Bring Video Hosting
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Vidyard to Claude Desktop and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the Vidyard MCP Server?
Connect your Vidyard account to any AI agent and manage your business video library through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Video Library — List all video assets stored in your Vidyard dashboard and retrieve unique video IDs
- Metadata & Details — Get technical metadata for any video including length, encoding status, and descriptions
- Player Management — Create, update, and manage video players (facades) to customize how your content is embedded
- Video Organization — Attach videos to specific players and organize your content for different marketing or sales needs
- Direct Stream Access — Retrieve direct stream URLs and raw MP4 download links for various video qualities (480p, 720p, etc.)
- Asset Management — Rename players or permanently delete video assets and player containers from your dashboard
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Vidyard API Token
- Start managing your video library through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual browsing through complex video dashboards. Your AI agent becomes your video asset manager.
Who is this for?
- Marketing Teams — organize video players for different campaigns and retrieve embed codes through chat
- Sales Professionals — quickly find and share specific videos or product demos with prospects
- Content Creators — manage video assets, check encoding status, and retrieve source files for distribution
- Support Engineers — find relevant tutorial videos and manage player branding for knowledge base articles
Built-in capabilities (10)
Requires both player ID and video ID. Adds a video asset into a specific player container
Creates a new, empty video player container
This action is irreversible. Permanently deletes a video asset from Vidyard
Note that the original video assets are not deleted. Permanently deletes a video player
Retrieves details for a specific video player
Retrieves technical metadata for a specific video asset
Retrieves direct stream URLs for various video qualities (480p, 720p, etc.)
Lists all configured video players (facades) in the account
Lists all video assets stored in the Vidyard dashboard
Updates the display name or title of an existing player
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Vidyard to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 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
Vidyard in Claude Desktop
Vidyard and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Vidyard 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 | 4,000+ 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 Vidyard in Claude Desktop
The Vidyard 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 10 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
Vidyard for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Vidyard MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get direct download links for my videos through the agent?
Yes. The get_video_source_files tool allows your agent to retrieve direct MP4 download links and stream URLs for different qualities (like 720p or 1080p), making it easy to share raw files or use them in other applications.
How do I add a video to a specific player?
Use the attach_video_to_player tool. You'll need to provide the player_id and the video_id. Your agent can help you find these IDs by listing your players and videos first.
Can I create new video players through conversation?
Absolutely. The create_empty_player tool lets you provision a new player container with a descriptive name. Once created, you can attach videos to it and manage its settings directly through your agent.
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.
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