How do I install Instavar?

Instavar is a local plugin. Install it using npm package: @instavar/mcp-server and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

Is Instavar safe to use?

Instavar scored 6/10 (moderate risk) in MCP Marketplace's automated security scan. It has 1 high or critical finding to review. It's listed, but review the security report on this page before installing.

What credentials does Instavar need?

Instavar requires the following credentials or environment variables: INSTAVAR_API_KEY, INSTAVAR_BASE_URL. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Instavar?

Instavar uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Instavar MCP Server

by Instavar

Developer ToolsModerate6.0MCP RegistryLocal

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Server data from the Official MCP Registry

Drive Instavar Studio video jobs (create, render, approve, publish, metrics) with an API key.

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Drive Instavar Studio video jobs (create, render, approve, publish, metrics) with an API key.

Security Report

6.0

Moderate6.0Moderate Risk

This is a well-designed MCP server that acts as a thin HTTP client to the Instavar API. Authentication is properly implemented via per-user API keys stored in environment variables with appropriate scoping. The code is clean, input validation is comprehensive using Zod, and URL encoding is correctly applied to prevent injection attacks. Minor issues include a version mismatch between package.json and index.ts, and a very low-severity observation about error message logging, but these do not materially impact security. Supply chain analysis found 2 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (1 critical, 0 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

7 files analyzed · 5 issues found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

env_vars

Check that this permission is expected for this type of plugin.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Per-user API key from https://instavar.com/studio/settings. Scoped to your org and revocable.Required

Environment variable: INSTAVAR_API_KEY

Override the Instavar API host. Defaults to https://instavar.com.Optional

Environment variable: INSTAVAR_BASE_URL

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-instavar-mcp-server": {
      "env": {
        "INSTAVAR_API_KEY": "your-instavar-api-key-here",
        "INSTAVAR_BASE_URL": "your-instavar-base-url-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@instavar/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

@instavar/mcp-server

Drive the full Instavar Studio video workflow — create → render → approve → publish → metrics — from Claude Code or Codex, without leaving your terminal.

The server is a thin HTTP client: it authenticates with a per-user API key and talks to the hosted Instavar API. It holds no database connection and stores no data of its own.

Setup

Create an API key at https://instavar.com/studio/settings (shown once — copy it).
Add the server to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instavar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@instavar/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "INSTAVAR_API_KEY": "ik_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Restart the client. The instavar tools appear.

Environment

Var	Required	Default	Purpose
`INSTAVAR_API_KEY`	yes	—	Your key from `/studio/settings`. Scoped to your org; revocable.
`INSTAVAR_BASE_URL`	no	`https://instavar.com`	Override the API host.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`list_jobs`	List recent jobs (newest first).
`get_job_status`	Runs, artifacts, verifications, current video + thumbnail URLs.
`get_video_state`	Materialized composition state for a job.
`get_job_metrics`	Platform engagement snapshots for a published job.
`get_cost_summary`	Infra cost summary (Lambda / RunPod / R2 / WaveSpeed / PoYo).
`create_video_brief`	Create a job from a structured brief and start rendering.
`edit_video_brief`	Patch a brief and re-render.
`approve_job`	Approve a rendered job so it can be published.
`publish_job`	Publish an approved job to its connected social destination.
`connect_account`	Start connecting a social account (headless OAuth pairing).
`connect_account_status`	Poll a pending account connection until it is connected.

Writes require a key with the write scope; publish_job requires publish.

Connecting a social account from the terminal

connect_account returns an approve URL and a short confirm code. Open the URL in a browser where you are signed in to Instavar, check the code matches the one in your terminal, and approve — you go through the platform's normal sign-in, then return to Instavar. Poll connect_account_status with the returned pairingId until it reports connected. Pairings expire after 10 minutes and can only be approved by an owner/admin of the workspace.

CLI

npx @instavar/mcp-server --version
npx @instavar/mcp-server --help

License

MIT

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