@chaitanyawk/rewindai-mcp
v2.0.0
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YouTube MCP — summarize videos, extract highlights, jump to timestamps, build a knowledge base for any AI tool
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@chaitanyawk/rewindai-mcp
YouTube intelligence MCP. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, any MCP tool.
What it does
- analyze_video — fetch full transcript + prompt your AI to summarize
- save_analysis — AI saves its own summary, highlights, topics to your knowledge base
- text_to_timestamp — select any text → get exact YouTube jump link
- search_knowledge — search everything you've watched by keyword/topic
- get_prep_guide — instant study guide from your saved videos
- get_quiz — quiz/interview questions from your watched content
- get_video — full details of any saved video
- list_library — see everything in your knowledge base
Knowledge is saved to ~/.rewindai/knowledge.json — persists forever across all tools.
Setup
Claude Code / VS Code
Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"rewindai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@chaitanyawk/rewindai-mcp"]
}
}
}Cursor
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"rewindai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@chaitanyawk/rewindai-mcp"]
}
}
}Codex / OpenAI
{
"mcpServers": {
"rewindai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@chaitanyawk/rewindai-mcp"]
}
}
}No API key needed — your AI tool does all the thinking.
Usage
Just talk naturally:
- "Analyze this: https://youtu.be/i_Yy0sfPL-8"
- "Find the timestamp for 'gradient descent explained'"
- "Search my videos for neural networks"
- "Prepare me on machine learning"
- "Quiz me on React hooks"
- "Show my library"
