Hosting

Local Node.js MCP server

Transport

stdio

Endpoint

Local process; no hosted endpoint documented

Authentication

No API key is required for documented local processing of public sources; individual platforms may require access credentials or cookies.

Requirements

• Node.js 22.12 or newer.
• yt-dlp for YouTube and other platform URLs; direct media URLs and local files use bundled FFmpeg.
• A local Whisper backend when native captions are unavailable.

Setup steps

1. Install yt-dlp for YouTube URL support, then configure Codex's local MCP server to run `npx mcp-video-analyzer@latest`.
2. Call `get_metadata` first, then `analyze_video` for transcript, frames, OCR, and timeline.
3. Use `analyze_moment` or a frame burst for uncertain cuts and on-screen changes; inspect audio separately for music and sound effects.

Eight stored tool rows match the README list; repository architecture text says seven, so retain as partial until source is reconciled.

• analyze_video

  Return metadata, timed transcript, selected frames, OCR, and timeline for one source.

  Parameters: source, detail (optional), fields (optional), maxFrames (optional), threshold (optional)
  01
• analyze_videos

  Analyze several sources with bounded concurrency and per-item results.

  Parameters: sources, concurrency (optional), fields (optional)
  02
• get_transcript

  Return native captions or a Whisper transcript.

  Parameters: source, model (optional), language (optional)
  03
• get_metadata

  Return metadata, comments, chapters, and available summary without a full video download.

  Parameters: source
  04
• get_frames

  Return scene-change or dense video frames.

  Parameters: source, dense (optional)
  05
• analyze_moment

  Return frames, transcript, OCR, and timeline for a focused time range.

  Parameters: source, time range
  06
• get_frame_at

  Return a frame at one timestamp.

  Parameters: source, timestamp
  07
• get_frame_burst

  Return several frames from a narrow time window.

  Parameters: source, time range, count
  08

This server’s available tools can vary by account, permissions, or configuration. The list shown is not its full runtime catalog.

• YouTube platform URLs need yt-dlp for frame extraction; without it the server may return transcript or metadata while warning that video frames are unavailable.
• The standard analysis caps selected frames; a dense pass or focused moment is needed for brief transitions.
• Speech transcription and frame OCR do not directly establish music, effects, or vocal tone.
• README and architecture tool counts conflict.

• maintainer repository readme

  Documents eight tools, Codex usage, Node and yt-dlp prerequisites, captions/Whisper, frame modes, and output limits.

• project repository icon

  Local SVG decoded and rendered for visual review.

• maintainer repository documentation

  README explicitly enumerates eight tools and their functions; a later architecture subsection says seven tool files, creating a documentation discrepancy.

Documentation checked 2026-10-28T00:00:00Z. Connection has not been runtime tested.