@vidalytics/mcp

One-command setup that connects your AI coding assistant to Vidalytics video analytics data via the Model Context Protocol.

Works with Claude (CLI & Desktop), Windsurf, Cursor, and any other MCP-compatible client.

Setup

npx @vidalytics/mcp install

That's it. The installer detects which AI clients you have installed, lets you pick which ones to configure, and wires them up. Restart the client — a browser window will open for OAuth authorization on first use.

Related MCP server: YouTube MCP

Cursor

Or via the installer:

npx @vidalytics/mcp install --client cursor

Or manually — add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vidalytics": {
      "url": "https://api.vidalytics.com/public/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor. On first use a browser window opens for OAuth authorization with your Vidalytics account — no API key or environment variables to set.

What it does

• Detects installed MCP clients (Claude CLI, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Cursor) by checking config files, app directories, binaries in $PATH, and app bundles (e.g. /Applications on macOS)

• Presents an interactive checklist (detected clients pre-selected) so you configure exactly the ones you want — or pick them non-interactively with --client

• Adds Vidalytics as an MCP server in each selected client's config

• Verifies after writing: the config is valid and the MCP server is reachable

• Non-interactive terminals (CI) and any explicit selection flag (--client, --all, --yes) skip the checklist and behave predictably

Available tools

Once connected, your AI assistant gains access to:

Options

npx @vidalytics/mcp install [flags]

  --client <names>   Configure only these clients, comma-separated
                     (claude-cli, claude-desktop, windsurf, cursor)
  --all              Configure all known clients, even if not detected
  --config <path>    Also configure a custom config file (repeatable)
  --force            Re-apply even if already configured
  --yes              Skip prompts (configure detected clients)

Run with no flags in an interactive terminal to get a checklist of clients to configure (detected ones are pre-selected; use space to toggle, enter to confirm). --client cursor,windsurf does the same selection non-interactively.

The --config flag can be repeated for multiple files. The target file must follow the { "mcpServers": {} } format used by Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf — useful for unsupported clients like Zed or VS Code with an MCP plugin.

Troubleshooting

Authorization issues, or need to re-authenticate? Reset the credentials that mcp-remote caches in your home directory, then restart the client:

MCP Registry

This server is published to the official MCP Registry as com.vidalytics/mcp. It is a remote (streamable-http) server, so registry-aware MCP clients can connect to it directly at:

https://api.vidalytics.com/public/v1/mcp

No API key or environment variables are required — authorization is handled via OAuth on first use.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

• A Vidalytics account

License

MIT