Media Context MCP

Give your AI assistant eyes and ears. Analyze any video, audio, or image - locally, right inside your editor.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-26 · ★ 2 · #112 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Media Context MCP

before you install - you'll need

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add vishalguptax-media-context-mcp -- npx -y media-context-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vishalguptax-media-context-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "media-context-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package media-context-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Media Context MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.1.4 · 2026-06-23

Auto-detect off-PATH tool installs (Tesseract/Whisper on Windows) - transcripts & OCR work after setup with zero config.

v0.1.3 · 2026-06-23

MCP Registry publishing fixes (description length, mcpName ownership).

v0.1.2 · 2026-06-23

Also publishes to the official MCP Registry via OIDC.

04 · Who maintains Media Context MCP

media-context-mcp is maintained by vishalguptax. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/vishalguptax/media-context-mcp
category: media - ranked #112 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-23)
registry: io.github.vishalguptax/media-context-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-23 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:media-context-mcp

06 · Media Context MCP FAQ

What is Media Context MCP?

Give your AI assistant eyes and ears. Analyze any video, audio, or image - locally, right inside your editor.

Is Media Context MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-26 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Media Context MCP?

Run `npx -y media-context-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Media Context MCP run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Media Context MCP

Alternatives to Media Context MCP

Maintained media servers if Media Context MCP isn't the fit.

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