Kinetograph MCP
Score = points from 5 automated checks. Not a quality or security rating. Methodology
- Install20/20
- Handshake30/30
- Maintenance25/25
- Docs0/15
- License3/10
New / early find
New / early find: first tested 2026-11-01. Tested npm kinetograph 0.2.5 (`kinetograph mcp`); repo 0xS4N4TG/kinetograph created 2026-10-23, 408 GitHub stars when tested. Its 14 tools listed without credentials; one real call (effects) returned the effect list. Rendering tools (render, still, strip, track and others) were not called. License is PolyForm Small Business 1.0.0 (source-available, not OSI). The project calls itself beta.
Tool-call test (2026-11-01, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 1 of 1 calls passed: effects listed the engine's effects and parameters. No rendering tested. Evidence: local test run, Nov 1, 2026.
Transport (tested 2026-11-01): stdio
Score 78/100 · Tools 14 · Token cost ~3,718 · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-01 · Version tested 0.2.5 · Package kinetograph · Repo 0xS4N4TG/kinetograph
Summary: Kinetograph MCP completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 14 tools.
Evidence summary
- Handshake
- pass
- Tools listed
- 14
- Context cost
- 3,718 model-visible tokens (name, description, inputSchema; tiktoken cl100k_base)
Extra payload (sent by the server, usually not read by the model): 125 tokens; raw tools/list total 3,843. Clients differ in what they forward. ranking · add up your servers' context cost - API key
- No key needed for the tools we called
- Tested
- 2026-11-01
Test results
| Test | Result | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| install | pass | 20 | npm install kinetograph (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 3s. |
| handshake | pass | 30 | MCP initialize + tools/list over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 14 tools listed in 1.0s. |
| maintenance | pass | 25 | Repo pushed 0 days before test; 408 GitHub stars. |
| docs | fail | 0 | README checks failed. Automated check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package). |
| license | partial | 3 | License not machine-detected as OSI (PolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0). |
Local-model readiness
Schema context cost: ~3,718 tokens for 14 tools (15,705 bytes) · about 45% of an 8k context. Method: tiktoken cl100k_base over compact JSON of name+description+inputSchema (approximate).
Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.
Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.
What we tested and what we didn't
Tested on 2026-11-01
- Install from the registry
- We connected with no credentials and asked for its tool list: it listed 14 tools (Method details: MCP
initializethentools/list) - Maintenance signals (last push, archived/deprecated status)
- Docs (README length, install and config example)
- License (OSI-approved or not)
- Tool-schema token cost (estimate)
Not tested
- Security: not audited (no code review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
- Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
- Behaviour with real credentials or a real account
- Performance, rate limits or load
- Correctness of results beyond the listed tasks
Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that it is safe to give it access to your data.
Known security issues
Not yet checked.
Monthly roundup: MCP security issues, October 2026.
Tool list changes
Baseline recorded from the 2026-11-01 test run; changes appear after the next test.
Snapshot hash (fingerprint of the tool list)
64c8d10506ae: SHA-256 of the canonical tool names, descriptions and input schemas. If it changes, the tool list changed.
Raw test record (JSON)
{
"name": "kinetograph",
"version": "0.2.5",
"registry": "npm",
"status": "working",
"tested": "2026-11-01",
"tools_count": 14,
"tools_schema_tokens_est": 3718,
"deprecated": false,
"archived": false,
"tests": {
"install": [
"pass",
20,
"`npm install kinetograph` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 3s."
],
"handshake": [
"pass",
30,
"MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 14 tools listed in 1.0s."
],
"maintenance": [
"pass",
25,
"Repo pushed 0 days before test; 408 GitHub stars."
],
"docs": [
"fail",
0,
"README checks failed. Automated check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
],
"license": [
"partial",
3,
"License not machine-detected as OSI (PolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0)."
]
}
}Install
npx -y kinetograph mcp
Tools listed
compositions, still, render, strip, onion, inspect, lint, check, bench, audio_analyze, track, snapshot, effects, doctor
Quick config
{
"mcpServers": {
"kinetograph-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kinetograph",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.
Setup
- Install. Run
npm install kinetograph(Node 20). This is the exact command we ran on 2026-11-01. - Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
- Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (14 in our test).
{
"mcpServers": {
"kinetograph-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kinetograph",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Test history
No dated events yet.
FAQ
Is Kinetograph MCP deprecated?
No. kinetograph was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-01.
What replaces Kinetograph MCP?
Nothing; Kinetograph MCP is not deprecated as of 2026-11-01.
Does Kinetograph MCP need an API key?
No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 14 tools.
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