generated: '2026-08-12'
method: searched
source: https://help.motionapp.com/en/articles/14315735-motion-mcp
status: published
name: Motion MCP
description: Motion's official hosted, remote MCP server. It exposes Motion Creative Analytics — ad creative
  performance, AI-generated creative summaries and video transcripts, demographic breakdowns, workspace
  brand and competitor context, the Inspo competitor ad library, saved reports, and the workspace AI Tag
  taxonomy — as read-only MCP tools to any MCP-compatible client.
vendor: Motion Creative Cloud Inc.
endpoint: https://projects.motionapp.com/mcp
transport: streamable-http
landing_page: https://motionapp.com/mcp
docs: https://help.motionapp.com/en/articles/14315735-motion-mcp
in_app_location: My Account → My Integrations
distribution:
- channel: Anthropic Claude connector directory
  url: https://claude.ai/directory/connectors/motion
- channel: Cursor one-click install
  note: '"Add to Cursor" button published inside Motion under My Account → My Integrations.'
- channel: manual URL
  note: Any MCP client that accepts a server URL.
clients_documented:
- Claude (Desktop, Code, claude.ai — workspace admin must add the connector first)
- ChatGPT (Settings → Apps → Developer mode → Create App)
- Cursor
- any MCP-compatible client via command-line/JSON config
authentication:
  type: oauth2
  flow: authorization_code
  pkce: S256
  dynamic_client_registration: true
  registration_endpoint: https://projects.motionapp.com/api/auth/oauth2/register
  authorization_server: https://projects.motionapp.com/api/auth
  protected_resource_metadata: https://projects.motionapp.com/mcp/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
  per_user: true
  note: Each user authenticates individually against their own Motion account; the AI client never receives
    or stores Motion credentials. Provider states the connection can be revoked at any time from the client's
    settings.
access_control:
  roles_permitted:
  - Owner
  - Admin
  - Collaborator
  roles_denied:
  - Guest access
  - Partner share access
  scope_of_data: All workspaces across all organizations where the authenticating user has permissions
    — the same data the user can see in the Motion app.
  read_only: true
plan_requirement: An active Motion account. Sign-up is possible during the OAuth flow and includes a 14-day
  trial. The pricing page lists "full data & MCP access" from the Starter tier ($750/mo) upward; the help
  centre notes legacy or Custom plans require an upgrade for MCP access.
data_source_coverage:
  supported:
  - Meta
  not_yet_supported:
  - TikTok
  - YouTube
  - LinkedIn
  note: Verbatim from the help centre — "Currently, Motion's MCP supports Meta only. TikTok, YouTube,
    and LinkedIn aren't available yet." Motion's product integrations are broader than its MCP coverage.
live_introspection:
  attempted: true
  method: 'POST tools/list (JSON-RPC 2.0) with Accept: application/json, text/event-stream'
  http_status: 401
  response: '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","error":{"code":-32001,"message":"Missing or invalid Authorization header"},"id":null}'
  www_authenticate: Bearer resource_metadata="https://projects.motionapp.com/mcp/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"
  note: The live tool schemas are OAuth-gated. The tools below are transcribed from Motion's own public
    help-centre documentation (names and behaviour only). inputSchema for each tool requires an authenticated
    tools/list call and is NOT recorded here — no schema has been invented.
tool_count_documented: 13
tool_count_claimed: 14
tool_count_note: Motion's help article says "14 tools across six categories" in its introduction but the
  "Available tools" section says 13 and lists exactly 13. Recorded as an unresolved discrepancy in the
  provider's own documentation rather than guessing at a 14th tool.
categories:
- Auth and context
- Creative performance (your own ads)
- Workspace context
- Competitor and brand intelligence (Inspo)
- Saved reports
- AI Tags
tools:
- name: get_auth_context
  label: Auth Context
  category: Auth and context
  description: Returns your organizations and workspaces. Called automatically as the first step in any
    session. If you only have one workspace, it's selected by default.
- name: get_creative_insights
  label: Creative Insights
  category: Creative performance
  description: The primary analytics tool. Returns your creatives ranked by performance. Sort by spend,
    ROAS, purchases, CPA, CPC, CTR, hook rate, scaling status, or purchase value. Supports date filtering,
    custom conversion metrics, and AI tag filtering.
  async: true
- name: get_creative_summary
  label: Creative Summary
  category: Creative performance
  description: 'Gets an AI-generated digest for a single creative: detected format, plain-language summary,
    best hook/headline, and CTAs.'
  async: true
- name: get_creative_transcript
  label: Creative Transcript
  category: Creative performance
  description: Pulls the spoken transcript of a video creative with timed segments. The first 1-3 seconds
    represent the hook. Includes language detection and English translation for non-English content. Video
    format only.
- name: get_demographic_breakdown
  label: Demographic Breakdown
  category: Creative performance
  description: Breaks down ad performance by age (18-24 through 65+) and gender. Metrics include spend,
    ROAS, purchase value, cost per purchase, and thumbstop ratio. Defaults to the last 7 days.
  async: true
- name: get_workspace_brand
  label: Workspace Brand
  category: Workspace context
  description: Returns your brand's positioning, voice, and visual identity as configured in Motion.
- name: get_workspace_competitors
  label: Workspace Competitors
  category: Workspace context
  description: 'Lists the competitor brands you''re tracking in Motion: names, domains, categories, follower
    counts, and active ad counts.'
- name: search_brands
  label: Search Brands
  category: Competitor and brand intelligence (Inspo)
  description: Search for any brand by name or domain. Returns matching brands with IDs, logos, and industry
    info. Not limited to tracked competitors.
- name: get_brand_by_domain
  label: Brand by Domain
  category: Competitor and brand intelligence (Inspo)
  description: Resolves a brand from a website URL or domain.
- name: get_inspo_creatives
  label: Inspo Creatives
  category: Competitor and brand intelligence (Inspo)
  description: 'Retrieves creatives from a brand''s ad library: format, copy, headline, CTA, launch date,
    status, days active, landing page, and file URLs. Sort by newest/oldest, filter by date or status,
    and apply AI tags. Creative metadata only — no performance metrics for other brands.'
- name: get_inspo_brand_context
  label: Inspo Brand Context
  category: Competitor and brand intelligence (Inspo)
  description: 'Returns deep brand intelligence: positioning, voice, tone, messaging angles, product info,
    and customer voice analysis.'
- name: get_reports
  label: Reports
  category: Saved reports
  description: 'Two modes: call without a report ID to list all saved reports, or with a report ID to
    get the full configuration including filters, attribution windows, metrics, and comparison settings.
    Supports filtering by report type (top ads, creative comparison, sprints).'
- name: get_glossary_values
  label: AI Tag Values
  category: AI Tags
  description: Returns your workspace's AI Tags. Common categories include Asset Type, Visual Format,
    Messaging Angle, Hook Tactic, Headline Tactic, Intended Audience, Seasonality, and Offer Type. Can
    map tags back to specific creatives and filter to custom or specific categories.
runtime_semantics:
  read_only: true
  async_pattern: Some analytics tools (Creative Insights, Creative Summary, Demographic Breakdown) return
    a "waiting" status while the underlying report generates; the client is expected to retry after a
    short delay. Provider guidance on persistent waiting is to narrow the date range or reduce filters.
  data_freshness: 'The MCP reads Motion''s cached and tagged data rather than making live ad-platform
    API calls. Provider''s stated reason: "live calls have been known to get ad accounts flagged or banned."
    A newly connected ad account needs a few hours to sync before performance tools return results; Inspo
    tools work immediately.'
  feedback_channel: Documented in-band feedback path — asking the client to "submit feedback to Motion"
    packages the conversation context and sends it to Motion's team.
rate_limits: undocumented
no_rest_equivalent: true
no_rest_equivalent_note: Motion publishes no public REST API, no OpenAPI, and no webhook API. The MCP
  server is the only machine-callable product surface Motion ships, so no ToolCrosswalk artifact is emitted
  — there are no REST operationIds to bind these tools to.
deployment:
  mode: remote
  verified: searched
  tools: 13
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census