Video Reader MCP
NPM · @SYLPHX/VIDEO-READER-MCP · SCANNED SEP 26
Evidence-first video MCP. Timeline document with ffprobe streams and subtitle cues.
Available components
Deprecated
This server is marked deprecated in the MCP registry.
The registry records this reason: Retired identity. Use io.github.SylphxAI/cue.
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security98
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- 31 of 95 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency19
- Repository check failed: the declared repository URL redirects; it must resolve directly. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 56 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability75
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 213 tokens (~213/item across 1 items; 1 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management90
- Stability observed for 27 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 1 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 2 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
How do I install the Video Reader MCP server?
Video Reader MCP runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @sylphx/video-reader-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · @sylphx/video-reader-mcp
claude mcp add sylphxai-video-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/video-reader-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"sylphxai-video-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/video-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"sylphxai-video-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/video-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} codex mcp add sylphxai-video-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/video-reader-mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"sylphxai-video-reader-mcp": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"@sylphx/video-reader-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add sylphxai-video-reader-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @sylphx/video-reader-mcp
mcp_servers:
sylphxai-video-reader-mcp:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "@sylphx/video-reader-mcp"] {
"McpServers": {
"sylphxai-video-reader-mcp": {
"Transport": "stdio",
"Command": "npx",
"Arguments": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/video-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} assistant mcp add sylphxai-video-reader-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y @sylphx/video-reader-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"sylphxai-video-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/video-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 25 Sept 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 24 Sept 26 −3
- Stability: pass → 0.83 functional
- 23 Sept 26 −4
- Source repository: pass → fail ▼ security
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 20 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 18 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Sept 26 −3
- Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
- 16 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 13 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 26 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/@sylphx/video-reader-mcp@0.1.0
Provenance No attestation
The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.
| Result | No attestation |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | npm |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Dependencies 95 packages
| Packages resolved | 95 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 31 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
read_video ~178
Primary video reader. Returns a timeline document with ffprobe metadata, embedded subtitles, optional scene boundaries, and warnings — no per-frame vision LLM.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_chapters | boolean | – | Include chapter markers when present. Defaults to true. |
| include_scenes | boolean | – | Detect scene boundaries with ffmpeg scene filter. Defaults to true. |
| include_streams | boolean | – | Include stream metadata from ffprobe. Defaults to true. |
| include_subtitles | boolean | – | Extract embedded subtitles when available. Defaults to true. |
| include_transcript | boolean | – | Attempt optional local ASR transcript when an adapter is installed. Defaults to false. |
| scene_threshold | number | – | Scene detection sensitivity for ffmpeg gt(scene,threshold). Defaults to 0.4. |
| sources | array | yes | One or more local video sources to read. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the Video Reader MCP server?
Video Reader MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.SylphxAI/video-reader-mcp. Evidence-first video MCP. Timeline document with ffprobe streams and subtitle cues. This page covers its npm package (@sylphx/video-reader-mcp).
Is the Video Reader MCP server safe to use?
Video Reader MCP scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 26 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Video Reader MCP server expose?
Video Reader MCP exposes 1 tool: read_video. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 178 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Video Reader MCP server still maintained?
Video Reader MCP is marked deprecated in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Video Reader MCP server under?
Video Reader MCP declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.