Videoseek MCP Server

VideoSeek MCP — Find anything in any video. Semantic video search, video Q&A, persistent memory, and social media import for AI agents.

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What is the Videoseek MCP MCP server?

Videoseek MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Videoseek MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. VideoSeek MCP — Find anything in any video. Semantic video search, video Q&A, persistent memory, and social media import for AI agents.

What you get

Give your AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) the ability to:

What the assistant can call

Once Videoseek MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • Search — The Search tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

You will need 2 environment variables: MEMORIES_API_KEY, MEMORIES_UNIQUE_ID. 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.

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @modelcontextprotocol/inspector on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Choosing this one

Among the knowledge and memory options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Videoseek MCP's toolset — Cursor, Search — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kennyzheng-builds; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Before you rely on it

  • 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.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the videoseek mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
SearchThe Search tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Videoseek MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "videoseek": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "MEMORIES_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "MEMORIES_UNIQUE_ID": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MEMORIES_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MEMORIES_UNIQUE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Videoseek MCP to Cursor.
  • Use Videoseek MCP to Search.

Frequently asked questions

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