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Muxinc MCP Server

Muxinc MCP Server is an MCP server that adds data and analytics tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. The official MCP Server for the Mux API. It has 182 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @mux/mcp.

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Install Muxinc MCP Server

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muxinc-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mux/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUX_TOKEN_ID": "your-value",
        "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-value",
        "MUX_SIGNING_KEY": "your-value",
        "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env MUX_TOKEN_ID=your-value --env MUX_TOKEN_SECRET=your-value --env MUX_SIGNING_KEY=your-value --env MUX_PRIVATE_KEY=your-value --transport stdio muxinc-mcp-server -- npx -y @mux/mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muxinc-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mux/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUX_TOKEN_ID": "your-value",
        "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-value",
        "MUX_SIGNING_KEY": "your-value",
        "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_token_id",
      "description": "MUX_TOKEN_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_token_secret",
      "description": "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_signing_key",
      "description": "MUX_SIGNING_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_private_key",
      "description": "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "muxinc-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mux/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUX_TOKEN_ID": "${input:mux_token_id}",
        "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET": "${input:mux_token_secret}",
        "MUX_SIGNING_KEY": "${input:mux_signing_key}",
        "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY": "${input:mux_private_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (remote)

claude mcp add --transport http muxinc-mcp-server "https://mcp.mux.com"

The same server is also hosted as a remote MCP endpoint, so nothing runs on your machine.

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
MUX_TOKEN_IDsecretYesYour Mux access token ID
MUX_TOKEN_SECRETsecretYesYour Mux access token secret
MUX_SIGNING_KEYsecretNoYour JWT signing key ID, for use with signed playback IDs
MUX_PRIVATE_KEYsecretNoYour JWT private key, for use with signed playback IDs

About Muxinc MCP Server

You can run the MCP Server directly via npx: There is a partial list of existing clients at modelcontextprotocol.io. If you already have a client, consult their documentation to install the MCP server.

  • mux
  • video
  • video-streaming
  • video-processing
  • video-analytics
  • node

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What is Muxinc MCP Server?

Muxinc MCP Server is an MCP server that adds data and analytics tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. The official MCP Server for the Mux API. It has 182 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @mux/mcp. The source code is at github.com/muxinc/mux-ts.

How do I install the Muxinc MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @mux/mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Muxinc MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (MUX_TOKEN_ID, MUX_TOKEN_SECRET, MUX_SIGNING_KEY and MUX_PRIVATE_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Muxinc MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. The latest release is v15.6.1, published Oct 5, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.