Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
SHOTGRID_URL	Yes	Your ShotGrid site URL
SHOTGRID_SCRIPT_NAME	Yes	API script name
SHOTGRID_SCRIPT_KEY	Yes	API script key
SHOTGRID_HTTP_PROXY	No	HTTP proxy URL
SHOTGRID_HTTPS_PROXY	No	HTTPS proxy URL

Example Configuration

# Required
export SHOTGRID_URL="https://your-site.shotgunstudio.com"
export SHOTGRID_SCRIPT_NAME="your_script_name"
export SHOTGRID_SCRIPT_KEY="your_script_key"

# Optional - Proxy settings
export SHOTGRID_HTTP_PROXY="http://proxy:8080"
export SHOTGRID_HTTPS_PROXY="https://proxy:8080"

Transport Options

stdio (Default)

Best for local MCP clients like Claude Desktop and Cursor.

uvx shotgrid-mcp-server

HTTP

Best for remote access and shared environments.

uvx shotgrid-mcp-server http --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

ASGI

Best for production deployments with uvicorn or gunicorn.

uvicorn shotgrid_mcp_server.asgi:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000