Vidlens MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

postinstall: node -e "console.log('\nVidLens MCP installed. Run: npx vidlens-mcp setup. Start the server with: npx vidlens-mcp serve. Docs: https://github.com/thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp\n')"

    const child = spawn(command, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: false });

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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 vidlens-mcp -- npx -y vidlens-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vidlens-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vidlens-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.vidlens-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "vidlens-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vidlens-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vidlens-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vidlens-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vidlens-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: YOUTUBE_API_KEY (YouTube Data API v3 key (optional — works without it via fallback scraping)), GEMINI_API_KEY (Google Gemini API key for AI-powered visual descriptions (optional)), OPENAI_API_KEY (OpenAI API key for optional speech-to-text transcription of imported non-YouTube sources), SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY (ScrapeCreators API key for optional social trend search across TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, and supported endpoints), BRAVE_API_KEY (Brave Search API key for optional social/generic video URL discovery). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.