# camera-mcp

> camera-mcp — ningzixi-camera-mcp. Use this tool when you need to access and control local webcam capabilities, enabling tasks such as listing available cameras, capturing photos, and recording videos. It solves problems related to remote camera management and automation, providing an interface to input camera commands and output video feeds or images. Ideal for use cases requiring programmatic camera control on Windows systems.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ningzixi-camera-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ningzixi-camera-mcp

## Description

MCP server that exposes local webcam capabilities to Claude via ffmpeg/DirectShow, enabling listing cameras, taking photos, and recording/stopping videos on Windows.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/hbf2ckf6fd)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/NingZiXi/camera-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ningzixi-camera-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ningzixi-camera-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ningzixi-camera-mcp/pull`

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