“read the canvas”, “what is on the canvas”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
canvas_lookup
What it does
Tells you what a pasted media id is, where it sits and how it was generated.
Ask for it with
“what is this id”, “where is this media”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
canvas_media
What it does
Gives a download link to the file behind a canvas node, and the picture to look at closely.
Ask for it with
“link to the file”, “download this media”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
canvas_video_frames
What it does
Reads a stretch of a video as a few frames, with the cuts it detects.
Ask for it with
“frames between”, “is that a cut”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
canvas_video_frame
What it does
Pulls exact frames of a video at full resolution.
Ask for it with
“the frame at”, “pull a frame”
Needs
Helper
Tool
canvas_video_sheet
What it does
Builds a contact sheet of a video with the frames and timing you ask for.
Ask for it with
“contact sheet”, “frames a second”
Needs
Helper
Tool
canvas_assets
What it does
Searches the studio's reusable assets, such as character sheets, props and locations.
Ask for it with
“studio assets”, “character sheet”
Needs
Nothing extra
Edit canvases
Tool
canvas_add_media
What it does
Puts a file from your computer or from a URL on the canvas.
Ask for it with
“put this file on the canvas”, “upload a render”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_add_generator
What it does
Adds a new image or video generator for the model you choose.
Ask for it with
“add a generator”, “new node for model”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_set_model
What it does
Switches a generator to another model and keeps its wiring and prompt.
Ask for it with
“change the model”, “switch to seedance”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_write_prompt
What it does
Writes a generator's prompt and settings, checked against the model.
Ask for it with
“write the prompt”, “set the aspect ratio”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_name
What it does
Names nodes so prompts and people can refer to them.
Ask for it with
“name this node”, “rename”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_connect
What it does
Wires a reference into a generator.
Ask for it with
“wire”, “connect the reference”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_disconnect
What it does
Removes a wire between two nodes.
Ask for it with
“unwire”, “remove the connection”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_remove
What it does
Removes an empty generator, a note or a capture it placed in this session. Media files are never deleted.
Ask for it with
“remove the generator I added”, “delete the empty node”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_import
What it does
Copies a folder or a set of nodes from another canvas into this one.
Ask for it with
“copy from another canvas”, “bring that folder here”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_place_asset
What it does
Places a studio asset on the canvas with its media and wiring.
Ask for it with
“place the asset”, “bring the character sheet”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_place_media
What it does
Brings the media of a revision or another canvas onto the item canvas.
Ask for it with
“put the playblast on the canvas”, “use the revision media as reference”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_video_cut
What it does
Cuts a segment of a video into a new clip on the canvas.
Ask for it with
“cut from”, “keep only the second shot”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Organize canvases
Tool
canvas_move
What it does
Moves nodes to a position or by an offset.
Ask for it with
“move the nodes”, “put it next to”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_arrange
What it does
Tidies nodes into a grid, a row or a column.
Ask for it with
“tidy”, “arrange in a grid”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_create_frame
What it does
Groups nodes in a new named frame.
Ask for it with
“group these in a frame”, “frame the results”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_frame_members
What it does
Adds nodes to a frame or takes them out.
Ask for it with
“add to the frame”, “take out of the frame”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_fit_frame
What it does
Resizes a frame to fit what it holds.
Ask for it with
“fit the frame”, “shrink the frame”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_folder_to_frame
What it does
Opens a folder as a frame so its content is visible.
Ask for it with
“open the folder as a frame”, “make the folder visible”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_frame_to_folder
What it does
Collapses a frame into a folder.
Ask for it with
“collapse the frame into a folder”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_add_folder
What it does
Creates a folder on the canvas.
Ask for it with
“create a folder”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Tool
canvas_move_to_folder
What it does
Moves nodes into a folder or back to the root.
Ask for it with
“move into the folder”, “back to the root”
Needs
Canvas edit access
Generate
Tool
canvas_generate
What it does
Runs an image or video generator and places the results on the canvas.
Ask for it with
“generate”, “run the generator”
Needs
Canvas edit access, Tokens
Tool
canvas_generation_status
What it does
Follows running generations and shows the results when they are ready.
Ask for it with
“is it done”, “show me the results”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_estimate
What it does
Estimates the token cost of a batch of generations before anything runs.
Ask for it with
“how much would it cost”, “estimate the batch”
Needs
Nothing extra
Production
Tool
production_locate
What it does
Tells you what an Animanager link opens and where to go from there.
Ask for it with
“this link”, “what does this URL open”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_stage
What it does
Reads a stage: status, assignees, revisions, conversation and metadata.
Ask for it with
“the stage”, “status of the task”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_item
What it does
Reads an item such as a shot or a character, with every stage it has.
Ask for it with
“the item”, “the shot”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_space
What it does
Reads a sequence or space with the status of each item and stage.
Ask for it with
“the sequence”, “which items are done”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_revisions
What it does
Lists the revisions of a stage or item with their text and media.
Ask for it with
“revisions”, “versions”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_thread
What it does
Reads a conversation page by page.
Ask for it with
“read the conversation”, “earlier messages”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_feedback
What it does
Reads the review notes of a revision, with the drawings on the frame.
Ask for it with
“the review”, “what did the client draw”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_publish_revision
What it does
Publishes a revision with media, a summary and a status, only when you ask.
Ask for it with
“publish”, “post the revision”
Needs
Your explicit request, Publish access
Tool
production_post_message
What it does
Posts a message in a conversation and tags people by name.
Ask for it with
“tell the team”, “post in the thread”
Needs
Chat access
Tool
production_post_comment
What it does
Leaves a comment on a stage and can change its status without a revision.
Ask for it with
“set the status”, “move the stage to WFA”
Needs
Comment access
Tool
production_set_metadata
What it does
Writes pipeline fields such as the frame range, only when you ask.
Ask for it with
“set the frame range”, “write the metadata”
Needs
Your explicit request
Tool
production_run_job
What it does
Runs one stage from another for a whole space as a server job, with an estimate first.
Ask for it with
“do it for the whole space”, “produce layout from storyboard”
Needs
Canvas edit access, Tokens
Tool
production_job_status
What it does
Follows a server job item by item, or stops it.
Ask for it with
“how is the job going”, “stop the job”
Needs
Nothing extra
Files
Tool
production_revision_files
What it does
Lists the work files a revision published, with download links.
Ask for it with
“files of the revision”, “what did v3 publish”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_stage_files
What it does
Lists the files currently published on a stage.
Ask for it with
“files on the stage”, “current files”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
production_stage_inputs
What it does
Lists the pipeline inputs a stage consumes and whether they can be fetched.
Ask for it with
“dependencies”, “inputs of the stage”
Needs
Nothing extra
Tool
workspace_status
What it does
Shows the local folder of a stage, its layout and whether its inputs are up to date.
Ask for it with
“local workspace”, “where is the folder”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_locate
What it does
Tells you which stage a local folder or file belongs to.
Ask for it with
“which stage is this folder”, “what stage does this path belong to”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_item_status
What it does
Lists the local folders of every stage of an item.
Ask for it with
“every stage folder of the item”, “where are the workspaces of this item”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_prepare
What it does
Creates the local folder of a stage with its structure and starter file.
Ask for it with
“prepare the workspace”, “local files”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_get_files
What it does
Downloads the published files or inputs of a stage into its local folder.
Ask for it with
“get files”, “get all files”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_changes
What it does
Lists what changed locally since the last published revision.
Ask for it with
“what changed locally”, “files to upload”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_publish_revision
What it does
Publishes a revision with your local work files, only when you ask.
Ask for it with
“publish with work files”, “upload work files”
Needs
Helper, Your explicit request, Publish access
Tool
workspace_job_status
What it does
Follows a download, upload or install running in the Helper.
Ask for it with
“is the download done”, “is the upload finished”
Needs
Helper
Tool
workspace_blender
What it does
Finds the Blender version that opens a work file and installs it when missing.
Ask for it with
“which blender”, “open the blend”
Needs
Helper
Tool
production_edit_revision
What it does
Corrects the text, status, time or media of a revision, only when you ask.
Ask for it with
“edit the revision”, “fix the text of v2”
Needs
Your explicit request
Tool
production_delete_revision
What it does
Deletes a revision the way the app does, only when you ask. Media stays.
Ask for it with
“delete the revision”, “remove v3”
Needs
Your explicit request
Help
Tool
animanager_help
What it does
Lists every tool by intent, with parameters and examples, and checks the Helper.
Ask for it with
“what can you do”, “which tool”
Needs
Nothing extra