Agents & MCP

Give your agent
eyes on video.

Video Context is built for agents first. Connect the MCP server, and your agent can understand, search, segment, and edit video as tool calls.

Get beta access Read agents.md

1. Onboard with one line

Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any coding agent.

Use curl to read https://videocontextapi.com/agents.md, then follow it to set up Video Context for me.

2. Connect the MCP server

Beta partners add this to their MCP client config. Access is enabled after your beta call.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "videocontext": {
      "url": "https://mcp.videocontextapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Private beta: the server accepts beta keys only.

Tools your agent gets

understand_video

Index a video from a URL and return its context: scenes, shots, transcript, on-screen text, objects, and summary.

search_moments

Search one video or a whole index in natural language. Returns moments with start, end, and confidence.

query_segments

Filter the segments of a catalog by type, labels, objects, speakers, and time.

create_edit

Make edit decisions from a goal in plain language. Returns timeline JSON or an EDL.

extract_template

Turn a video into a reusable template of sections, timing, and slots.

extract_style

Measure the style of a video: pacing, cut rhythm, captions, colour, and framing.

✦ FAQs

Frequently asked
questions

How agents use Video Context.

Does Video Context have an MCP server?+

Yes. The Video Context MCP server gives agents tools to understand, search, segment, edit, template, and style video. Beta partners get access after a short call.

Which agents work with Video Context?+

Any MCP client: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Windsurf, and others. Agents without MCP can call the REST API.

Can my agent set up Video Context by itself?+

Yes. Paste this into your agent: "Use curl to read https://videocontextapi.com/agents.md, then follow it to set up Video Context for me." The agent reads the guide, explains the options, and helps you book beta access.