Vid Kraken MCP

An official MCP server provided by Vid Kraken that allows AI agents to download YouTube videos and audio clips, extract specific time ranges, retrieve video metadata, and check account usage. It handles bot detection and proxy management server-side, supporting formats like MP4 and MP3/AAC.

Visit Vid Kraken

Endpoint and access

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

Vendor evidenceStreamable HTTPOAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-01Operated by Vid Kraken

You need:You need a VidKraken account with available API credityou sign in with your VidKraken account and approve access

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Cut a specific time range from a YouTube video into an MP4 or audio clip
Retrieve video metadata including title, duration, chapters, and audio languages
Check account usage and remaining bandwidth allowance for the current plan
Poll the status of a clip creation job to retrieve the temporary download link

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0

mcp-registry: com.vidkraken/vidkraken@1.0.0 Project 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: 513 ms
95th percentile latency: 513 ms

Maintenance history

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

Nov 1, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC · probe · passed · 513 ms · metadata changed · refuses unauthenticated initialize (HTTP 401)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

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 vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/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 vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken --url https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken": {
      "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/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 vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/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": {
    "vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken": {
      "url": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/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": {
    "vid-kraken-mcp-vidkraken": {
      "serverUrl": "https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Let your agent find its tools

Find servers like Vid Kraken MCP from your agent. Add Koskamo once to search the index for endpoints, access requirements, and client setup. Public discovery needs no key.

Connect Koskamo Explore workflows

See all 4,300

Do you run Vid Kraken MCP?

Prove ownership with a DNS record, a well-known file, or your Official MCP Registry entry, and your edits publish immediately. Proofs are re-checked weekly; admins can still hide or remove a listing.

Claim this listing