Sidearm
Guard photos and media from unauthorized AI training, flag synthetic media, and trace misuse before you ship creative assets.
Overview
Sidearm is an MCP server for the Ship phase that helps protect media from AI training, detect AI-generated content, and find stolen creative work via Sidearm DRM APIs.
What is this MCP server?
- Tools to protect media from being used in AI model training
- Detection signals for AI-generated content in your pipeline
- Capabilities to help find stolen or republished creative work
- npm package @sidearmdrm/mcp with stdio MCP transport
- Optional SDRM_API_KEY; documentation tools work without a key
- Server version 0.9.2
- Package: @sidearmdrm/mcp (npm, stdio)
- Default API base: https://api.sdrm.io
What problem does it solve?
You are about to publish visual work but cannot easily tell if it will be training fodder, deepfaked, or copied across the web.
Who is it for?
Indie creators, designers, and founders shipping original media who want agent-driven rights and authenticity checks in the release checklist.
Skip if: Pure code-only SaaS with no media surface, or teams that only need generic secret scanning.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can run Sidearm DRM checks and lookups through MCP before and after release, with optional API-key-backed live calls.
- Agent-invokable media protection and monitoring actions
- Documented Sidearm API workflows inside the agent session
- Configurable connection to api.sdrm.io (or custom SDRM_BASE_URL)
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Journey fit
How it compares
Rights and media-integrity MCP integration, not a code vulnerability scanner or generic LLM guardrail skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Sidearm for?
Solo builders and creators who publish media and want MCP tools for AI-training protection, synthetic-media detection, and theft discovery.
When should I use Sidearm?
Use it in ship security review before launch and when investigating suspected copying or AI-generated impersonation of your assets.
How do I add Sidearm to my agent?
Add the npm @sidearmdrm/mcp stdio server to your MCP config, set SDRM_API_KEY for live API tools, and optionally SDRM_BASE_URL if not using https://api.sdrm.io.