Animate Old Photos Plugin

Animate old photos into 5-second AI videos through the hosted Animate Old Photos MCP server.

This repository is the distributable plugin package for the hosted endpoint at https://animateoldphotos.org/api/mcp. It includes:

a Cursor-compatible plugin manifest in .cursor-plugin/plugin.json
MCP connection metadata in mcp.json
a bundled skill in skills/animate-old-photos/SKILL.md that teaches the agent how to use the MCP tools well

What You Can Do

After installation, your AI agent can:

check your Animate Old Photos credit balance
submit an old photo for animation
poll task status until the video is ready

Available MCP tools:

check_credits
animate_photo
get_task_status

Requirements

This is a paid service.

Official site: animateoldphotos.org
Get an API key: Profile > API Key
Buy credits: Pricing

Usage limits:

3 credits per animation
input image must be JPEG or PNG
max file size: 10 MB
minimum size: 300 x 300 px
animate_photo expects a publicly accessible image URL

Install As a Cursor Plugin

Option 1: Install from Marketplace

Once this package is published in the Cursor Marketplace, install animate-old-photos from the Marketplace UI.

Option 2: Install from GitHub for Local Testing

Clone this repository and place it under Cursor's local plugins directory.

macOS / Linux

git clone <your-public-repo-url> ~/.cursor/plugins/local/animate-old-photos

Windows PowerShell

git clone <your-public-repo-url> "$HOME\.cursor\plugins\local\animate-old-photos"

Restart Cursor after installation.

Use the MCP Server Directly

The MCP server itself is not Cursor-specific. Any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP can connect to:

https://animateoldphotos.org/api/mcp

Example configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "animate-old-photos": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://animateoldphotos.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Typical Workflow

Create an API key at animateoldphotos.org/profile/interface-key
Make sure you have at least 3 credits
Provide a public image URL
Call check_credits
Call animate_photo
Poll with get_task_status every 30 seconds until the result is complete
Download the returned video URL

Example Prompt

The prompt field is optional. Short motion instructions work best.

grandmother smiling and waving
gentle head turn with a warm smile
eyes blinking slowly while looking at the camera

Repository Structure

animate-old-photos-plugin/
├── .cursor-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json
├── mcp.json
├── README.md
└── skills/
    └── animate-old-photos/
        └── SKILL.md

Notes

This repository packages access to the hosted Animate Old Photos MCP service.
The actual MCP endpoint is operated at animateoldphotos.org.
Tool-level authentication is done with your API key; no transport-level auth is required.

License

MIT

Animate Old Photos