# `ai.reka/mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/ai.reka/mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/ai.reka/mcp
- Version: 0.1.10 (active)
- Publisher: ai.reka (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (pypi)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T17:43:01.469Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Reka
Understand your videos with Reka AI — search, ask questions, and extract insights.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:41:27.062Z over streamable-http.

**17 tools: 2 can delete or cancel things, 7 change things and 8 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 2 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 7 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 8 | allow |

## Findings

- **high** Text addressed to the model in `ask_video` ([model-directed-text](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#model-directed-text))

```untrusted-server-text
The description contains "BEFORE calling this tool, read", an instruction to read something before the tool is used.

description: "...end to specify the segment to analyze. BEFORE calling this tool, read the reka://docs/guide resource for reco..."
```

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `summarize_video` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "summarize_video" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"idempotentHint":true}; The name "summarize_video" says "summarize": a word for reading.
```


## Deletes or cancels (2)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `delete_group`

- The name "delete_group" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Delete a video group. Videos in the group are not deleted — they are simply removed from the group.
```

### `delete_video`

- The name "delete_video" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
- The description says "Permanently delete".
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Permanently delete a video and all its indexed data (transcript, captions, embeddings, etc.). This cannot be undone.
```

## Changes things (7)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `ask_video`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: high model-directed-text

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Ask a question about one or more videos with visual analysis. Most effective on focused time ranges — use start/end to specify the segment to analyze.

BEFORE calling this tool, read the reka://docs/guide resource for recommended workflows. In most cases, you should first:
- search_videos to find WHEN something happens, then pass those timestamps here as start/end
- segment_video to detect and locate specific objects
- get_transcript to read what was said

For single-video questions, pass video_id with start/end. For cross-video questions, pass videos — a list of video references with start/end each.

For follow-up questions, pass conversation_id from the previous response. You can add start/end to drill into a specific moment while keeping the conversation context.

Requires qa_only or full pipeline.
```

### `create_group`

- The name "create_group" says "create": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a new video group. Groups organize videos into collections. Returns the new group's ID and name.
```

### `index_video`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Index a video for search, QA, or full analysis. Processes the video through a pipeline of AI features. Typically takes 3-7 minutes; longer for long videos or the 'full' pipeline. Times out after 10 minutes by default.

Pipelines:
- search_only: transcription + captions + embeddings (enables search_videos)
- qa_only: transcription + captions (enables ask_video)
- full: transcription + captions + embeddings (enables all tools)

Scene detection is enabled by default and produces scene boundaries for get_scenes. Pass scene_detection=False to skip it.

Prerequisites: if using video_id, the video must be in 'uploaded' status. Use get_video to check status before calling this tool.
```

### `segment_video`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Detect objects in a video segment using text prompts. Describe what to look for and get per-frame detections with bounding boxes and confidence scores.

Prompt tips:
- Use broad, visual categories: 'animal', 'vehicle', 'person', 'text on screen'
- Specific labels ('rabbit', 'Toyota') are less reliable — the detector matches visual patterns, not semantic concepts
- Best for confirming whether a category of object appears in a time window, not for precise identification

How to pick a time range:
- Use search_videos to find WHEN something appears, then pass those timestamps here
- Use get_scenes to scan systematically — call segment_video once per scene (scenes typically fit in the 15s window)
- Or pass any range you already know

Maximum range is 15 seconds per call; for longer spans, make multiple calls with consecutive windows.

Does NOT require any feature indexing — works on any uploaded video.
```

### `summarize_video`

- The name "summarize_video" says "summarize": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "start": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Start here. Get a compact overview of a video: metadata, which features are indexed, a transcript preview, and scene count. Use this to decide which tools to call next — then use segment_video to detect specific objects in time ranges of interest.
```

### `update_video`

- The name "update_video" says "update": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Update a video's display name, title, description, or move it to a different group. At least one field must be provided. To remove a video from its group, pass group_id as null.
```

### `upload_video`

- The name "upload_video" says "upload": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Upload a video from a URL. Returns a video_id. Local file paths are not accepted; upload files outside the MCP server and pass a reachable video_url. The upload runs asynchronously — poll get_video until status is 'uploaded', then call index_video to enable search and analysis.
```

## Only reads (8)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `get_captions`

- The name "get_captions" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get AI-generated visual descriptions of what happens on screen. Use this to understand the visual content without watching — each caption describes a short segment with timestamps.

Use start/end to narrow results.

Requires the captions feature (qa_only or full pipeline).
```

### `get_feature_catalog`

- The name "get_feature_catalog" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List available video analysis features with their dependencies and descriptions. Use this to understand what features exist and what pipelines to use with index_video.
```

### `get_scenes`

- The name "get_scenes" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get detected scene boundaries with start/end timestamps. Use this to understand the video's structure, then pass scene timestamps as start/end to:
- ask_video for per-scene contextual analysis
- segment_video to detect specific objects per scene (scenes typically fit in segment_video's 15s max range)

Requires transcript indexed with scene detection (on by default; skipped only if index_video was called with scene_detection=False).
```

### `get_transcript`

- The name "get_transcript" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the spoken words in a video. Use this instead of ask_video when you need to read what was said — it returns the actual text, not a summary.

Use start/end to narrow results for long videos.

Requires the transcript feature to be indexed.
```

### `get_video`

- The name "get_video" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get detailed information about a video including upload status, metadata (duration, resolution, fps), and per-feature indexing status. Use this to check if upload or indexing is complete. The 'url' field is a short-lived HTTPS presigned URL (expires within hours) — fetch immediately and do not store; call get_video again for a fresh URL when needed.
```

### `list_groups`

- The name "list_groups" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all video groups. Use list_videos with a group_id to see videos in a specific group.
```

### `list_videos`

- The name "list_videos" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all videos in your account, or filter to a specific group by passing group_id. Shows upload status and which features have been indexed for each video. Each video's 'url' is a short-lived HTTPS presigned URL (expires within hours) — fetch immediately and do not store; call list_videos or get_video again for a fresh URL when needed.
```

### `search_videos`

- The name "search_videos" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find WHEN and WHERE something happens across your videos. Returns timestamped results ranked by relevance — use these timestamps as start/end in ask_video for focused analysis.

This is the recommended first step for most questions. Instead of asking ask_video about the entire video, search first to narrow down the relevant moments.

Each result's 'video_url' is a short-lived HTTPS presigned URL (expires within hours) — fetch immediately and do not store; call search_videos or get_video again for a fresh URL when needed.

Requires search_only or full pipeline.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `reka`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__reka__list_videos",
      "mcp__reka__get_video",
      "mcp__reka__list_groups",
      "mcp__reka__search_videos",
      "mcp__reka__get_transcript",
      "mcp__reka__get_captions",
      "mcp__reka__get_scenes",
      "mcp__reka__get_feature_catalog"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__reka__upload_video",
      "mcp__reka__update_video",
      "mcp__reka__create_group",
      "mcp__reka__index_video",
      "mcp__reka__ask_video",
      "mcp__reka__segment_video",
      "mcp__reka__summarize_video"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__reka__delete_video",
      "mcp__reka__delete_group"
    ]
  }
}
```