A side-by-side look at the AI Video Check and Boson Video MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AI Video Check for multimedia process work; choose Boson Video for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
AVC_API_KEY, AVC_API_BASE, AVC_MCP_WAIT_S.check_video, get_check, get_balance.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A AI Video Check | B Boson Video |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | AVC_API_KEYAVC_API_BASEAVC_MCP_WAIT_S | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 18 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View AI Video Check | View Boson Video |
check_videoCheck whether the video at a public link (TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook
or a direct file URL) was generated by AI. Spends credits: one per started minute of
video. Waits up to about a minute; if the check is not done by then, returns its id
for get_check.get_checkGet the status or result of an earlier check by its id. Free. Results are kept
for 24 hours.get_balanceShow how many AI Video Check credits the account has left and the limits of its key.
Free.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for AI Video Check yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"boson-video": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"boson-video"
]
}
}
}