A side-by-side look at the AI Video Check and MCP Video Analyzer 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 MCP Video Analyzer 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.analyze_video, analyze_videos, get_transcript.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A AI Video Check | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 64/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | AVC_API_KEYAVC_API_BASEAVC_MCP_WAIT_S | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 92 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 19 views 3 installs 3 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 8 |
| Full listing | View AI Video Check | View MCP Video Analyzer |
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.analyze_videoFull analysis: transcript + key frames + OCR + timeline + metadataanalyze_videosBatch version, one structured result per source (resumable)get_transcriptTranscript only (native captions or Whisper fallback)get_metadataMetadata + comments + chapters, no downloadget_framesKey frames only (scene-change or dense 1 fps)analyze_momentDeep-dive on a time range (burst frames + transcript + OCR)get_frame_atSingle frame at a timestampget_frame_burstN frames across a narrow window (motion/animation)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": {
"guimatheus92-mcp-video-analyzer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-video-analyzer@latest"
]
}
}
}