Yueying – Let AI watch videos MCP Server

Point Claude, Cursor or any MCP client at a video and get back a timestamped transcript plus keyframe contact sheets - offline, no API key. Local files first; URLs (YouTube, Bilibili, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, TikTok, Vimeo, …) are videos you are entitled to process, fetched via yt-dlp at ≤720p and deleted after processing by default.

People who work with agent skills, bilibili and faster whisper and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-13 · ★ 8 · #11 OF 47 MAINTAINED SOCIAL MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Yueying – Let AI watch videos

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add vsh5dvsch7-png-yueying -- uvx yueying

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vsh5dvsch7-png-yueying": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "yueying"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-09-08 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package yueying - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.vsh5dvsch7-png is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Yueying – Let AI watch videos can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.2.1 · 2026-09-13

Fixed - YouTube auto-caption transcripts · Transcripts of YouTube videos without manual subtitles came out duplicated - e.g. welcome to this talk the series where we explain the series where we explain … - and the…

v0.2.0 · 2026-09-12

First release with an MCP server. Install with uvx yueying mcp --setup or pip install yueying. · Added · MCP server (yueying mcp, yueying-mcp, python -m yueying mcp; stdio) with six tools: · watch_video…

v0.1.3 · 2026-09-09

一条命令可以传多个文件或链接:yueying a.mp4 b.mp4 " index.md 总目录;某一个失败不影响其他 · 新增 --all:链接是 B站 分 P / 合集 / 播放列表时把里面的视频全部处理(默认只取第一个)

04 · Who maintains Yueying – Let AI watch videos

Yueying – Let AI watch videos is maintained by vsh5dvsch7-png. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

category
social media - ranked #11 of 47 actively-maintained social media servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-13)
registry
io.github.vsh5dvsch7-png/yueying (active, first published 2026-09-12 · 2 versions)
packages
pypi:yueying

06 · Yueying – Let AI watch videos FAQ

What is Yueying – Let AI watch videos?

Point Claude, Cursor or any MCP client at a video and get back a timestamped transcript plus keyframe contact sheets - offline, no API key. Local files first; URLs (YouTube, Bilibili, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, TikTok, Vimeo, …) are videos you are entitled to process, fetched via yt-dlp at ≤720p and deleted after processing by default.

Is Yueying – Let AI watch videos still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Yueying – Let AI watch videos?

Run `uvx yueying`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Yueying – Let AI watch videos run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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