Watch Video MCP Server

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Watch Video runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 681 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 31 Oct 2026.

Let an AI watch a video: timestamped transcript, scene-selected keyframes and exact frames. Local.

Installs per day peak 681 · avg 22

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31 Oct 2026

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MIT

License

Python

What the code does

We read the source, 14 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable video_mcp/core.py:35, video_mcp/frames.py:175, video_mcp/transcribe.py:82 и ещё 3

    sheets = fr.contact_sheets(kf, os.path.join(v.dir, f"sheets_{max_frames}"))

Runs an external command video_mcp/frames.py:30, video_mcp/hw.py:114, video_mcp/source.py:19 и ещё 3

    r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, timeout=1800)

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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 Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add watch-video -- uvx watch-video-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-video": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "watch-video-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.watch-video]
command = "uvx"
args = ["watch-video-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watch-video": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "watch-video-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "watch-video": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "watch-video-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Watch Video — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Watch Video?

Watch Video runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package watch-video-mcp was installed 681 times last week.

How do I connect Watch Video?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls watch-video-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Watch Video?

The pypi package watch-video-mcp was installed 681 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Watch Video open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 2 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.