The Scribble Thing MCP Server

Turn a PNG or JPEG line-art illustration into a hand-drawn scribe animation using The Scribble Thing. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that work with agent skills, video generation and scribe animation and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-25 · ★ 17 · #137 OF 173 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install The Scribble Thing

Claude Code

claude mcp add boring-stuff-club-the-scribble-thing-ski --transport http https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "boring-stuff-club-the-scribble-thing-ski": {
      "url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-18

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to scribble.boringstuff.club

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

repo age created 2026-08-24 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace club.boringstuff - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What The Scribble Thing can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.0.0 · 2026-08-24

Initial public release of The Scribble Thing agent skill. · Turn PNG or JPEG line art into a hand-drawn scribe animation. · Optional natural-language drawing order. · Optional animated drawing hand. · Create, monitor…

04 · Who maintains The Scribble Thing

The Scribble Thing is maintained by boring-stuff-club. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/boring-stuff-club/the-scribble-thing-skill
website: https://scribble.boringstuff.club/
category: media - ranked #137 of 173 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-24)
registry: club.boringstuff/the-scribble-thing (active, first published 2026-08-24)

06 · The Scribble Thing FAQ

What is The Scribble Thing?

Turn a PNG or JPEG line-art illustration into a hand-drawn scribe animation using The Scribble Thing. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Is The Scribble Thing still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-25 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install The Scribble Thing?

Run `claude mcp add boring-stuff-club-the-scribble --transport http https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does The Scribble Thing require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-18; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to The Scribble Thing

Alternatives to The Scribble Thing

Maintained media servers if The Scribble Thing isn't the fit.

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