INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

list_formulas

Formulas distilled across many videos of one format (e.

refs.videonone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://refs.video/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for list_formulas and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.refs]
url = "https://refs.video/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://refs.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: refs
Remote MCP URL: https://refs.video/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refs": {
      "url": "https://refs.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "refs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://refs.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "refs",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://refs.video/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

search_videos — Search 4,000+ dissected top-performing videos (launch films, product demos, explainers, motion design, interactive/3D, film + music, teasers).
get_blueprint — The full reverse-engineered blueprint of one video: hook frame by frame, beat sheet with timestamps, shot list, style guide, voice and sound, script template, production plan, edit recipe, QA checklist, plus a runnable recipe prompt.
get_frames — One video's labelled frame sheets as images, so you can see the reference instead of guessing from text: the hook (first 3 s at 0.
get_formula — The full cross-video formula for one format, as markdown: structure, timing ranges, what top performers share, mistakes to avoid, and a template prompt.
list_collections — Your collections on refs.
get_collection — Every film in a Refs collection as search cards (REF id, link, length, aspect, measured metrics, why it works).
list_brands — Your brand imports on refs.
get_brand — One of your brand imports: the brand kit (the brand's house style across all its films: palette, type, logo and end card, motion and easing, pacing and cut rhythm, camera, transitions, sound and voice, recurring formats, written as rules to follow) plus each film's blueprint summary with its id (brand:<import>:<film>) for get_blueprint and get_frames.