video-url-analyzer-mcp 1.1.0

MCP server to analyze YouTube, TikTok & Instagram videos from URL -- transcripts, AI insights, tutorial extraction

Video URL Analyzer MCP

MCP server to analyze YouTube, TikTok & Instagram videos from URL — transcripts, AI insights, tutorial extraction

Features · Quick Start · Tools · Usage · Security · العربية

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What is This?

Video URL Analyzer MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets Claude (or any MCP-compatible AI) analyze videos from YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — just paste a URL. Powered by Google's Gemini API with full audio + visual analysis, it extracts transcripts, provides AI-powered insights, and can even extract executable tutorial steps.

Features

• YouTube Analysis — Direct analysis via Gemini API (no download needed)
• TikTok & Instagram — Async job pattern with yt-dlp download + Gemini Files API
• Full Audio + Visual — Analyzes both video frames AND audio/speech
• 6 Tools — analyze, transcript, Q&A, watch & analyze, execute tutorials, check jobs
• Bilingual — Supports Arabic and English prompts and responses
• Async Jobs — Background processing prevents Claude Desktop timeout crashes
• Security Hardened — URL allowlist, SSRF protection, command injection prevention, path traversal blocking
• Zero-Config Install — uvx video-url-analyzer-mcp and you are running

Supported Platforms

Platform	Method	Speed
YouTube	Direct Gemini analysis — no download needed	Instant
TikTok	tikwm.com API (fast) → yt-dlp fallback	~8s
Instagram	Page scrape via curl_cffi (fast) → yt-dlp fallback	~10s

YouTube videos are analyzed directly through Gemini's native video understanding — zero download, zero upload, maximum speed.

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Quick Start

Option 1: uvx (Recommended)

Requires uv.

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video-analyzer": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["video-url-analyzer-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code:

claude mcp add video-analyzer -s user -e GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key -- uvx video-url-analyzer-mcp

Cursor / VS Code -- add to .cursor/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "video-analyzer": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["video-url-analyzer-mcp"],
      "env": { "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf -- add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video-analyzer": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["video-url-analyzer-mcp"],
      "env": { "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: pip install

pip install video-url-analyzer-mcp

Option 3: From source

git clone https://github.com/u2n4/video-url-analyzer-mcp.git
cd video-url-analyzer-mcp
pip install -e .

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Tools

Tool	What it does
analyze_video	Full audio + visual analysis with custom prompts. Uses Gemini for state-of-the-art multimodal understanding.
get_transcript	Extract timestamped transcript with speaker identification. Supports 100+ languages via auto-detection.
ask_about_video	Ask any question — "How many people appear?", "What brand is shown at 0:45?", "Summarize the main argument."
watch_and_analyze	Extract tutorial steps, shell commands, code snippets, and file paths from technical videos.
execute_tutorial_steps	Review extracted steps safely, then execute with confirmation. Sandboxed with command & path validation.
check_analysis_job	Poll background job status for TikTok/Instagram async downloads.

How It Works

YouTube — Synchronous: URL is sent directly to Gemini API for instant analysis (no download).

TikTok & Instagram — Asynchronous: Video is downloaded via yt-dlp, uploaded to Gemini Files API, analyzed, then cleaned up. Returns a job_id immediately — poll with check_analysis_job.

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Usage Examples

# Full video analysis
analyze_video("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")

# Custom analysis prompt
analyze_video("https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/123",
              prompt="List every product shown and estimate prices")

# Multilingual transcript extraction
get_transcript("https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/", lang="ar")

# Ask specific questions about video content
ask_about_video("https://youtu.be/abc",
                question="What programming language is used in the tutorial?")

# Watch & build — extract tutorial steps
watch_and_analyze("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tutorial123")

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Architecture

Component	Role
Gemini API	Multimodal model — full audio + visual understanding in a single pass
FastMCP 3.x	MCP protocol framework over stdio transport
yt-dlp + curl_cffi	Video download with Chrome browser impersonation to bypass anti-bot
tikwm.com API	TikTok fast-path fallback when yt-dlp is WAF-blocked
Background Jobs	Async threading for TikTok/Instagram to prevent Claude Desktop timeouts

video-url-analyzer-mcp/
├── pyproject.toml                    # Package metadata & dependencies
├── src/
│   └── video_url_analyzer_mcp/
│       ├── __init__.py               # Package init + version
│       ├── __main__.py               # python -m support
│       └── server.py                 # Main MCP server (all 6 tools)
├── .env.example                      # Environment variable template
├── llms.txt                          # AI-readable project summary
├── llms-install.md                   # AI-readable install guide
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── CHANGELOG.md
└── LICENSE

Platform Detection

URLs are automatically routed to the correct pipeline:

• YouTube: youtube.com, youtu.be, youtube.com/shorts/
• TikTok: tiktok.com, vm.tiktok.com, vt.tiktok.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/reels/, instagram.com/reel/, instagram.com/p/

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Security

This server has been hardened against a comprehensive threat model:

Layer	Protection
SSRF	URL allowlist — only YouTube, TikTok, Instagram domains accepted. Private IPs, localhost, file:// blocked.
Command Injection	shell=False + shlex.split(). Dangerous command blocklist (rm -rf, reverse shells, eval, pipe-to-shell).
Path Traversal	25+ sensitive path patterns blocked (.ssh, .aws, .env, system dirs, AppData).
TLS	Full certificate validation on all downloads.
Browser Cookies	Opt-in only via VIDEO_ANALYZER_COOKIES=true. Disabled by default.
Download Size	Hard limit of 100 MB per video.
DoS Protection	Max 10 concurrent background jobs. Auto-expiry after 1 hour. Storage cap of 200 analyses.
Schema Validation	Gemini JSON responses validated before execution. Response size capped at 500K chars.
Dependencies	All versions pinned in pyproject.toml.

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Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
GEMINI_API_KEY	Google Gemini API key (required)	—
ANALYSES_DIR	Directory to store analysis results	./analyses
VIDEO_ANALYZER_COOKIES	Enable browser cookies for yt-dlp	false

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Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
google-genai	Google Gemini API SDK
FastMCP	MCP protocol framework
yt-dlp	Video downloader
curl_cffi	Browser impersonation (TLS fingerprint)
python-dotenv	Environment variable loading

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Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
GEMINI_API_KEY not set	Create .env file or pass via environment variable
TikTok download fails	tikwm.com fallback activates automatically. Ensure curl_cffi is installed.
Instagram download fails	pip install curl_cffi for browser impersonation support
ENOENT on Windows	Use uvx video-url-analyzer-mcp as the command
Claude Desktop timeout	TikTok/Instagram run in background — use check_analysis_job(job_id) to poll
Python not found	Install Python 3.10+ from python.org

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Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Support

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Made with ❤️ in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

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العربية

خادم تحليل الفيديو بالذكاء الاصطناعي

خادم MCP لتحليل الفيديو باستخدام Google Gemini — احدث واقوى نموذج ذكاء اصطناعي متعدد الوسائط من جوجل.

المميزات

الاداة	الوصف
analyze_video	تحليل شامل للصوت والصورة مع دعم الاوامر المخصصة
get_transcript	استخراج النص المنطوق مع الطوابع الزمنية — يدعم +100 لغة
ask_about_video	اسال اي سؤال عن محتوى الفيديو
watch_and_analyze	استخراج خطوات الشروحات التقنية والاوامر والاكواد
execute_tutorial_steps	مراجعة وتنفيذ الخطوات المستخرجة بامان

المنصات المدعومة

المنصة	السرعة
يوتيوب	فوري — تحليل مباشر بدون تحميل
تيك توك	~8 ثواني — واجهة tikwm.com السريعة
انستاجرام	~10 ثواني — استخراج مباشر من الصفحة

التثبيت السريع

git clone https://github.com/u2n4/video-url-analyzer-mcp.git
cd video-url-analyzer-mcp
pip install -e .

الامان

الخادم محمي ضد:

• SSRF — قائمة بيضاء للنطاقات المسموحة فقط
• حقن الاوامر — حظر الاوامر الخطيرة + تنفيذ بدون shell
• اختراق المسارات — حظر 25+ مسار حساس
• حماية من الحمل الزائد — حد اقصى 10 مهام متزامنة

الحصول على مفتاح API

1. اذهب الى Google AI Studio
2. انشئ مفتاح API مجاني
3. ضعه في ملف .env