generated: '2026-07-21'
method: derived
status: candidate
source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/ (documented REST operations)
note: No official hosted or packaged Model Context Protocol server was found for Visual Layer (no @modelcontextprotocol
  package, no registry entry, no docs reference). The tool list below is a CANDIDATE surface derived from
  the documented Cloud API operations to guide a future MCP server; no OpenAPI spec exists to bind operationIds,
  so tools reference the API reference pages.
server:
  name: visual-layer
  transport: http
  url: null
tools:
- name: create_dataset_from_s3
  description: Create a new dataset by pointing to a public or private S3 bucket.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/create-a-dataset-from-a-public-s3-bucket
- name: create_dataset_from_local_files
  description: Create a new dataset by uploading local images or videos.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/create-a-dataset-from-local-files
- name: add_media_to_dataset
  description: Add images or videos to an existing dataset (S3, upload, or archive).
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/add-media-to-existing-dataset
- name: get_dataset_status
  description: Retrieve processing status and metadata for a dataset by id.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/retrieve-dataset-status
- name: semantic_search
  description: Search a dataset with natural-language captions or VQL text filters.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/semantic-search
- name: visual_search
  description: Find visually similar media by query image or existing media reference.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/visual-search
- name: enrich_dataset
  description: Apply AI models to generate captions, detect objects, and build embeddings.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/enrichment
- name: export_dataset
  description: Export dataset metadata and media as JSON or Parquet, full or selective.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/exporting-a-dataset-via-curl-from-visual-layer
- name: manage_saved_views
  description: Create, list, and delete saved views and retrieve monitoring trend data.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/saved-views
- name: manage_snapshots
  description: Create, list, update, restore, clone, and delete dataset snapshots.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/snapshots
- name: manage_tasks
  description: List, filter, abort, and retry dataset tasks.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/task-manager
- name: list_notifications
  description: List, read, and manage alert notifications from monitored saved views.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/notifications
- name: share_dataset
  description: Grant another registered user access to a dataset.
  source: https://docs.visual-layer.com/api-reference/share-a-dataset-with-another-user
deployment:
  mode: none
  verified: derived
  tools: 13
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census