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Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vidlens-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"vidlens-mcp",
"serve"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp does
Stop watching 10 videos to answer one question. VidLens searches YouTube, reads the transcripts, and synthesizes what creators actually said — across multiple videos, with timestamps, benchmark charts, and sources.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp safe to use?
- io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
- How do I install io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp?
- io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp do?
- io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp provides 7 tools: exploreYouTube, findVideos, inspectVideo, inspectChannel, listChannelCatalog and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp?
- io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp actively maintained?
- io.github.thatsrajan/vidlens-mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 50 days ago. It has 25 GitHub stars.
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