Media MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 273 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
MCP Server for video enhancement and image segmentation (SAM3)
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add media-mcp -e 'API_KEY=<API_KEY>' -- npx -y @avclabs.ai/media-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"media-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@avclabs.ai/media-mcp"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.media-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@avclabs.ai/media-mcp"]
env = { API_KEY = "<API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"media-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@avclabs.ai/media-mcp"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"media-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@avclabs.ai/media-mcp"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "<API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<API_KEY> (API Key for video enhancement and SAM3 services).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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Media MCP — questions
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