Canon Camera MCP

🚀 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

• Remotely control Canon cameras via CCAPI.
• Expose camera functions over HTTP using FastMCP.
• Support image compression and streaming.

📦 Installation

Requirements

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

Setup Steps

1. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Activate CCAPI on your Canon camera:
   • Follow the official Canon CCAPI activation instructions.
3. Configure camera IP:
   • Set the CANON_IP environment variable to your camera’s IP address, or pass it as an argument.

💻 Usage Examples

Basic 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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Advanced Usage

Run the server with plain Python:

python server.py

📚 Documentation

References

• Based on laszewsk/canon-r7-ccapi

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