MCP Image vs Youtube Video Analyzer
A side-by-side look at the MCP Image and Youtube 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 MCP Image for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Youtube Video Analyzer for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Image when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, ARK_API_KEY, IMAGE_PROVIDER, IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR, IMAGE_QUALITY, SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT.
Choose Youtube Video Analyzer when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GEMINI_API_KEY. - You want tools like
analyze_youtube_video, analyze_long_youtube_video, continue_long_video_analysis.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GEMINI_API_KEYOPENAI_API_KEYARK_API_KEYIMAGE_PROVIDERIMAGE_OUTPUT_DIRIMAGE_QUALITYSKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT | GEMINI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 181 | 5 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View MCP Image | View Youtube Video Analyzer |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Image tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Youtube Video Analyzer tools 3
analyze_youtube_videoAnalyze a public YouTube video with Google Gemini. The YouTube URL is normalized to a canonical watch URL, then sent as video input with optional clip offsets attached through videoMetadata. Detects the dominant language of the video, returns natural-language fields in that language, and accepts an optional custom JSON schema.analyze_long_youtube_videoAnalyze a long public YouTube video with Gemini long-video handling. Auto mode prefers uploaded-file analysis first because Files API is the recommended path for long videos, and falls back to URL chunks when needed. Direct YouTube URL chunking remains available as an explicit strategy for public videos, but should be treated as a preview-oriented convenience path.continue_long_video_analysisContinue analyzing a previously uploaded long-video session. When possible, this tool reuses the cached uploaded asset created by analyze_long_youtube_video instead of re-downloading the video.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
MCP Image
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-image": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-image"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"ARK_API_KEY": "YOUR_ARK_API_KEY_HERE",
"IMAGE_PROVIDER": "YOUR_IMAGE_PROVIDER_HERE",
"IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR": "YOUR_IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR_HERE",
"IMAGE_QUALITY": "YOUR_IMAGE_QUALITY_HERE",
"SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT": "YOUR_SKIP_PROMPT_ENHANCEMENT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Youtube Video Analyzer
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-video-analyzer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ludylops/youtube-video-analyzer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Image is categorized under Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. Youtube Video Analyzer belongs to Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick MCP Image for multimedia process work and Youtube Video Analyzer for multimedia process.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Image is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Youtube Video Analyzer has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-image and youtube-video-analyzer as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Image has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 181 GitHub stars. Youtube Video Analyzer has 55/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 5 GitHub stars.