Uploadcheck vs Notch

A side-by-side look at the Uploadcheck and Notch MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Uploadcheck logoUploadcheckMultimedia Process · Local subprocess (stdio)QC videos, podcasts, and clips before upload — timestamped flags with agent-ready repair prompts.56GoodAuth: not declared
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NotchMultimedia Process · Remote HTTP/SSE
Turn product pages and creative briefs into finished video and image ads from your AI chat.20EmergingAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Uploadcheck for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Notch for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Uploadcheck logoChoose Uploadcheck when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You have the keys it needs: UPLOADCHECK_API_BASE_URL, UPLOADCHECK_API_KEY.
  • You want tools like qc_estimate_cost, qc_run_video, qc_run_local_file.
Explore Uploadcheck

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Choose Notch when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Explore Notch

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecUploadcheck logoUploadcheck
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Notch
CategoryMultimedia ProcessMultimedia Process
Quality signal56/100 · Good20/100 · Emerging
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Remote HTTP/SSE
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsUPLOADCHECK_API_BASE_URLUPLOADCHECK_API_KEYNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars0—
Directory activity 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 29 views 12 installs 6 upvotes
Tools9Not listed

Tools & capabilities

Uploadcheck tools 9

  • qc_estimate_costEstimate checked minutes and effective QC gates before uploading or running media.
  • qc_run_videoStart an UploadCheck quality check from a YouTube URL, upload id, or signed URL.
  • qc_run_local_fileRead a local media file from the agent workspace, send it through Render inline when small, and start an UploadCheck run.
  • qc_get_jobPoll QC job status, progress, verdict, and metered minutes.
  • qc_get_reportRetrieve timestamped QC report with evidence and artifacts.
  • qc_get_eventsRetrieve lifecycle events for a QC job so an agent can explain what ran.
  • qc_get_artifactsList report artifacts generated for a QC job.
  • qc_get_marker_csvDownload editor marker CSV for a QC job.
  • qc_create_upload_urlCreate a signed upload URL for a local video file.

Notch tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

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.

Uploadcheck

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uploadcheck": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@drantoniou/uploadcheck-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UPLOADCHECK_API_BASE_URL": "YOUR_UPLOADCHECK_API_BASE_URL_HERE",
        "UPLOADCHECK_API_KEY": "YOUR_UPLOADCHECK_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Notch

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notch": {
      "url": "https://app.usenotch.ai/mcp/setup"
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Uploadcheck is categorized under Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. Notch belongs to Multimedia Process and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Uploadcheck for multimedia process work and Notch 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.

Uploadcheck has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Notch 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 uploadcheck and notch as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Uploadcheck has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Notch has 20/100 (Emerging) with 29 views, 12 installs and 0 GitHub stars.