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Canon Camera MCP

by ish-joshi

Canon Camera MCP

A minimal server for controlling Canon cameras via the Canon Camera Control API (CCAPI), using FastMCP for streamable HTTP transport.

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Features

  • Control Canon cameras remotely via CCAPI.
  • Expose camera functions over HTTP using FastMCP.
  • Image compression and streaming support.

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • Canon camera with CCAPI enabled (CCAPI activation guide)
  • See requirements.txt for Python dependencies.

Setup

  1. Install dependencies:
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  2. Activate CCAPI on your Canon camera:
  3. Configure camera IP:
    • Set the CANON_IP environment variable to your camera’s IP address, or pass it as an argument.

Usage

To run the server with Claude Desktop Client

{ "mcpServers": { "Canon Camera Controller": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/dir", "run", "server.py" ], "env": { "CANON_IP": "192.168.0.111" } } } }

Or with plain Python:

python server.py

References

Project Structure

  • canon_camera.py: Canon camera CCAPI interface.
  • server.py: FastMCP HTTP server exposing camera controls.
  • requirements.txt: Python dependencies.

Extending the project

The license terms of CCAPI access do not permit sharing the API reference.

Once you have access, it's quite straightforward to get it working.

You may also refer to the Canon CCAPI Feature list

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local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

A minimal server for controlling Canon cameras remotely via the Canon Camera Control API, using FastMCP for streamable HTTP transport.

  1. Demo 🎥
    1. Features
      1. Requirements
        1. Setup
          1. Usage
            1. References
              1. Project Structure
                1. Extending the project

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