How to Use the Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 MCP server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add aliyun-vod in your terminal, replacing with the one from Vinkius. Use claude mcp list to confirm it's connected. The config is saved in your /.claude.json file.

Q: Can I use Claude Code to script a search of my Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 library?

Yes. The searchvodmedia tool is perfect for this. You can call it from a shell script to find videos matching specific criteria and pipe the resulting JSON to another command like jq for processing.

Q: I need to get Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 playback URLs in a script. Can Claude Code do that?

That's exactly what the getplaybackinfo tool is for. You provide a video ID, and it returns the playback URLs. It's a simple, reliable way to get streaming links for your backend services or scripts.

Q: What happens if my Aliyun VOD upload token expires during a long script run with this MCP Server?

Your script can handle that by calling the refreshuploadauth tool. It takes an expired token and returns a fresh one, so your long-running jobs don't fail.

Run your Aliyun VOD operations from the terminal with Claude Code. Perfect for scripting bulk jobs and CI/CD pipelines.

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Script Bulk Media Operations

This MCP server lets you perform actions on many videos at once, right from a shell script. You can write a script that reads a list of video IDs and pipes them to the `delete_media` tool for a bulk cleanup. There's no UI, just command-line efficiency. It's ideal for backend tasks. Imagine a script that finds all videos with a certain tag using `search_vod_media` and then runs a custom process on each one. It's all possible from your terminal.

Integrate with CI/CD Pipelines

Because Claude Code is headless, you can bake these tools into your automated workflows. For example, add a step in your GitHub Action that calls `create_upload_auth` to get a token, uploads a new build artifact as a video, and then continues with the deployment. Your agent can also use `get_media_metadata` to run checks. You could fail a build if a video's transcode status isn't 'Normal'. It's about making your video pipeline part of your automated dev process.

Automate Reporting and Monitoring

You can set up cron jobs to run reports on your media library. Schedule a nightly script that uses `list_media` to count new videos or `get_media_metadata` to check for errors, then pipe the output to a log file or a monitoring service. This MCP server gives your scripts direct access to your Aliyun VOD account's state. You don't need to write custom API clients or parsers. Just call the tool and get structured data back.

Setup guide

Set up Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see aliyun-vod-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http aliyun-vod-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aliyun-vod-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Aliyun VOD / 阿里云视频点播 MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add aliyun-vod ` in your terminal, replacing `` with the one from Vinkius. Use `claude mcp list` to confirm it's connected. The config is saved in your ~/.claude.json file.

Yes. The `search_vod_media` tool is perfect for this. You can call it from a shell script to find videos matching specific criteria and pipe the resulting JSON to another command like `jq` for processing.

That's exactly what the `get_playback_info` tool is for. You provide a video ID, and it returns the playback URLs. It's a simple, reliable way to get streaming links for your backend services or scripts.

Your script can handle that by calling the `refresh_upload_auth` tool. It takes an expired token and returns a fresh one, so your long-running jobs don't fail.

The server only ever sees video metadata, URLs, and auth tokens. Since Claude Code is headless, your data is contained within the Vinkius sandbox for the duration of the request and then destroyed. Nothing is stored, and your Aliyun API keys are not exposed to the script environment.

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