🎯 ShotGrid MCP Server

by loonghao

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Autodesk ShotGrid/Flow Production Tracking (FPT) with comprehensive CRUD operations and data management capabilities.

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License: MIT

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| Category | Highlights |
|----------|------------|
| 40+ Tools | Complete CRUD operations, batch processing, thumbnails, notes, playlists |
| Transport | stdio (local), HTTP (remote), ASGI (production) |
| Performance | Connection pooling, schema caching, lazy initialization |
| Deployment | FastMCP Cloud, Docker, uvicorn/gunicorn, any ASGI server |
| Platform | Windows, macOS, Linux |

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name 🎯 ShotGrid MCP Server

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

``bash



Add the server to your MCP client configuration:

| Method | Command / Setup | |--------|-----------------| | FastMCP Cloud | Deploy via fastmcp.cloud withfastmcp_entry.py| | ASGI |uvicorn shotgrid_mcp_server.asgi:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000` |
| Docker | See Deployment Guide |

See the Deployment Guide for detailed instructions.

git clone https://github.com/loonghao/shotgrid-mcp-server.git
cd shotgrid-mcp-server
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

`Category`

Tools

This server provides 40+ tools for interacting with ShotGrid:

| Category | Tools |
|----------|-------|
| CRUD | create_entity, find_one_entity, search_entities, update_entity, delete_entity |
| Batch | batch_create, batch_update, batch_delete |
| Media | download_thumbnail, upload_thumbnail |
| Notes | shotgrid.note.create, shotgrid.note.read, shotgrid.note.update |
| Playlists | create_playlist, find_playlists |
| Direct API | sg.find, sg.create, sg.update, sg.batch, and more... |

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "\ud83c\udfaf shotgrid mcp server": {
            "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
                "command": "uv",
                "args": [
                    "pip",
                    "install",
                    "shotgrid-mcp-server"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "shotgrid-mcp-server": {
        "command": "uv",
        "args": [
            "pip",
            "install",
            "shotgrid-mcp-server"
        ]
    }
}

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with seamless access to Autodesk ShotGrid (Flow Production Tracking)

English | 简体中文

📖 Documentation | 中文文档

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Overview

ShotGrid MCP Server enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code Copilot to interact directly with your ShotGrid (Flow Production Tracking) data. Built on FastMCP, it provides a high-performance bridge between AI tools and production tracking workflows.

Demo

0. Configure ShotGrid MCP in Code Editor

Configure ShotGrid MCP in Code Editor

1. Query Task Schedule & Workload Visualization

Query Task Schedule & Workload Visualization

Prompt: Query the team's task schedule for the past week, calculate workload rate based on 8 hours per day, and visualize it in web format

2. Batch Create Assets & Assign Tasks

Batch Create Assets & Assign Tasks

Prompt: Batch create the recommended hero characters in the shotgrid Demo:Animation project, categorize them as characters, use the FilmVFX-CharacterAsset task template, assign tasks to Yang Zhuo, with start and end dates set to next week

3. TimeLog Statistics & Visualization

TimeLog Statistics & Visualization

Prompt: Query timelog data from shotgrid and visualize it in web format

4. Department Efficiency Statistics & Send to WeCom

Department Efficiency Statistics & Send to WeCom

Prompt: Calculate department efficiency and send the data to WeCom. Efficiency formula: Efficiency = Task bid / Timelog hours

More Examples

ShotGrid MCP Server Demo

Features

Quick Start

Installation

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Setting up with Highlight

From the repository

Category

Claude Desktop / Cursor

McpServers

Overview

Demo

0. Configure ShotGrid MCP in Code Editor

1. Query Task Schedule & Workload Visualization

2. Batch Create Assets & Assign Tasks

3. TimeLog Statistics & Visualization

4. Department Efficiency Statistics & Send to WeCom

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Features

Quick Start

Installation

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