Claude Real Video MCP Server

▶ The 60-second pixel film - sound on (mp4 on GitHub) · an AI agent searches "how can an LLM truly understand video?", finds a key, and unlocks vision. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 2,061 · #2 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Claude Real Video

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add huangchihhungleo-claude-real-video -- uvx claude-real-video

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "huangchihhungleo-claude-real-video": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "claude-real-video"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-06-30 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package claude-real-video - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.HUANGCHIHHUNGLeo is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Claude Real Video can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Limitations (from the README)

- Only download content you have the right to. The --cookies option is for your own, authorised access - don't ship credentials in a repo. - Use one output folder per video. Re-running into a folder that already holds an analysis is refused (so two videos never mix); pass --overwrite to replace it.

Latest releases

v0.9.3 · 2026-08-18

extract_frames() and extract_frames_adaptive() never checked ffmpeg's exit code, so a run whose ffmpeg invocation failed outright looked identical to a video with nothing to extract (#15). Frame extraction now raises…

v0.9.2 · 2026-08-18

YouTube now requires solving a JavaScript "n challenge" before serving video data; yt-dlp older than 2026.07 can't solve it, so URL inputs failed with HTTP Error 403: Forbidden or "n challenge solving failed". · The…

v0.9.1 · 2026-08-17

ffmpeg 9.0 removed -vsync; crv now probes once and uses -fps_mode vfr on ffmpeg 5.1+, falling back to -vsync vfr on older builds. Fixes #14 - every video failing with "No frames could be extracted" under ffmpeg 9.0…

04 · Who maintains Claude Real Video

claude-real-video is maintained by huangchihhungleo. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/huangchihhungleo/claude-real-video
category: media - ranked #2 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-18)
registry: io.github.HUANGCHIHHUNGLeo/claude-real-video (active, first published 2026-08-03 · 5 versions)
packages: pypi:claude-real-video

06 · Claude Real Video FAQ

What is Claude Real Video?

Is Claude Real Video still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Claude Real Video?

Run `uvx claude-real-video`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Claude Real Video run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Claude Real Video

Alternatives to Claude Real Video

Maintained media servers if Claude Real Video isn't the fit.

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