Video Vision MCP vs Contextpulse

In-depth architectural comparison of the Video Vision MCP and Contextpulse MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Video Vision MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: analyze_video, get_video_transcript_only, extract_frames_at.

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Choose Contextpulse when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_screenshot, get_recent, get_screen_text.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Video Vision MCP Workplace & Productivity	Contextpulse ContextPulse Workplace & Productivity
Summary	Analyze any video (file, URL, or Jira attachment) into frames + transcript for Claude Code	Local-first desktop context server for AI agents. Captures screen (OCR), voice (Whisper), keyboard/mouse activity, and clipboard. Exposes 35 MCP tools for screen capture, voice transcription, activity history, semantic memory, and project detection. Zero cloud dependency. AGPL-3.0.
Category & Scope	Workplace & Productivity

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video-vision-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "video-vision-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contextpulse-contextpulse": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "contextpulse-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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