Whiteboard Animation

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http whiteboard-animation https://mcp.whiteboardanimation.ai/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://mcp.whiteboardanimation.ai/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whiteboard-animation": {
      "url": "https://mcp.whiteboardanimation.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

9 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• quoteWhat drawing one picture costs, in credits, and the quote_version to pass when creating it.
• statusCall first. The signed-in workspace: its plan, credits left, drawings queued and running, and how many may queue.
• create_uploadStart uploading a picture: answers an upload_url to PUT the bytes to, with the given headers. Then call create_drawing with the upload_id. Not needed when the host attaches the picture to create_drawing itself.
• create_drawingDraw a picture as a whiteboard animation. Spends credits (see quote). Answers at once with the drawing_id; the drawing takes a few minutes, follow it with get_drawing.
• get_drawingA drawing by id: its status and progress, its preview page, and once done the export options render_link accepts for it.
• list_drawingsThe latest drawings in the library, newest first.
• render_linkOne link that renders up to 20 of your drawings as files, each with its own choices (format, resolution, aspect, background, hand…; see get_drawing export_options). Opening it in a browser renders them one after another
• wait_renderA render link’s files: each drawing’s state (pending, rendering, saved, failed) and, once saved, its file name and size in the browser’s downloads. Pass back the states of the last answer: it answers as soon as any of th
• wait_drawingFor the drawing card: answers get_drawing as soon as the drawing moves on from the status and progress the card last showed, or after about 50 seconds.

Questions