Connect Claude, Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client to VideoDB. Upload media from a URL, index it, search for moments, cut clips and get playable stream links from inside a conversation. The server is hosted at one URL and you sign in with your VideoDB account.
https://mcp.videodb.io/mcpAdd https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp as a remote server. On first use a VideoDB page opens; sign in and click Authorize. Full walkthrough in the connection guide.
Web, desktop and mobile
https://mcp.videodb.io/mcpOn Team and Enterprise plans an admin adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.
One command, then authorize with /mcp
# add the server
claude mcp add --transport http videodb https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp
# inside Claude Code, authorize
/mcpSettings → Cursor Settings → MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"videodb": { "url": "https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp" }
}
}Anything that supports remote MCP servers
Add the URL as a remote MCP server. To inspect the tools without a client, use MCP Inspector:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspectorThen ask: “list my videodb collections”. Your collections come back with IDs and names.
VideoDB indexes speech and scenes at the moment level, so a client can ask for a specific moment in hours of footage without downloading or re-encoding anything. The full list of what the server can do is in the tool reference.
Point it at a public URL. VideoDB pulls the media into a collection and hands back an ID and a playable stream.
Transcribe speech, describe what is on screen, or run analyzers for objects, text, brands and activities. Then build a retrieval-ready index.
Find moments by meaning with start and end timestamps, or ask a question and get an answer with sources, across one video or a whole library.
Clip, stitch, subtitle, reframe to vertical, render a timeline. Every result is a stream URL with a matching player link.
Describe the outcome and the client picks the right steps. More examples in the workflows guide.
“Upload the keynote recording at this link, index the speech, then cut every moment where they demo the product into one reel.”
“Transcribe m-abc123 and set it up so I can ask questions. Start with: what pricing objections came up?”
“From m-abc123 take 2:10 to 2:40, crop it to 9:16, burn in subtitles and give me an MP4.”
“Index every video in “Customer calls”, then find every mention of the renewal discount.”
“Connect rtsp://… as “Lobby cam”, watch for anyone entering after hours, and POST to my webhook when it happens.”
https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp that gives Claude and any other MCP client access to a VideoDB account: upload media, index it, search it, cut clips and get playable stream links from inside a conversation.videodb-director-mcp, exists for clients that only support stdio; see the local server docs.upload_media takes public URLs), and it does not capture your desktop. The VideoDB SDK and Agent Skills cover those.retry_with field. Ask your client to check with that tool instead of re-issuing the write, which would start a second job.