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vidlens-mcp MCP Server

Name: vidlens-mcp MCP Server
Author: rajanrengasamy

Video as a queryable local asset for AI agents — 47 tools for YouTube, social, and local media.

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36Limited

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rajanrengasamy-vidlens-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vidlens-mcp@1.4.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_API_KEY": "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY",
        "SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
YOUTUBE_API_KEY	No	YouTube Data API v3 key (optional — works without it via fallback scraping) Secret.
GEMINI_API_KEY	No	Google Gemini API key for AI-powered visual descriptions (optional) Secret.
OPENAI_API_KEY	No	OpenAI API key for optional speech-to-text transcription of imported non-YouTube sources Secret.
SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY	No	ScrapeCreators API key for optional social trend search across TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, and supported endpoints Secret.
BRAVE_API_KEY	No	Brave Search API key for optional social/generic video URL discovery Secret.

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