This repository provides a **Model Context Protocol (MCP) server** that exposes the Dacast video platform API as a set of structured MCP tools. It
Public MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. This repository provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the Dacast video platform API as a set of structured MCP tools. It lets MCP-compatible clients (such as Claude Desktop) manage Dacast resources — channels.
Once Public is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
create_channel.go — create a new channelget_channel.go — get channel detailsupdate_channel.go — update an existing channellist_channel.go — list all or filtered channelscreate_playlist.go — create a new playlistget_playlist.go — get playlist detailsupdate_playlist.go — update an existing playlistlist_playlist.go — list playlistsset_playlist_content.go — set or update playlist contentthumbnail.go — manage channel/asset thumbnailssplash.go — manage splash imagescreate_simulcast_destination.go — create a simulcast destinationSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
You will need one environment variable: DACAST_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Plenty of developer tooling 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. Public's toolset — create_channel.go, get_channel.go, update_channel.go and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dacast-inc; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| create_channel.go | create a new channel. |
| get_channel.go | get channel details. |
| update_channel.go | update an existing channel. |
| list_channel.go | list all or filtered channels. |
| create_playlist.go | create a new playlist. |
| get_playlist.go | get playlist details. |
| update_playlist.go | update an existing playlist. |
| list_playlist.go | list playlists. |
| set_playlist_content.go | set or update playlist content. |
| thumbnail.go | manage channel/asset thumbnails. |
| splash.go | manage splash images. |
| create_simulcast_destination.go | create a simulcast destination. |
| get_simulcast_destination.go | retrieve a simulcast destination. |
| delete_simulcast_destination.go | delete a simulcast destination. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"dacast": {
"command": "go",
"args": ["run", "github.com/Dacast-Inc/mcp-server-public@latest"],
"env": {
"DACAST_API_KEY": "DACAST API KEY HERE"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| DACAST_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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