Koskamo

Explainly MCP

An MCP server that allows AI assistants to generate narrated whiteboard explainer videos from text prompts. It supports tools to create videos, check progress, list existing videos, and view account balance and options, integrating directly with the Explainly platform for credit-based video production.

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Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

Explainly MCP logo, by ExplainlyCommunity listingStreamable HTTPOAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-01Published by Explainly
You need:OAuth 2.1 sign-in with an Explainly account, or an Explainly API key as Bearer token
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://explainly.video/mcp
Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

  • Create a narrated whiteboard video from a text prompt
  • Check the progress and download link of a generated video
  • List recent videos in the user's account
  • View account balance and available video styles

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.0
mcp-registry: io.github.luciancapdefier/explainly@1.0.0Project website

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

No tool definitions available.

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
313 ms
95th percentile latency
313 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 313 ms · metadata changed · refuses unauthenticated initialize (HTTP 401)

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http explainly-mcp https://explainly.video/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add explainly-mcp --url https://explainly.video/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable explainly-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "explainly-mcp": {
      "url": "https://explainly.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "explainly-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://explainly.video/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start explainly-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "explainly-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://explainly.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http explainly-mcp https://explainly.video/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.
Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "explainly-mcp": {
      "url": "https://explainly.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "explainly-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://explainly.video/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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