Video as a queryable local asset for AI agents — 47 tools for YouTube, social, and local media.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add vidlens-mcp -e YOUTUBE_API_KEY=<YOUTUBE_API_KEY> -e GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY> -e OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> -e SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY=<SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY> -e BRAVE_API_KEY=<BRAVE_API_KEY> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"vidlens-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
"SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY": "<SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY>",
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"vidlens-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
"SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY": "<SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY>",
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"vidlens-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "<YOUTUBE_API_KEY>",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
"SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY": "<SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY>",
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
YOUTUBE_API_KEYOptional, secret | YouTube Data API v3 key (optional — works without it via fallback scraping) |
GEMINI_API_KEYOptional, secret | Google Gemini API key for AI-powered visual descriptions (optional) |
OPENAI_API_KEYOptional, secret | OpenAI API key for optional speech-to-text transcription of imported non-YouTube sources |
SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEYOptional, secret | ScrapeCreators API key for optional social trend search across TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, and supported endpoints |
BRAVE_API_KEYOptional, secret | Brave Search API key for optional social/generic video URL discovery |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp |
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