mcp-video-analyzer
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MCP server for video analysis — extracts transcripts, key frames, and metadata from video URLs and local video files. Supports Loom, direct video URLs (.mp4, .mov, .mkv, .webm, and other common formats), and absolute paths to local video files.
No existing video MCP combines transcripts + visual frames + metadata in one tool. This one does.
Installation
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+ — required to run the server via
npx - yt-dlp (optional) — enables frame extraction via ffmpeg. Install with
pip install yt-dlp - Chrome/Chromium (optional) — fallback for frame extraction if yt-dlp is unavailable
Without yt-dlp or Chrome, the server still works — you'll get transcripts, metadata, and comments, just no frames.
Claude Code (CLI)
claude mcp add video-analyzer -- npx mcp-video-analyzer@latestThen restart Claude Code or start a new conversation.
VS Code / Cursor
Add to your MCP settings file:
- VS Code:
File → Preferences → Settings → search "MCP"or edit~/.vscode/mcp.json/%APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json(Windows) - Cursor:
Settings → MCP Servers → Add






