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video-vision-mcp

API key required

Analyze any video (local file or URL) into frames + transcript for Claude Code

To add video-vision-mcp 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 needs 4 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

uvx video-vision-mcp@0.5.1

Environment variables

VIDEO_MCP_ENVSet in your MCP config
GEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP config
OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP config
GROQ_API_KEYSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add video-vision --env VIDEO_MCP_ENV=<YOUR_VIDEO_MCP_ENV> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env GROQ_API_KEY=<YOUR_GROQ_API_KEY> -- uvx video-vision-mcp@0.5.1

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

video-vision-mcp 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 needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

VIDEO_MCP_ENV
GEMINI_API_KEY
OPENAI_API_KEY
GROQ_API_KEY

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-vision-mcp?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add video-vision-mcp 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-vision-mcp?

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-vision-mcp as well.

Does video-vision-mcp need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: VIDEO_MCP_ENV, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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