> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://crsdk.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome

> Implement programmatic camera-control for Sony's Alpha cameras using modern web APIs and SDKs.

<Note>
  The **Alpha Camera REST API**, **client SDKs**, **CLI tools**, and **MCP servers** are community-built developer tools. Sony's official native SDKs are available separately and are only needed for direct C++ / C# integrations.
</Note>

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## Build with Sony cameras

The Sony Developer Platform (unofficial) gives you developer friendly abstractions for accessing camera hardware rather than using low-level C++ hardware commands— HTTP APIs, typed clients in TypeScript / Python / Swift, and AI-friendly documentation.

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  <Card title="Overview" href="/platform-overview">
    Plan your integration path, install dependencies and explore  capabilities.
  </Card>

  <Card title="SDKs" href="/sdk/overview">
    TypeScript, Python, Swift clients + complete example apps and recipes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" href="/web-api/overview">
    Every HTTP endpoint made testable - start a server, connect a camera and try it yourself via the API playground.
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP Server" href="/mcp-server/overview">
    Plug Claude, Cursor, Codex or any MCP-capable AI assistant into 13,000+ SDK reference chunks. 
  </Card>
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## What's here

| Product                                  | What it does                                                                                                                       | Install                         |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| [TypeScript Client SDK](/sdk/typescript) | REST client for Node, Electron, Tauri, and browsers. Dual ESM + CJS.                                                               | `npm install @alpha-sdk/client` |
| [Python Client SDK](/sdk/python)         | REST client with sync and async variants, Pydantic models.                                                                         | `pip install alpha-sdk-client`  |
| [Swift Client SDK](/sdk/swift)           | Native `async/await` client for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.                                                                     | SwiftPM                         |
| [Alpha Camera REST API](/web-api/server) | The HTTP and SSE server itself — install via npm, run via the `camera-server` CLI, or embed via the Node.js `ServerManager` class. | `npm install -g @alpha-sdk/api` |
| [MCP Servers](/mcp-server/overview)      | AI assistants connected to the SDK and Help Guide knowledge bases.                                                                 | —                               |

## How it fits together

The **Alpha Camera REST API** is the main integration surface for this site. It runs as a local HTTP and SSE server, packaged via npm with a CLI (`camera-server`) and a Node.js `ServerManager` class. The three **language client SDKs** — TypeScript, Python, and Swift — communicate with the server over RESTful API calls. The **MCP Servers** let AI assistants reference these layers while you build.

If you need direct native integration instead of the REST stack, Sony also provides:

* [Camera Remote SDK](/sdk/camera-remote-sdk) — official C++ / C# camera control SDK
* [Camera Remote Command SDK](/sdk/camera-remote-command-sdk) — lower-level PTP command SDK for specialized use cases

<Card title="Start with the platform overview" href="/platform-overview">
  Pick the integration path that fits your project and ship your first capture.
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