Turns YouTube into a queryable research database with 41 tools covering search, transcript analysis, visual search via frame extraction, and playlist indexing. Works immediately without API keys through a three-tier fallback system (YouTube API, yt-dlp, page scraping). The explore pipeline handles full research workflows in one prompt: searches videos, ranks by relevance, reads transcripts, extracts benchmark data, and generates comparison charts. Semantic search uses Gemini embeddings to query across entire playlists by meaning. Visual search pulls keyframes, runs OCR on slides, and lets you search by what appears on screen rather than just spoken content. Includes sentiment analysis, content gap detection, and hook pattern analysis. Zero-config setup wizard auto-detects Claude Desktop and Claude Code.
claude mcp add --transport stdio thatsrajan-vidlens-mcp uvx vidlens-mcp