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Recolor the Past MCP

An official MCP server provided by Recolor the Past that allows AI assistants to colorize and restore old black-and-white photos. It integrates with the user's account for credit-based billing, enabling tools to check balances, estimate costs, upload images, and retrieve processed results directly within supported AI clients like Claude and ChatGPT.

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Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

Recolor the Past MCP logo, by Recolor the PastVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPOAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-26Operated by Recolor the Past
You need:sign in and approve the connectionCustom connectors may need a paid plan with your assistant's providerCreate a personal API key in your account
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • Colorize old black-and-white photos
  • Restore damaged family photos
  • Check account credit balance
  • List and manage photo library

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.1.1
mcp-registry: com.crowfoundry/recolor-the-past@1.1.1Project website

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

No tool definitions available.

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · registry · passed · metadata changed · Source metadata updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http recolor-the-past-mcp https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add recolor-the-past-mcp --url https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable recolor-the-past-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recolor-the-past-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recolor-the-past-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start recolor-the-past-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "recolor-the-past-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http recolor-the-past-mcp https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.
Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recolor-the-past-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recolor-the-past-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.recolorthepast.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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