Once connected, the Creative Force MCP Server gives your AI assistant access to query data covering your live production data. This article describes each category of query, what you can ask, and what permissions are required to do so.

The MCP Server exposes your Creative Force data through a set of query tools, each covering a specific category of production data. This article walks through each category, what it queries, what permissions are required, and the kinds of questions you can ask your AI assistant.

Creative Force organizes production work into distinct modules– primarily E-Commerce and Editorial. Each has its own workflow and permission scope. The MCP query tools follow the same structure. Tools scoped to a specific module require both an MCP permission and the matching module permission in Creative Force.

Shared resources like assets, samples, and planning sit above that divide and use their own permission scope.

Each query category requires at least two types of permission: an MCP permission that enables the tool in your AI assistant, and a corresponding resource permission that controls access to the underlying data in Creative Force.

Under the MCP Server section of the user role permissions, the skills are broken down per individual data category. The levels of control are a binary choice between 'None' and 'Access.'

Depending on the governing module for the data: Ecomm or Editorial, you may also need to allow additional permissions specific to the module.

Search and filter productions by step, vendor, photographer, and location. Productions are the core unit of shoot activity in Creative Force– each represents a scheduled session with an assigned photographer, vendor, and workflow step.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission for each governing module (Ecom & Editorial).

Search and filter digital assets by job, product, workflow step, and time range. Assets are the digital output of your productions– the photos and files that move through post-production after a shoot. This tool gives your AI assistant visibility into what has been delivered and when.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission.

Search and filter production jobs by code, status, and deadline. Jobs in Creative Force group related products into a unit of work with a shared timeline. This tool gives your AI assistant a live view of job progress and deadline risk across your studio.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission.

Search and filter the product catalogue by code, name, category, brand, and production status. Products (also called Content Requests) represent individual items that need creative content produced. This tool lets your AI assistant look up specific products or filter the catalogue to check production progress.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission.

Search and filter workflow tasks by step, status, assignee, and vendor. Tasks are the individual steps assigned to team members or external vendors within a production. For example, photography, retouching, or quality control. This tool lets your AI assistant monitor task progress and surface bottlenecks across your workflow.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission.

Search and track physical samples by check-in status and location. Samples are the physical items sent to your studio for photography. This tool lets your AI assistant track where samples are in the process, which have been returned, and which are at risk of delay.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission.

Search and filter planning sessions by team member and time slot. Planning sessions are the scheduled shoot slots that allocate studio time, photographer capacity, and sample availability. This tool gives your AI assistant a view of upcoming and current sessions, alerts, and team schedules.

Each tool requires MCP access and the corresponding resource permission.

The event history for Products, Samples, Workflows, Style Guides, Editorial Projects, and Editorial Deliverables is now queryable through your AI assistant. Ask what happened to a specific item, who acted on it, and when, and get back a timestamped, actor-attributed timeline.

You can list all available Style Guides, optionally filtered by name or product type, and retrieve the full details of any individual Style Guide, including its rules and asset metadata. This makes it straightforward to find the right guide for a given production.

Look up information related to your production Workflows. Filter by name or status, or ask questions about a specific Workflow to see its full structure: including ordered steps, the transitions between them, and other step configuration settings.

Ask questions about your studio's configuration settings without navigating to Studio Settings directly. The specific information relates to specific sub-categories.

Submit feedback, report issues, or request features directly to the Creative Force team without leaving your AI assistant. This tool is the fastest way to reach the Creative Force team about your experience with the MCP Server during the Beta Testing phase.

This permission is specific to the MCP Server and does not require additional permissions related to Creative Force data.

Now that you have completed setting up the necessary User Role permissions, you can move forward to connecting the Creative Force MCP Server to a supported AI Tool of your choice.
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