# Insta-Pola MCP server **Create shared event photo galleries from your AI assistant.** [Insta-Pola](https://www.insta-pola.com) creates shared photo galleries for weddings, birthdays, parties and team events. Guests scan a QR code, post their photos from their phone (no app, no account) and see them appear live on a wall projected in the room. Each photo becomes a polaroid with a title, written by the guest or suggested by AI. This remote [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server lets an organizer create and manage their galleries in plain language from Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client: > "Create a photo gallery for Lea's birthday party next Saturday and give me the QR code" > "Rename it 'Lea turns 30', make it pink and use a modern font" > "List my galleries and tell me how many photos were posted" 🇫🇷 [Version française](README.fr.md) ## Endpoints The server is hosted by Insta-Pola, so there is nothing to install or run. | Client | URL | Tools | |---|---|---| | Claude (claude.ai, desktop, Claude Code) and other MCP clients | `https://www.insta-pola.com/mcp/claude` | 4 | | ChatGPT | `https://www.insta-pola.com/mcp` | 5 (adds `set_gallery_logo`) | - Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, JSON responses. - Official MCP Registry: [`com.insta-pola/photo-gallery`](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.insta-pola%2Fphoto-gallery/versions/latest) - Gallery content and tool replies are in French. ## Setup ### Claude (claude.ai or the Claude app) Insta-Pola is listed in the [Claude connectors directory](https://claude.ai/directory/connectors/insta-pola-photo-gallery). 1. Open the listing, or go to **Customize › Connectors** and search for **Insta-Pola**. 2. Click **Connect**, sign in to your Insta-Pola account and click **Autoriser** (Authorize). 3. In a conversation, enable Insta-Pola under **+ › Connectors**. As a custom connector instead: **Add custom connector** with the URL `https://www.insta-pola.com/mcp/claude`; if Claude asks for an OAuth client, choose **Register automatically**. On Claude Team or Enterprise, an organization owner adds the connector; each member then connects their own Insta-Pola account. ### Claude Code ```bash claude mcp add --transport http insta-pola https://www.insta-pola.com/mcp/claude ``` ### ChatGPT The **Insta-Pola Photo Gallery** app is being published in the ChatGPT app directory. ### VS Code, Cursor and other clients See [`examples/`](examples). Your client opens the Insta-Pola sign-in page on first use. ## Tools | Tool | What it does | Annotations | |---|---|---| | `create_gallery` | Creates a gallery: `name`, `date` (YYYY-MM-DD), optional `private` (guest code), `theme`, `font`. Returns the guest link, QR code, live wall link and organizer links. | write, open world | | `update_gallery` | Changes the `title`, `theme` or `font` of a gallery (`slug`). The gallery address does not change. | write, destructive (overwrites settings) | | `list_galleries` | Lists the galleries of the connected account with their status. | read-only | | `get_gallery` | Details of a gallery (`slug`): status, links, QR code, number of photos, logo guidance. | read-only | | `set_gallery_logo` | ChatGPT only: sets an image from the conversation as the gallery logo (resized to 512 px). | write, destructive | **Themes:** rose-editorial, corail-pastel, framboise-sorbet, peach-cream, mint-museum, mint-fresh, vert-sauge, vert-profond, bleu-petrole, bleu-nuit, bleu-glacier, beige-sable, moka-latte, sunrise-gold, chaplin-gold, citrus-pop, apricot-glow, saffron-night. **Title fonts:** monoton, playfair, dmserif, lora, dancing, lobster, montserrat, robotoSemi, bitcount. ## Authentication and privacy - OAuth 2.1 with PKCE (S256) and Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591); no client ID or API key to configure. - Protected resource metadata (RFC 9728): [`/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp/claude`](https://www.insta-pola.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp/claude) and [`/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource`](https://www.insta-pola.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource). - Discovery and the tool list are public. Every tool call requires a connected Insta-Pola account and only acts on that account's galleries. - You can revoke access at any time from your assistant's settings or by contacting support. - [Privacy policy](https://www.insta-pola.com/site/Politique-de-confidentialite.html) · [Terms](https://www.insta-pola.com/site/conditions.html) ## Limits - 5 gallery creations per account per 24 hours; event date at most 90 days ahead. - The first gallery of an account is free and goes live immediately. Additional galleries are created as drafts and are activated on insta-pola.com. The MCP server never handles payments. - Photo moderation, album download, the welcome text, the logo (outside ChatGPT) and the printed souvenir book are managed on insta-pola.com; the tools return the right links. ## Support - Documentation: https://www.insta-pola.com/site/assistant-ia.html - Support: https://www.insta-pola.com/site/support.html · etienne@insta-pola.com - Issues and suggestions: open an issue in this repository. This repository documents the hosted server; the server source code is not published here. [](https://mcpservers.org/servers/etienneva/insta-pola-gallery-mcp) Insta-Pola is published by Racine de E (France).