The Scribble Thing

What The Scribble Thing MCP server does

The Scribble Thing MCP server connects compatible AI agents to the hosted Scribble Thing service at scribble.boringstuff.club. It accepts a PNG or JPEG line-art illustration and produces an animated MP4 that presents the image as if it were being drawn by hand.

An agent can provide optional instructions for the drawing sequence, such as revealing a title before the rest of the illustration or drawing from left to right. The request can also specify whether the animation should show a drawing hand. The service offers a free preview with a watermark; watermark removal is an optional separate purchase.

The skill is intended for agents that need to create and manage these animations through MCP rather than edit a video timeline manually.

How it works

The Scribble Thing MCP server uses an asynchronous workflow. The agent first confirms image requirements, retention information, and applicable terms, then submits the artwork and any drawing-order guidance. Rendering is monitored separately instead of keeping the original request open until the video is finished.

After rendering, the agent receives private management information and a short-lived download link. The workflow also supports explicit redemption of an unlock code for a purchased watermark removal and deletion before the service’s normal retention period ends.

Animation IDs, capability tokens, and unlock codes act as secrets. They should not be exposed in ordinary chat messages, logs, analytics, filenames, or unrelated tools. Current retention periods, limits, terms, and pricing must be obtained from the service rather than inferred from the repository.

Setup and configuration

Install the agent skill with the Agent Skills CLI:

npx skills add Boring-Stuff-Club/the-scribble-thing-skill --skill the-scribble-thing

The hosted skill is also available at https://scribble.boringstuff.club/.well-known/agent-skills/the-scribble-thing/SKILL.md, with an archive at the corresponding .zip URL. The public MCP endpoint is https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp, and agent API documentation is available at https://scribble.boringstuff.club/docs/agent-api.

No account is required according to the provided material. Before using the hosted service, review its current privacy policy and terms. The repository’s MIT license covers only the skill files in that repository, not the hosted service, names, logos, user content, or generated media.

Tools and capabilities

The Scribble Thing MCP server supports workflows to:

• Create an animation from a PNG or JPEG line-art image.
• Supply optional instructions for drawing order.
• Choose whether to include a drawing hand.
• Monitor asynchronous animation rendering.
• Retrieve private management information and short-lived download links.
• Redeem an unlock code explicitly.
• Delete an animation early.

The repository does not specify individual MCP tool names or a fixed retention limit, so those details should be queried from the service.

Limitations and notes

Input is limited to PNG or JPEG line-art illustrations in the described workflow. The free result is watermarked, while removing that watermark requires an optional purchase. Retention, limits, pricing, and terms can change and should not be hard-coded from this repository.

The service handles user-submitted artwork and generated media, so agents should protect the associated identifiers and tokens. The README describes a public hosted endpoint and browser creation page, but it does not document local rendering or offline operation.