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claude-video-vision
by jordanrendric
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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claude-video-vision · Summary

Claude Code plugin that gives Claude the ability to watch and understand videos through frame extraction and audio analysis.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

claude-video-vision · Use cases

  • Video content analysis and summarization
  • Tutorial and educational content processing
  • Surveillance footage review with timestamped context

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

claude-video-vision · Install

Claude Desktop Installation

  1. Open Claude Desktop
  2. Go to Settings → Plugins
  3. Add marketplace repository: https://github.com/jordanrendric/claude-video-vision
  4. Install the plugin

Alternative Installation (via CLI)

# In Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/jordanrendric/claude-video-vision
/plugin install claude-video-vision

Dependencies

  • Node.js 20+
  • ffmpeg (auto-detected, setup wizard provides instructions)
  • yt-dlp (optional, for YouTube URLs)

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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