Novareel MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 video generation using AWS Bedrock. This server provides tools for asynchronous video

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Novareel MCP MCP server?

Connect Novareel MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 video generation using AWS Bedrock. This server provides tools for asynchronous video generation with comprehensive prompting guidelines and both stdio and SSE transport. The novareel mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  • Asynchronous Video Generation — Start, monitor, and retrieve video generation jobs
  • Multiple Transport Methods — Support for stdio, Server-Sent Events (SSE), and HTTP Streaming
  • Comprehensive Prompting Guide — Built-in guidelines based on AWS documentation
  • Docker Support — Ready-to-use Docker containers for all transport methods
  • AWS Integration — Full integration with AWS Bedrock and S3

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Contributing — 1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch 3. Make your changes 4. Test with all transport versions (stdio, SSE, HTTP streaming) 5. Submit a

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: PYTHONUNBUFFERED, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, YOUR_KEY, YOUR_SECRET. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Python 3.8+ - AWS Account with Bedrock access - S3 bucket for video output - AWS credentials with appropriate permissions

Installation

The server ships on PyPI as build, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Where it fits

Plenty of cloud and infrastructure servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Novareel MCP's toolset — Prerequisites, Contributing — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mirecekd; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
Contributing1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch 3. Make your changes 4. Test with all transport versions (stdio, SSE, HTTP streaming) 5. Submit a pull request

How to install the Novareel MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "novareel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["build"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "your-value",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-value",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-value",
        "YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-value",
        "YOUR_KEY": "your-value",
        "YOUR_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Python 3.8+ - AWS Account with Bedrock access - S3 bucket for video output - AWS credentials with appropriate permissions
VariableDescriptionRequired
PYTHONUNBUFFEREDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Novareel MCP to Prerequisites.
  • Use Novareel MCP to Contributing.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Novareel MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Prerequisites, Contributing) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Novareel MCP directly.