CrewOne in your AI chat
Install @crewone/mcp-serverin Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, or any other MCP-aware AI agent. Ask “how much does Sony FX6 rent for in Taipei?” or “give me a Tim Walker lighting setup” and the AI calls CrewOne directly.
search_equipment— 1,187 Taipei rental ratessearch_studios— 561 Taiwan studiosget_photographer/list_photographers— 69-photographer libraryget_director/list_directors— 61-director library
create_project— full pre-production package, 1 creditget_project— fetch existing CrewOne projectexport_pdf— get PDF download URL
Generate a key at /dashboard/settings/api
Install
Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"crewone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@crewone/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"CREWONE_API_KEY": "your-key-here-or-omit-for-free-tools-only"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop. CrewOne tools appear in the tool palette.
Cursor
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"crewone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@crewone/mcp-server"],
"env": { "CREWONE_API_KEY": "..." }
}
}
}Continue / Cline / other MCP clients
Same npx -y @crewone/mcp-server command pattern. Set CREWONE_API_KEY if you want paid tools.
ChatGPT (no install)
Don't want to install anything? Use the official CrewOne Custom GPT on ChatGPT. Same equipment / studio / photographer / director lookups, runs in your existing ChatGPT session, no config needed. Works in Traditional Chinese and English.
Try these prompts
Free tools (search_equipment, search_studios, photographer / director lookups) cost nothing and require no signup. Paid tools (create_project etc.) consume one credit per call from your CrewOne plan, same as web app.
See plans · Founding Member ($15.84/mo, 4 credits, lifetime 34% off, limited to first 25)
Source & privacy
- Open source MIT — github.com/tzipway-dotcom/crewone-mcp-server
- Server runs on your local machine. Stdio transport between AI client and server.
- Free-tier requests are anonymous. Paid-tier requests authenticate via API key tied to your CrewOne account.
- CrewOne logs API requests for billing and abuse prevention. We do not log MCP requests differently from web requests.
MCP server status: Live on npm as @crewone/mcp-server@0.1.0. Install via the snippets above; restart your AI client.