# Vid Kraken MCP server > Look up YouTube video metadata and cut clips as MP4 or audio through the Vid Kraken download service. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/vid-kraken - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint. - Type: remote (Streamable HTTP) - Auth: OAuth sign-in - Category: [Utilities](https://mcp.tc/c/utilities) - Vendor: Vid Kraken - Homepage: ## About Vid Kraken is a hosted YouTube download service. Its MCP server lets an assistant fetch a video's title, duration, chapters and thumbnail, create clips between two timestamps as audio or MP4, check clip job status and get a temporary download URL, and view account usage. It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint. Users connect with OAuth sign-in to their Vid Kraken account, and clip jobs count against the plan's allowance. ## What it can do - Get video title, duration, chapters and thumbnail - List audio language tracks for a video - Create clips by start and end time - Export clips as audio or MP4 - Check clip job status and get a download URL - View plan and remaining balances ## Example prompts - "Get the title and chapters for this YouTube video: URL" - "Cut a clip from 1:30 to 2:45 of this video as MP4" - "Is my clip job finished? Give me the download link." - "How much of my Vid Kraken allowance is left?" ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http vid-kraken https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp ``` 2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **vid-kraken** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Vid Kraken sign-in. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one. ### Claude Desktop 1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**. 2. Name it **Vid Kraken** and paste this URL: ```url https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp ``` 3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Vid Kraken asks. Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too. ### claude.ai 1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you: [Add to claude.ai]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp` and click **Add**. 3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Vid Kraken asks. Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**. ### ChatGPT 1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**. 2. Enter a name for the server. 3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Vid Kraken to sign in. 4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**. Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can). ### Cursor [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "vid-kraken": { "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp" } } } ``` Cursor shows **Needs authentication** next to the server. Click the button beside it to sign in. ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"vid-kraken","type":"http","url":"https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```json { "servers": { "vid-kraken": { "type": "http", "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp" } } } ``` VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts. ### Devin Desktop 1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows): `mcp_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "vid-kraken": { "serverUrl": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp" } } } ``` 2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked. Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers. ### Codex ```bash codex mcp add vid-kraken --url https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp codex mcp login vid-kraken ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.vid-kraken] url = "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash gemini mcp add --transport http vid-kraken https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp ``` Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth vid-kraken` to sign in. This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere. ### Any client Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file. ```json { "mcpServers": { "vid-kraken": { "type": "http", "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp" } } } ``` Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE. Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp`. ## Details - Last checked: 2026-11-07 (reachable, asks for credentials) - Listed: 2026-11-05 - Updated: 2026-11-05 --- Source: https://mcp.tc/i/vid-kraken (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report