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Give your agent eyes for your private video library.

Focus MCP lets compatible AI agents find exact moments in videos stored on your computer. Your agent can inspect the source, prepare Selects, build sequence proposals, and get clips ready for export.

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Local video indexing. Approval required before changes.

Your drivePrivate video files
Focus MCPLocal stdio server
Your agentFind · verify · prepare
Visual match 92%
Quote found 01:08:34
Selects proposal Ready

Describe it. Your agent finds it.

Search across speech, visual details, people, and indexed context. Focus returns the video, exact time range, and the evidence behind the match.

Focus MCP connectedDemo library
You

Find the wide shot where the hiker reaches the waterfall.

focus_search_moments
query: "hiker reaches the waterfall" · scope: visual
Agent

I found 4 matching moments. The strongest starts at 00:42:16.

I checked the source range and kept the exact Focus video ID.
Focus search results with source-backed video moments and timecodes
Source found in Focus00:42:16

An agent can do more than name a file.

Focus gives your agent a careful path from a vague memory to source-backed editorial work.

Find

Search for a scene, quote, person, or visual detail in plain English.

Verify

Inspect the source moment, transcript, nearby context, and readiness warnings.

Prepare

Build a review queue, Selects list, sequence, or export proposal.

Approve

Review the proposal in Focus before any editorial change is applied.

Your computerSource videosFocus indexMCP server

Your footage stays put.

Focus indexes your source videos on your computer. The local MCP server returns only the bounded results your agent requests. It does not send your video library to a Focus cloud service.

  • Source files remain on your storage.
  • Search and inspection tools are read-first.
  • Editorial writes start as proposals.

Your chosen agent may send returned text or metadata to its model provider. Check that provider’s privacy terms before connecting private material.

Bounded tools for real video work.

Focus MCP exposes 22 tools today. Agents can read your library, search moments, inspect evidence, and prepare approval-required actions.

Find

Search speech, visuals, people, and indexed video context.

focus_search_momentsfocus_search_videos
Verify

Check the source, time range, transcript, and nearby evidence.

focus_inspect_momentfocus_get_video_transcript
Prepare

Prepare approval-required work for Focus to apply.

focus_propose_selectsfocus_propose_sequencefocus_propose_export
Understand

Read library status, sources, indexing coverage, and active work.

focus_get_library_contextfocus_get_library_health

The same focus_* contract powers the Focus in-app assistant and external MCP clients.

Bring the agent you already use.

Focus includes a local focus-mcp helper and ready-to-copy setup for Codex, Claude Code, and Claude Desktop.

  1. 1 Install and open Focus.
  2. 2 Open Settings → Advanced → Agents.
  3. 3 Copy your client setup, then run Test.
Codex setup
codex mcp add focus -- /Applications/Focus.app/Contents/MacOS/focus-mcp

Focus shows the correct helper path for your Mac or Windows installation.

The short answers.

What is Focus MCP?+

Focus MCP is a local Model Context Protocol server for Focus. It gives compatible AI agents bounded tools to search and inspect your Focus video library, then prepare work for your approval.

Does Focus MCP upload my videos?+

No. Focus indexes your source videos on your computer, and the MCP server runs locally. It returns only the requested search results, metadata, and bounded text evidence. Your chosen agent may send those returned results to its model provider under that provider’s terms.

Which agents work with Focus MCP?+

Focus includes setup snippets for Codex, Claude Code, and Claude Desktop. The server uses standard local stdio MCP, so other compatible clients can connect to it too.

Can an agent edit or export my videos?+

An agent can find and verify moments, then prepare Selects, sequence, review queue, and export proposals. Focus requires your approval before it applies those proposals.

How do I connect Focus MCP?+

Install and open Focus. In Focus, open Settings, then Advanced, then Agents. Copy the setup snippet for your agent and run the built-in test.

Focus MCP

Your archive already has the answer.

Let your agent find the exact moment, check the source, and prepare what comes next.

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Available for macOS and Windows.