Visual moodboards · cobalt.photos

Build the
vision.
Own the shoot.

Cosplay moodboards for photographers who take the craft seriously. Gather lighting refs, armor detail, FX makeup, and neon gel tests on one board — then share a single link with your cosplayer, MUA, and stylist. No account, no install, no friction on their side.

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Free  ·  200 MB  ·  No credit card

Cosplay shoot — shaman character
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01 — Collaboration

No account needed to contribute

Your cosplayer, MUA, and stylist get a single link. They open it on their phone before the shoot — at home, at a convention, in the makeup chair — and add refs immediately. No passwords, no apps, no "please sign up first" blocker between your vision and their input.

02 — AI-native

Build boards by chatting with Claude

Connect Cobalt to Claude via MCP. Describe the character, the mood, the lighting style you are after. Claude can create the board, organize columns by look, pull reference images from across the web, and write lighting notes — all from a single message.

No-account collaboration

Everyone contributes.
Nobody signs up.

Send the link. Your cosplayer, MUA, character coach, prop maker — they open it in any browser and start adding. No passwords, no app install. No friction on their side, so you can keep the energy focused on the work.

One link, zero barriers

Copy a link, drop it in a DM or a group chat. Contributors open it on any device and start adding refs immediately — no settings, no permissions, no onboarding.

Your whole crew, no accounts

Cosplayers, MUAs, props builders, character coaches — the people you work with don't do SaaS signups. They don't have to. A browser link is all it takes.

Real-time canvas

Refs land on your board live as contributors add them. Watch the moodboard take shape across time zones before shoot day arrives — no refresh, no lag.

AI-native · MCP integration

Connect it to Claude.
Build boards in chat.

Cobalt speaks MCP — the open protocol Claude uses to interact with external tools. Add your token in Settings or connect via OAuth on claude.ai, and Claude can browse, build, and restructure your entire library.

Claude + Cobalt MCP  ·  Void Knight — studio shoot
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Build me a moodboard for a dark fantasy armor character shoot. Three looks: Onyx (deep black, no-fill), Void (neon cyan rim, smoke), and Battle-worn (rust + grime texture). Pull 8 armor reference shots, add a lighting note for each look.
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Done. Created "Void Knight — studio shoot" with three columns — Onyx, Void, Battle-worn. Pulled 8 reference images via add_image and wrote a lighting note in each column. Board is ready to share — send the link to your cosplayer and MUA.
create_board create_column ×3 add_image ×8 create_element NOTE ×3
Void Knight 3 looks · 8 refs
Onyx
No fill · deep shadow
Void
Cyan rim · fog machine
Battle-worn
Warm practical · rust tones
What Claude can do with your boards
search · list_boards · get_board · get_element
Full-text search across all boards — titles, notes, captions. Browse any board or inspect any card in your library.
create_board · create_column
Spin up boards and columns instantly — just describe the structure. "Three looks by lighting style" and it's done.
create_element · add_image
Add notes, links, todos, headings, colors, tables. Pull reference images from any URL (up to 25 MB) directly onto your board.
update_element · move_element · delete_element
Reorganize, rename, rearrange. Ask Claude to sort cards by mood or character and it will move everything into place.
How to connect

Claude Desktop / Claude Code — go to Cobalt Settings → Integrations, copy your API token, paste it into Claude's MCP config. Under a minute. claude.ai (browser) — OAuth: Settings → Integrations → Add Cobalt. One click, no tokens to manage.

Built for cosplay shoots

Purpose-built for photographers
shooting characters.

Cosplay shoots are a different beast — you are coordinating armor, FX makeup, neon lighting, and a model who built their costume over six months. Cobalt maps to how that work actually happens.

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Pre-shoot character boards

Build a complete visual brief before the day — armor reference, color grading targets, lighting diagrams, makeup examples. Share it with your cosplayer weeks in advance so they can add their own inspo and refine the brief together.

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Model briefs without the login wall

Send your cosplayer one link. They browse the board on their phone — no account, no app. They know exactly what poses, expressions, and wardrobe details you are going for before they even leave for the studio.

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MUA and styling collaboration

Your MUA and stylist can drop FX reference shots and swatch images directly onto the board. No email chains, no shared drives. Everything in one place before call time.

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Character visual archives

Build a permanent library of your character shoots — organized by universe, armor type, or color palette. Search across everything in seconds when a new shoot comes up and the deadline is close.

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Simple pricing

Storage scales.
Features don't disappear.

Every plan has unlimited boards and the no-account share link. Storage is the only axis that scales. Annual billing gives you two months free.

Monthly
Annual 2 months free
Free
200 MB
€0/mo
forever free
  • 200 MB storage
  • Unlimited boards
  • Public share links — view & contribute, no login
  • "Made with Cobalt" badge on shared boards
Get started
Starter
10 GB
€4/mo
€40/yr  ·  billed annually
  • 10 GB storage
  • Connect to Claude — AI via MCP
  • Password-protected share links
  • Branded share links
  • View counts on shared boards
  • Custom welcome message
  • Remove "Made with Cobalt"
Start Starter
⭐ Most popular
Pro
50 GB
€9/mo
€90/yr  ·  billed annually
  • 50 GB storage
  • Everything in Starter
  • Invite up to 3 collaborators to your workspace
  • Comments & reactions on shared boards
Start Pro
Studio
100 GB
€19/mo
€190/yr  ·  billed annually
  • 100 GB storage
  • Everything in Pro
  • Invite up to 10 collaborators to your workspace
Start Studio
Questions

Frequently asked.

No. Anyone with the share link can open the board in any browser and contribute — dropping images, writing notes, or leaving reactions — without creating an account, signing in, or installing anything. Only the board owner (you) needs a Cobalt account.
Two options. In Claude Desktop or Claude Code: go to Cobalt Settings → Integrations, copy your API token, paste it into Claude's MCP configuration file — done in under a minute. On claude.ai in the browser: Settings → Integrations → Add Cobalt, then authorize with one click via OAuth. No tokens to copy, no config file to edit.
Via the MCP tools, Claude can: search and browse all your boards (search, list_boards, get_board, get_element), create new boards and columns (create_board, create_column), add any element type including notes, images from a URL, links, todos, headings, and color swatches (create_element, add_image — up to 25 MB per image), update or rename existing cards (update_element), reposition cards between columns (move_element), and remove elements (delete_element). In practice it can build and populate a complete moodboard from a single chat message.
Uploads via the share link support images up to 25 MB each (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF). For contributors on mobile with slow connections, pasting an image URL is often faster than uploading directly — both work without an account.
Cobalt is a fully hosted SaaS at cobalt.photos — nothing to install or maintain on your end. We handle uptime, backups, and updates.
Free to start · cobalt.photos

The character deserves
a proper brief.

Create your first cosplay shoot board in seconds. Share it before the day so your whole crew knows exactly what they are building toward — no sign-up required on their end.

Start free → Connect to Claude