# Tools not in Vidova MCP

Retired and advertised-but-unreachable names. Do not call web_research, vidova_set_cursor, or generate_asset kinds music and video.

Agents invent tools that used to exist in the in-app agent, or that MCP still lists but the renderer does not run. This page is the stop list.

## Advertised, not reachable

[generate_asset](/docs/mcp/tools/generate_asset) advertises `kind` values `music` and `video`. The renderer only wires `image`, `speech`, and `status`. Those music and video calls fail.

## Never an MCP tool

`vidova_set_cursor` is not published. Set the cursor with `timeline_edit` `updateClip` and `vidovaSettings.cursorStyle`.

`type=text` is not a supported way to add titles. Use `component` then `addClip` `type` `component`.

## Retired renderer tools

These remain in source with `retired: true`. MCP `listTools` omits them. `executeTool` treats them as absent.

- `indexVideoAsset` / `searchVideoAsset`
- `analyzeAsset`
- `detectObjects`
- `locateInPreview`
- `understandVideoMoment`
- `analyzeVideo`
- `trackObjects`
- `backgroundJob`
- `mediaEffect`
- `webResearch` (do not call `web_research`)
- `detectBeatGrid` (do not invent beat times to pass `snapTo`)
- `loadSkill` / `manageSkill`

Skills text may still mention a retired name. The MCP catalog wins. If a skill says `manageSkill` or `detectBeatGrid`, skip it.

## Published catalog

The only local MCP names are listed in [Tools](/docs/mcp/tools). If a name is not on that page, do not call it.