MCP connector
Use SiftStock from your AI assistant
SiftStock speaks the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant like Claude can search our curated library, show you watermarked previews, and download the licensed full-resolution file — without you leaving the conversation.
Search and previews are free and need no account. Downloading full-resolution files needs your monthly free downloads or a plan.
Connector URL
https://mcp.siftstock.com/mcpAdd it to your assistant
Claude
- Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”.
- Paste the connector URL.
- Set Authentication to “Required when the server asks”. Claude detects “None”, because search works without an account — but then a download has no way to sign you in.
ChatGPT
- Settings → turn on Developer mode.
- Under Plugins, add a connector and paste the URL.
Gemini CLI
Run:
gemini mcp add --transport http siftstock https://mcp.siftstock.com/mcpAnything else
Point any MCP client at the same URL over Streamable HTTP. OAuth is discovered automatically — there are no credentials to issue by hand.
Then just ask for an image. Searching and previews work straight away — no account needed. The first time you ask to download, your assistant sends you to siftstock.com to approve the connection: sign in once, choose Allow, and the download starts.
Wiring a client of your own? See the developer notes.
Try asking
- “What kinds of images do you have?”
- “Find me coffee on a wooden table.”
- “Show me more in the same style as the second one.”
- “What license does that one come with, and how big is the full file?”
- “Download it at full resolution.”
- “How many downloads do I have left this month?”
Before you connect
Approving a connector lets an assistant download as you, spending your quota or free downloads. It can read your account email, plan, and where your usage and renewal date stand — never your payment details — and you can disconnect it from your account page at any time.
- What it can access — the full can/cannot list, and how to disconnect.
- What it can do — the six things an assistant can ask SiftStock for.
- For developers — endpoint, OAuth discovery, and how to wire a non-Claude client.
What it costs
Nothing to connect, and nothing to search. Downloads come out of the same allowance as downloads on the site: every account gets 10 full-resolution, license-cleared downloads a month for free, and a paid plan removes the monthly limit.