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Tolstoy

Turn video into a storefront

Creative
For AI agents
APICapable readiness
About

What is Tolstoy

Tolstoy lets e-commerce brands embed shoppable videos directly on their storefront, generate AI product visuals and packshots, and deploy an AI sales chat that guides and qualifies shoppers in real time. It's built for marketing teams and founders at SMBs and mid-market brands who need to produce video commerce content — TikTok reels, Instagram Stories, Shop App content — without a full production team. The standout capability is virtual try-on paired with video branching, which lets shoppers interact with products inside the video itself rather than clicking away to a PDP. Tolstoy connects natively to HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify, Klaviyo, and Zapier, so data collected during video interactions can flow into existing marketing stacks. That said, the platform is purpose-built for e-commerce video commerce — teams outside retail or without a video content strategy will find limited utility here.

Creative
Capabilities

Key features

AI copywriting

generates outreach copy, subject lines, and landing copy

Native CRM integration

first-party connectors, no middleware required

AI capabilities

AI-drafted personalised copy

Also ships

official SDK

Webhooks + no-code automation support

fits any iPaaS or workflow chain

Our verdict

Vanderbuild take

We see Tolstoy as a video commerce execution layer for marketing teams and founders who want to close the gap between content and conversion — it's not a general-purpose AI copywriting tool, but its AI-generated UGC, product visuals, and guided selling flows make it a credible creative asset for e-commerce growth teams. On the agentic side, Tolstoy exposes a REST API, which means you can wrap it into your own MCP layer or automation stack cleanly when you need to — MCP status is unconfirmed, but the API access is real and workable. Pricing starts free and the $19/month entry tier is low-risk for small teams, though impression-based scaling means costs climb noticeably once you push past 20k monthly uniques. The honest limitation: this is a Shopify-centric ecosystem — brands running on other platforms or without an existing video content pipeline will spend more time on setup than they expect before seeing returns.

Mateusz Sekta
Founder, vanderbuild
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The wedge

Agentic stack profile

API
REST

Programmatic access available.

REST API — straightforward to call from any agent or workflow tool. Rate limits and auth vary by plan.

API docs →
Agentic readiness
Capable

Solid API access — wraps cleanly for agent use.

Solid REST or SDK access. No MCP server yet, but easy to wrap in custom agent tooling. Most modern SaaS tools land here.

Stack role
Copywriter

Where this tool slots into an agentic pipeline.

Plays the role of Copywriter in an agentic pipeline. Use it to generate outreach copy, subject lines, and landing-page content.

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Answers

Frequently asked questions

Does Tolstoy have a public API?

Yes — Tolstoy ships a REST API. Docs: https://developers.gotolstoy.com/welcome.

How much does Tolstoy cost?

Tolstoy: pricing is freemium, expect mid tier ($$) spend. Full pricing page: https://www.gotolstoy.com/pricing.

Who is Tolstoy best for?

Tolstoy is built for Marketing, Founder. Fits SMB (1-50), Mid-market (50-500)-sized teams.

How well does Tolstoy fit an agentic sales stack?

Tier: Capable. Solid public API, no MCP yet — straightforward to wrap in your own agent tooling.