Bring Video Hosting
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Gumlet to Claude Desktop and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Gumlet MCP Server?
Connect your Gumlet account to any AI agent and take full control of your video hosting and image optimization workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Video Lifecycle — Manage the complete video lifecycle from creating new uploads and retrieving metadata to monitoring transcoding status
- Media Organization — Create and manage collections/folders programmatically to maintain a structured media library
- Visual Control — Automate thumbnail updates by selecting specific video frames or time offsets for perfect visual representation
- Optimization Insights — Monitor real-time video analytics, viewing metrics, and bandwidth usage for every asset in your account
- Image Source Management — List and manage image optimization sources and organization users to ensure high-fidelity delivery
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your Gumlet dashboard (Profile icon > API Key)
3. Start managing your video and image infrastructure from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual status checking or complex asset management through slow web dashboards. Your AI acts as your dedicated media infrastructure engineer.
Who is this for?
- Video Platform Developers — automate asset ingestion and monitor transcoding progress through natural language
- Digital Marketers — retrieve engagement analytics and update video thumbnails across multiple collections
- Content Managers — organize large media libraries and manage team access to specific image sources
Built-in capabilities (12)
Add new folder
Upload new video
Remove video asset
Get profile details
Check video stats
Check video status
List image optimized sources
List team members
List folders
List video assets
Get active webhooks
Set thumbnail offset
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Gumlet to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
Gumlet in Claude Desktop
Gumlet and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Gumlet to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Gumlet in Claude Desktop
The Gumlet MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 12 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Gumlet for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Gumlet MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I start a video upload?
Use the create_video_upload tool, which will create the asset in your specified collection and provide a temporary upload_url for your file.
Can I update the thumbnail for a video already uploaded?
Yes! The update_video_thumbnail tool allows you to specify a time offset in seconds. Gumlet will extract that specific frame and set it as the new thumbnail.
Does it support viewing stats and bandwidth usage?
The get_video_analytics tool provides detailed viewing metrics and bandwidth consumption data for any video ID in your account.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.