Claude Code

Claude Code supports two ways to add MCP servers: the CLI (claude mcp add) or a project-level .mcp.json file.

Option A — CLI (`claude mcp add`)

Run this command once. Claude Code persists the configuration globally:

claude mcp add \
  --env GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-key \
  --env Z_AI_API_KEY=your-zai-key \
  --env DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=your-dashscope-key \
  --env MOONSHOT_API_KEY=your-moonshot-key \
  --env MIMO_API_KEY=your-mimo-key \
  --env DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=your-deepgram-key \
  --env ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY=your-assemblyai-key \
  --env GROQ_API_KEY=your-groq-key \
  --env MINIMAX_API_KEY=your-minimax-key \
  videoMcp -- video-context-mcp

Verify the server is registered:

claude mcp list

Option B — Project-level `.mcp.json`

Create .mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "videoMcp": {
      "command": "video-context-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-gemini-key",
        "Z_AI_API_KEY": "your-zai-key",
        "DASHSCOPE_API_KEY": "your-dashscope-key",
        "MOONSHOT_API_KEY": "your-moonshot-key",
        "MIMO_API_KEY": "your-mimo-key",
        "DEEPGRAM_API_KEY": "your-deepgram-key",
        "ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY": "your-assemblyai-key",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "your-groq-key",
        "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "your-minimax-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add it to .gitignore immediately:

.mcp.json

Minimal configuration

You only need one video API key to start. Gemini has a free tier with no credit card required:

claude mcp add \
  --env GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-key \
  videoMcp -- video-context-mcp

Where to get API keys

See Video Providers and Audio Providers for links to get each API key, free-tier details, and pricing.