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Sonpiaz MCP Server

Sonpiaz MCP Server is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Hand any social video to your AI agent — frames + transcript bundled. It has 253 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp.

github.com/sonpiaz/watch-cli (opens in a new tab)

Install Sonpiaz MCP Server

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

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonpiaz-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KYMA_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GROQ_API_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 KYMA_API_KEY=your-value --env GROQ_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio sonpiaz-mcp-server -- npx -y @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonpiaz-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KYMA_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "kyma_api_key",
      "description": "KYMA_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "groq_api_key",
      "description": "GROQ_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "sonpiaz-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KYMA_API_KEY": "${input:kyma_api_key}",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "${input:groq_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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
KYMA_API_KEYsecretNoKyma API key (default backend). Get one at https://kymaapi.com — first $0.50 free, then pay-per-use (~$0.05 per 1-hour video). Optional if…
GROQ_API_KEYsecretNoGroq API key for direct BYOK transcription (alternative to Kyma). Set this instead of KYMAAPIKEY if you prefer direct provider.
WATCH_AUDIO_MODENoBackend routing override. Values: kyma (default), byok (use GROQAPIKEY), local (whisper.cpp on $PATH, fully offline).

About Sonpiaz MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) stdio server that exposes watch-cli as a callable tool. Watch any social video → get an architecture diagram, working component, runnable notebook, or step-by-step cheat sheet — automatically.

  • ai-agents
  • claude-code
  • cli
  • mcp
  • transcription
  • video

FAQ

Sonpiaz MCP Server FAQ

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What is Sonpiaz MCP Server?

Sonpiaz MCP Server is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Hand any social video to your AI agent — frames + transcript bundled. It has 253 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @sonpiaz/watch-cli-mcp. The source code is at github.com/sonpiaz/watch-cli.

How do I install the Sonpiaz MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @sonpiaz/watch-cli-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 Sonpiaz MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (KYMA_API_KEY and GROQ_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Sonpiaz MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 13, 2026. The latest release is v0.3.4, published Sep 4, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.