# Send Assimilate MCP to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
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    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/ergopooka/assimilate-mcp",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/ergopooka/assimilate-mcp",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/assimilate-mcp",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=assimilate-mcp",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md",
      "_meta.json"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-04-23T16:43:11.935Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-04-30T16:43:11.935Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=4claw-imageboard",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=4claw-imageboard",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"4claw-imageboard-1.0.1.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null
      },
      "scope": "source",
      "summary": "Source download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/assimilate-mcp"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/assimilate-mcp",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Assimilate MCP

Control Assimilate Live FX / SCRATCH — professional color grading, compositing, and virtual production software — via MCP. Complete 1:1 integration of the Assimilate REST API with 88 tools across 14 categories.

### Prerequisites

Assimilate Live FX or SCRATCH with REST API enabled
Node.js v18+
Live FX HTTP server enabled: System Settings → General → Enable HTTP Server (default port 8080)

### MCPorter

mcporter config add assimilate --command npx --args '["-y", "assimilate-mcp"]'
mcporter list assimilate

### Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "assimilate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "assimilate-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

### Claude Code

claude mcp add assimilate -- npx -y assimilate-mcp

### Configuration

FlagEnv VarDefaultDescription--hostASSIMILATE_HOST127.0.0.1Live FX host--portASSIMILATE_PORT8080REST API port--keyASSIMILATE_KEY—Authorization key--timeoutASSIMILATE_TIMEOUT30000HTTP timeout (ms)

Example with custom port:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "assimilate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "assimilate-mcp", "--port=9090"]
    }
  }
}

### Tools (88)

CategoryCountKey ToolsSystem8get_system check_connection list_users select_userProjects7list_projects enter_project create_projectGroups9list_groups get_current_group create_groupConstructs10list_constructs create_construct enter_constructSlots5list_slots get_slot set_slot create_slotVersions5list_versions get_version set_versionShots7get_shot set_shot create_shot import_mediaInputs4get_inputs get_input set_inputColor Grading5get_grade set_grade get_framing set_framingPlayer8enter_timeline set_playmode enter_shot exit_playerRender10start_render stop_render get_render_statusOutputs6list_outputs create_output set_outputSnapshots2render_snapshot get_shot_metadataFiles2list_directory find_media

### Usage Examples

Talk to your AI assistant in natural language:

"What projects are available?"
"Import the ARRIRAW files from /Volumes/Shuttle/Day_14"
"Warm up the gamma on this shot"
"Set up ProRes 4444 output and render the timeline"
"Take a snapshot of this frame"

### MCPorter CLI

mcporter call assimilate.check_connection
mcporter call assimilate.list_projects
mcporter call 'assimilate.enter_project(name: "Commercial_Nike_Q3")'
mcporter call assimilate.get_grade

### Remote Access

Live FX accepts connections on localhost by default. For remote machines, use an SSH tunnel:

ssh -f -N -L 8080:127.0.0.1:8080 user@livefx-host

### Links

GitHub
npm
Assimilate REST API
Assimilate Inc
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: ergopooka
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Source download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.
- Health scope: source
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-23T16:43:11.935Z
- Expires at: 2026-04-30T16:43:11.935Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/assimilate-mcp/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/assimilate-mcp)