Client and MCP Server for Canon Cameras
Canon MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Client and MCP Server for Canon Cameras.
This MCP server helps you to control Canon cameras that support CCAPI through natural language commands processed by Large Language Models (LLMs). Interact with your Canon camera using conversational language instead of traditional interfaces.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Once Canon MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
connect — camera**take — photo**get-shooting — settings**change-shooting — mode**set-aperture — setting**set-shutter-speed — setting**set-iso — setting**get-autofocus — setting**set-autofocus — setting**get-battery — status**get-storage — status**get-temperature — status**You MUST activate CCAPI on your camera using a firmware developed by Canon. Here are some resources to learn how to do it: - https://developercommunity.usa.canon.com/s/article/How-to-Capture-an-Image-with-CCAPI - https://developercommunity.usa.canon.com/s/article/Introduction-to-Camera-Control-API-CCAPI
Plenty of file and storage access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Canon MCP's toolset — connect, take, get-shooting and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ediardo; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| connect | camera** |
| take | photo** |
| get-shooting | settings** |
| change-shooting | mode** |
| set-aperture | setting** |
| set-shutter-speed | setting** |
| set-iso | setting** |
| get-autofocus | setting** |
| set-autofocus | setting** |
| get-battery | status** |
| get-storage | status** |
| get-temperature | status** |
| get-datetime | setting** |
| get-lens | information** |
{
"mcpServers": {
"canon": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/REPO/build/mcp.js"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
You MUST activate CCAPI on your camera using a firmware developed by Canon. Here are some resources to learn how to do it: - https://developercommunity.usa.canon.com/s/article/How-to-Capture-an-Image-with-CCAPI - https://developercommunity.usa.canon.com/s/article/Introduction-to-Camera-Control-API-CCAPI
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