How do I install Cue?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Cue need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

When was Cue last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Cue — video answers with timestamp-level proof. Scenes and frames stay off until asked.

Cue MCP server

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Local command

npx -y @sylphx/[email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.sylphxai-cue -- npx -y @sylphx/cue@0.3.5

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.sylphxai-cue": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@sylphx/[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

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A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.3.5
Last checked

From the publisher

Documentation

Merged into anymd (2026-09-25). anymd reads PDFs, Office files, EPUB, web pages, images and video into clean Markdown for AI agents: npx -y @sylphx/anymd. This repository is archived.

Ask your agent	Cue returns
“Find this quote.”	a timestamped match in embedded subtitles, when those subtitles exist
“Summarize this meeting.”	chapters and embedded subtitles
“Where is the code shown?”	one frame from `video_evidence` at a known timestamp
“What changed in this demo?”	scene boundaries when `profile` is `quality` or `include_scenes` is set
“Give me the useful moments.”	chapters, embedded subtitles, warnings, and gaps

Tool	Purpose
`read_video`	Default `fast` profile: container metadata, streams, chapters, and embedded subtitles. Scenes are opt-in.
`search_video`	Search embedded subtitle cues. It does not run speech recognition.
`video_evidence`	Named follow-up: render, crop, or OCR one frame at a timestamp

Product	Job
Citra	PDF answers with page-level proof
Iris	Image facts and pixel evidence
Spine	Repository architecture and impact
Locus	Exact code-chunk retrieval
Lookout	Web research with source excerpts

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Cue

Video answers with timestamp-level proof

Read a local video

Jobs Cue is built for

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How do I install Cue?

Does Cue need an API key?

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