Connects agents to VideoDB to edit video, generate highlights, moderate content, clone voices and search for moments inside videos.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add videodb --env VIDEODB_API_KEY='<VIDEODB_API_KEY>' -- uvx videodb-director-mcp@latest~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.videodb]
command = "uvx"
args = ["videodb-director-mcp@latest"]
env = { VIDEODB_API_KEY = "<VIDEODB_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add videodb --env VIDEODB_API_KEY='<VIDEODB_API_KEY>' -- uvx videodb-director-mcp@latest~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"videodb": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"videodb-director-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"VIDEODB_API_KEY": "<VIDEODB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"videodb": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"videodb-director-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"VIDEODB_API_KEY": "<VIDEODB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"videodb": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"videodb-director-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"VIDEODB_API_KEY": "<VIDEODB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"videodb": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"videodb-director-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"VIDEODB_API_KEY": "<VIDEODB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"videodb": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"videodb-director-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"VIDEODB_API_KEY": "<VIDEODB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
VIDEODB_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.