Download any video from a URL, or get its transcript and key frames. All local, no API keys.
To add Video Extract to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 3 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @yanlinglabs/video-extract-mcp@0.16.2Environment variables
VIDEO_EXTRACT_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSERSet in your MCP configVIDEO_EXTRACT_MODELS_DIRSet in your MCP configVIDEO_EXTRACT_MAX_CONCURRENCYSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add video-extract --env VIDEO_EXTRACT_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER=<YOUR_VIDEO_EXTRACT_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER> --env VIDEO_EXTRACT_MODELS_DIR=<YOUR_VIDEO_EXTRACT_MODELS_DIR> --env VIDEO_EXTRACT_MAX_CONCURRENCY=<YOUR_VIDEO_EXTRACT_MAX_CONCURRENCY> -- npx -y @yanlinglabs/video-extract-mcp@0.16.2
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Video Extract exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
VIDEO_EXTRACT_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER VIDEO_EXTRACT_MODELS_DIR VIDEO_EXTRACT_MAX_CONCURRENCY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Video Extract?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Video Extract to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Video Extract?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Video Extract as well.
Does Video Extract need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: VIDEO_EXTRACT_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER, VIDEO_EXTRACT_MODELS_DIR, VIDEO_EXTRACT_MAX_CONCURRENCY; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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