# iflow-mcp_videocapture-mcp

> Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to capture from an OpenCV-compatible webcam

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-videocapture-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: 13rac1
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_videocapture-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Video Still Capture MCP

**A Model Context Protocol server for accessing and controlling webcams via OpenCV**

## Overview

Video Still Capture MCP is a Python implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that provides AI assistants with the ability to access and control webcams and video sources through OpenCV. This server exposes a set of tools that allow language models to capture images, manipulate camera settings, and manage video connections. There is no video capture.

## Examples

Here are some examples of the Video Still Capture  MCP server in action:

### Orange Example
Left: Claude's view of the image | Right: Actual webcam capture
:-------------------------:|:-------------------------:
![Claude's view of orange](images/orange-claude.png) | ![Webcam capture of orange](images/orange-webcam.jpg)

### Magnet Example
Left: Claude's view of the image | Right: Actual webcam capture
:-------------------------:|:-------------------------:
![Claude's view of magnet](images/magnet-claude.png) | ![Webcam capture of magnet](images/magnet-webcam.jpg)

## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.10+
- [OpenCV](https://opencv.org/) (`opencv-python`)
- [MCP Python SDK](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/)
- [UV](https://astral.sh/uv/) (optional)

### Installation from source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/13rac1/videocapture-mcp.git
cd videocapture-mcp
pip install -e .
```

Run the MCP server:

```bash
mcp dev videocapture_mcp.py
```

## Integrating with Claude for Desktop

### macOS/Linux

Edit your Claude Desktop configuration:

```bash
# Mac
nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
# Linux
nano ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json 
```

Add this MCP server configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "VideoCapture ": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "--with",
        "numpy",
        "--with",
        "opencv-python",
        "mcp",
        …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_videocapture-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T21:24:46.474Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-videocapture-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-videocapture-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:iflow-mcp-videocapture-mcp