Placid MCP server

Connect Placid to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Placid MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the upload media tool in Placid
  • Use the generate video tool in Placid
  • Use the manage collections tool in Placid
  • Use the get generation status tool in Placid
  • Use the generate image tool in Placid
  • Use the manage templates tool in Placid

Supported Tools

upload_media

Upload Media

Submit source file URLs to Placid's media endpoint and return any hosted URLs it accepts. URL submission is a legacy operation; current documentation specifies binary uploads, so URL acceptance is unverified. Hosted URLs can be used in picture layers when generating images, PDFs, or videos.

generate_video

Generate Video

Generate a video from one or more Placid templates used as clips. Each clip is a template populated with dynamic layer data including text, images, and video files. Clips are merged sequentially. Supports audio tracks, frame rate control, and resolution settings. The generated video can be transferred to S3-compatible storage.

manage_collections

Manage Collections

List, retrieve, create, update, or delete template collections. Collections organize templates into groups for easier management. You can add or remove templates from collections.

get_generation_status

Get Generation Status

Check the status of a previously queued image, PDF, or video generation. Returns the current status and the output URL when generation is complete.

generate_image

Generate Image

Generate an image from a Placid template by populating its dynamic layers with data. Supports text, images, shapes, browser screenshots, barcodes/QR codes, and ratings. The generated image can optionally be transferred to S3-compatible storage. Use `createNow` for synchronous generation or poll the returned status for async results.

manage_templates

Manage Templates

List, retrieve, create, update, or delete Placid design templates. Templates define reusable layouts with dynamic layers that can be populated with data during image, PDF, or video generation.

generate_pdf

Generate PDF

Generate a PDF document from one or more Placid templates used as pages. Each page is a template populated with dynamic layer data. Pages are merged in the order provided. Supports output customization for DPI, color mode, and image quality. The generated PDF can be transferred to S3-compatible storage.

merge_pdfs

Merge PDFs

Merge multiple existing PDF files into a single PDF document. Useful for combining static PDFs (e.g., cover pages) with Placid-generated content. The merged PDF can be transferred to S3-compatible storage.

delete_generation

Delete Generation

Permanently delete a generated image, PDF, or video from Placid using its generation ID.

Connect Placid to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Placid in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Placid MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Placid tools.

Run Placid through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Placid and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Placid tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Placid

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically.

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Apolloio

Search and prospect B2B contacts and companies from a database of over 275 million people and 70 million organizations. Enrich people and company data with emails, phone numbers, and firmographic details. Create and manage contacts, accounts, deals, and tasks. Add contacts to email sequences and manage sequence statuses. Log and search call records. Perform bulk operations for contact creation, account creation, task creation, and data enrichment.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Hubspot

Create, read, update, and delete CRM objects including contacts, companies, deals, tickets, and custom objects. Manage associations between CRM records. Track engagements such as calls, emails, meetings, notes, and tasks. Send transactional and marketing emails, manage campaigns, and handle subscription preferences. Build and manage marketing workflows, sequences, and automation actions. Manage CMS content including blog posts, landing pages, and HubDB tables. Handle commerce data including products, orders, invoices, quotes, and payments. Create and manage contact lists for segmentation. Configure deal, ticket, and order pipelines with custom stages. Search and filter CRM records. Bulk import and export CRM data. Manage users, teams, and account settings.

Technical notes for Placid

Generate images, PDFs, and videos from reusable templates with dynamic data. Manage templates and collections, merge PDFs, check rendering status, download completed files, and delete generated files. Generation requests support completion callbacks and S3-compatible output transfers.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Placid to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Placid MCP server have?
    The Placid MCP server exposes 9 tools, including Upload Media, Generate Video, Manage Collections. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Placid exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Placid MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Placid and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Placid MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

Connect Placid to production AI agents

See how Metorial gives your team governed access to Placid, with tracing and security controls built in.