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Let an AI assistant help you use Pixelliott

Pixelliott tells AI assistants in your browser what they can do on each page. Ask one to find photos, browse albums or help write a description, and it works on the page you are already looking at.

Explore the 14 tools Try the photo marketplace

What is WebMCP?

WebMCP is a new web standard that lets a website give AI assistants in your browser a short list of tools it can use. Each tool is one thing the page can do, like searching or opening an item.

It means an assistant can ask the page to do the job directly instead of guessing where to click. Pixelliott offers 14 tools across the photo marketplace and the creator area.

How it works

  1. 1

    Open a Pixelliott page

    When you open a page that has tools, such as the photo marketplace, the page registers them with your browser.

  2. 2

    Your assistant sees the tools

    An AI assistant that supports WebMCP can see which tools the page offers and what each one needs.

  3. 3

    You ask, the assistant acts

    Ask for something in plain English, like photos of Lisbon from 2024. The assistant asks the page to run the right tool.

  4. 4

    The page does the work

    The results appear on the page in front of you, and a short summary goes back to the assistant so it can carry on helping.

  5. 5

    Leave the page, lose the tools

    The tools are removed when you leave the page, so an assistant only ever has what that page offers.

Tools for everyone

These work on the public marketplace pages. You do not need to be signed in.

Photo marketplace

Available on the photos page, /photos

Search the public photo marketplace, page through the results and open a photo to look at it or buy it.

search_photos

Search the public photo marketplace by keyword, the year and month a photo was captured, and country. The results on the page update to match.

What you can ask for
  • query (text) Free text search, such as a location, event or object
  • capturedYear (whole number) The year the photo was captured, such as 2024
  • capturedMonth (whole number) The month it was captured, 1 to 12
  • countryId (text) A country code for where it was captured, such as GB, US or FR

load_more_photos

Load the next page of photos for the search currently on the page.

Needs nothing extra.

open_photo

Go to a photo's page, where you can look at it closely or purchase it.

What you can ask for
  • photoId (whole number, required) The id of the photo to open

Album marketplace

Available on the albums page, /albums

Search public albums, page through the results and open one to see its photos.

search_albums

Search public albums by keyword. The query is matched against album names and descriptions, and the results on the page update to match.

What you can ask for
  • query (text) Free text search, such as a location or event

load_more_albums

Load the next page of albums for the search currently on the page.

Needs nothing extra.

open_album

Go to an album's page to see its photos or purchase it.

What you can ask for
  • albumId (whole number, required) The id of the album to open

Photographers and creators

Available on the creators page, /creators

Find photographers by name or country and open their profile.

search_creators

Search photographers and creators by name and country. The results on the page update to match.

What you can ask for
  • name (text) All or part of the creator's name
  • countryId (text) A country code for where the creator is based, such as GB, US or FR

open_creator

Go to a creator's profile to see their albums and photos.

What you can ask for
  • creatorId (whole number, required) The id of the creator to open

Tools for creators

These appear in your creator account and only ever look at your own photos and albums.

Your photos

Available on the creator photos page, /creator/photos

Search your own photos with the same filters you would use yourself, and jump straight to one to edit it.

search_creator_photos

Search your own photos. This replaces the filters currently on the page, updates the results and returns a page of matching photos.

What you can ask for
  • query (text) Part of a photo's name or description
  • albumId (whole number) Only photos in this album
  • visible (yes or no) Only photos that are visible, or only hidden ones
  • indexed (yes or no) Only photos that search engines have indexed, or only those they have not
  • explicit (yes or no) Only photos marked explicit, or only those that are not
  • sortBy (choice) The field to sort by
  • sortByAscending (yes or no) Sort from lowest to highest instead of highest to lowest
  • pageNo (whole number) The page of results to show, starting from 0

open_creator_photo

Go to the edit page of one of your photos.

What you can ask for
  • photoId (whole number, required) The id of the photo to open

Your albums

Available on the creator albums page, /creator/albums

Search your own albums by status, client, project, workflow, licence or watermark, and jump to one to edit it.

search_creator_albums

Search your own albums. This replaces the filters currently on the page, updates the results and returns a page of matching albums.

What you can ask for
  • query (text) Part of an album's name or description
  • visible (yes or no) Only albums that are visible, or only hidden ones
  • clientId (whole number) Only albums for this client
  • projectId (whole number) Only albums in this project
  • workflowId (whole number) Only albums in projects that use this workflow
  • stepId (whole number) Only albums in projects currently on this workflow step
  • licenceId (whole number) Only albums with this licence
  • watermarkId (whole number) Only albums that use this watermark
  • sortBy (choice) The field to sort by
  • sortByAscending (yes or no) Sort from lowest to highest instead of highest to lowest
  • pageNo (whole number) The page of results to show, starting from 0

open_creator_album

Go to the edit page of one of your albums.

What you can ask for
  • albumId (whole number, required) The id of the album to open

Describing a photo

Available on the photo edit page, /creator/photos/{id}

Let an assistant look at the photo you are editing and suggest what to write in its description.

get_photo_for_description

Get the photo you are editing as an image, along with its name, description, caption, tags, location, capture date and camera, to help write a description of what is in it.

Needs nothing extra.

set_photo_description

Fill in the description field for the photo on the page. It does not save anything. You read it, change it if you like, and press Update to save.

What you can ask for
  • description (text, required) What is visibly in the image, ideally 25 to 160 characters

What the tools will not do

Tools are there to save you clicks, not to act behind your back. You stay in charge of anything that matters.

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It cannot buy anything

There is no checkout tool. An assistant can take you to a photo or album, but only you can add it to a basket and pay.

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It cannot save changes for you

The only thing a tool can change is the description box on a photo you are editing, and it leaves saving to you. Nothing is deleted, sent or published.

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It only works on the page you have open

Tools are registered for the page in front of you and removed when you leave. They act on what that page shows.

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Creator tools stay in your account

Creator tools only appear in the signed in creator area and only look at your own photos and albums.

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Explicit content stays blurred

Image links that tools give to an assistant use the blurred version of explicit photos. When you are editing your own photo, the clear version is only used if you have switched on Explicit mode.

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Results are kept short

Marketplace searches return up to 24 results at a time, and the assistant can ask for the next page.

Getting started

  • check A browser and AI assistant that both support WebMCP. The standard is new, so support is still growing.
  • check Nothing to install or switch on for Pixelliott. The tools are there whenever a page that has them is open.
  • check For creator tools, you need to be signed in to your creator account.
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Frequently asked questions

What is WebMCP?

WebMCP is a new web standard that lets a website give AI assistants in the browser a short list of tools it can use, such as searching or opening an item. It means an assistant can ask the page to do something directly instead of guessing where to click.

Does Pixelliott support WebMCP?

Yes. Pixelliott registers WebMCP tools on its public photo, album and creator pages, and on the creator photos, albums and photo edit pages for signed in creators. There are 14 tools in total.

Do I need an account to use the tools?

No. The tools on the photo, album and creator pages of the marketplace work without signing in. The tools for managing your own photos and albums only appear when you are signed in to your creator account.

Can an AI assistant buy photos for me?

No. Pixelliott has no checkout tool. An assistant can search the marketplace and take you to a photo or album, but you decide whether to add it to your basket and pay.

Can an assistant change or delete my photos?

No. The only tool that changes anything fills in the description box on a photo you are editing, and it never saves. You review the text and press Update yourself. There are no tools for deleting, sending or publishing.

What happens if my browser does not support WebMCP?

Nothing changes. Pixelliott works exactly as it always has, and the tools simply are not offered.

Will an assistant see explicit photos?

Explicit photos stay blurred in what the marketplace tools return. If you are editing your own photo, the clear version is only used when you have switched on Explicit mode.

Can I see what a tool did?

Yes. Search tools update the results on the page, and open tools take you to the page they opened, so you can see what happened as it happens.

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