# video-reader-mcp

> video-reader-mcp — sylphxai-video-reader-mcp. Use this tool when you need to extract metadata, subtitles, scenes, and timelines from video files efficiently. It solves problems related to video analysis, providing AI agents with evidence-first reading capabilities without requiring frame-by-frame processing. The tool takes video files as input and outputs extracted metadata, subtitles, scenes, and timelines, making it ideal for use cases where video content analysis is necessary.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/sylphxai-video-reader-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sylphxai-video-reader-mcp

## Description

Extracts ffprobe metadata, subtitles, scenes, and timelines from video files without frame-by-frame LLM vision, providing evidence-first reading for AI agents.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.26
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/m2aa9rf6xs)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/SylphxAI/video-reader-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": "sylphxai-video-reader-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sylphxai-video-reader-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sylphxai-video-reader-mcp/pull`

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