Kinescope MCP Usage Examples

This article contains ready-made query examples and usage scenarios for Kinescope MCP Server. Use them as a foundation for automating your tasks.

Works with: Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Qwen3 (desktop application). All examples are universal.

Who this article is for

• Project managers — ready-made templates for managing video content
• Marketers — examples for creating reports and analyzing performance
• Content managers — scenarios for organizing your media library
• Analysts — templates for working with metrics

Where to start

Choose your platform

All examples work identically in Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Qwen3 (desktop application). Choose a platform and configure the connection:

Cursor (for developers)

• Configure MCP Server through JSON configuration
• Use AI chat (Cid/Ctrl+L)
• Setup instructions

Claude Desktop (recommended for general use)

• Official AI assistant from Anthropic
• Quick terminal installation
• Setup instructions

Claude Code (for developers with Claude)

• iDE with built-in Claude
• JSON configuration setup
• Setup instructions

Qwen3 (desktop application)

• Configure MCP Server through JSON configuration in app settings
• Open the desktop application
• in a new chat, activate MCP with the button
• Setup instructions

Requirements:

• Kinescope API token (get one )

Basic operations

Searching and viewing information

Search by tag:

Find all videos with the "tutorial" tag

Search by period:

Show videos uploaded in December 2025

Search by multiple criteria:

Find videos with the "onboarding" or "training" tags from the "HR" project

View video information:

Show detailed information about the video with ID abc123

List of all projects:

Show a list of all my projects and the number of videos in each

Editing metadata

Updating the title:

Change the title of video abc123 to "introduction to Working with the Platform"

Adding a description:

Add a description to video abc123: "This is an introductory video for new employees.
it covers the basics of working with the platform."

Updating tags:

Add tags to video abc123: onboarding, training, basics

Comprehensive update:

For video abc123:
- Change the title to "CRM Basics"
- Update the description: "Training video on working with the CRM system"
- Add tags: CRM, training, sales
- Set privacy: access only from our domain

Managing structure

Creating a project:

Create a new project "Training Materials 2026" with private access

Creating a playlist:

Create a playlist "New Employee Onboarding" and add to it
all videos with the "onboarding" tag

Moving a video:

Move video abc123 from the "Drafts" project to the "Published" project

Copying a video:

Copy video abc123 to the "Archive" project as a backup

Analytics and reports

Basic analytics

General statistics:

Show view statistics for all videos for the last month

Project statistics:

What is the overall view statistics for the "Marketing" project for the quarter?

Audience geography:

From which countries do people most often watch videos in the "Product Demos" project?

Engagement analysis:

Show retention rate for all videos with the "tutorial" tag

Comparative analysis

Video comparison:

Compare view metrics for videos abc123 and xyz789

Top videos:

Which 10 videos have the highest retention rate this month?

Trends over time:

How did view counts for video abc123 change week by week over the last quarter?

Finding problems

Videos with low completion:

Find all videos with a completion rate below 50%

Drop-off points:

At what minutes do viewers most often stop watching video abc123?

ineffective content:

Which videos in the "Training" project have fewer than 100 views for the month?

Managing subtitles and chapters

Subtitles

Viewing subtitles:

Show the list of available subtitles for video abc123

Getting text:

Get the full English subtitle text with timestamps for video abc123

Checking availability:

Show all videos in the "Courses" project that do not have subtitles

Chapters

Adding chapters:

Add chapters to video abc123:
- 0:00 — "introduction"
- 2:30 — "Key Features"
- 5:45 — "Usage Examples"
- 10:20 — "Conclusion"

Checking structure:

Show chapters for video abc123

Bulk check:

Find all videos longer than 10 minutes without chapters

Working with streams

Creating and managing

Creating an event:

Create a live stream event:
- Title: "Monthly Webinar: Product Updates"
- Date: January 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
- Recording enabled

Stream list:

Show all scheduled streams for next week

Configuring restreaming:

Configure restreaming for the "Product Webinar" stream to YouTube and VK

Working with recordings

Getting recordings:

Show recordings of all streams for the last month

Stream statistics:

What was the maximum number of viewers at the "Product Launch" stream?

Complex scenarios

Scenario 1: Weekly report

Goal: Create a report on video content for the week

Steps:

1. Get view statistics:

Show view statistics for all videos over the last 7 days

2. identify top performers:

Which 5 videos got the most views this week?

3. Find issues:

Which videos have a completion rate below 60%?

4. Check new content:

How many videos were uploaded this week and what are their initial metrics?

5. Create a summary:

Based on this data, create a Google Sheets table with a weekly report

Scenario 2: Preparing for a content audit

Goal: Find videos that need updating

Steps:

1. Find videos without descriptions:

Show all videos without a description

2. Find videos without tags:

Find videos that have no tags

3. Find long videos without chapters:

Show videos longer than 10 minutes that have no chapters

4. Find old content:

Find videos uploaded more than a year ago that haven't been viewed in the last 3 months

5. Create an action plan:

Create a table with priorities: which videos need to be updated first

Scenario 3: Preparing a quarterly presentation

Goal: Collect data for a results presentation

Steps:

1. General statistics:

Show general platform statistics for Q4 2025:
number of videos, views, unique viewers, total watch time

2. Audience growth:

Compare view counts in Q4 2025 vs Q3 2025

3. Top content:

Which 10 videos were the most popular in Q4?

4. Geography:

From which countries does most traffic come?

5. Engagement:

What is the average retention rate for videos created in Q4?

6. Creating a document:

Create a Google Presentation with this data and add charts

Scenario 4: Library optimization

Goal: Organize your media library

Steps:

1. Structure audit:

Show all projects and the number of videos in each

2. Find duplicates:

Find videos with identical titles

3. Tag standardization:

Show a list of all unique tags used in videos

4. Privacy check:

Show all public videos and determine which ones should be private

5. Reorganization plan:

Suggest a project and folder structure based on current tags and content

Bulk operations

Updating metadata

Bulk tag addition:

Add the tag "archive-2025" to all videos uploaded in 2025

Privacy update:

Change privacy settings for all videos in the "internal Training" project
to access only from the corporate domain

Content migration

Move by tags:

Move all videos with the "outdated" tag to the "Archive" project

Creating backups:

Copy all videos from the "important Materials" project to the "Backup-2026" project

integrating with other tools

Google Drive

Sync with spreadsheets:

Export a list of all videos with their metrics to Google Sheets

Reports in Google Docs:

Create a Google Doc with an analysis of video content performance for the month

Calendars

Content planning:

Based on our content calendar in Google Calendar, which videos need to be created this month?

Troubleshooting

Diagnosing video issues

Checking processing status:

Show all videos that are still being processed

Finding errors:

Find videos with upload or processing errors

Checking accessibility:

Check if video abc123 is available for viewing from external domains

Tips for formulating queries

Be specific

Wrong:

Show videos

Right:

Show all videos with the "tutorial" tag uploaded in January 2026

Use iDs for precision

Wrong:

Update the product video

Right:

Update the title of video abc123 to "Product Overview 2026"

Break down complex tasks

Wrong:

Do a full analysis of all videos and create a report

Right:

Step 1: Show view statistics for the month
Step 2: identify top 10 videos
Step 3: Find videos with low completion rates
Step 4: Create a Google Doc with this data

Specify time frames

Wrong:

Show video statistics

Right:

Show video statistics for the last 30 days

Platform-specific examples

For Cursor (developers)

Code integration:

Find videos with the "API tutorial" tag and create TypeScript code for embedding the player

Ci/CD automation:

Get a list of recent videos and create a markdown file for the project README

Working with code:

Find all training videos and create a JSON configuration for the video player

For Claude Desktop (general use)

Content management:

Show statistics for all videos for the week and create a brief report

Analytics and reports:

Find videos with low completion rates and suggest a plan for improving them

For Claude Code (developers)

Code integration:

Find videos with the "API tutorial" tag and create TypeScript code for embedding the player

Documentation:

Get a list of training videos and create documentation with descriptions and links

For Qwen3 (universal tasks)

Complex analytics:

Get data from Kinescope, analyze video performance,
compare with metrics, and create a report

Google Workspace integration:

Export statistics for all videos to Google Sheets with formulas for calculating ROm

Creating reports:

Analyze views for the quarter and create a presentation with conclusions

What’s next?

Documentation

1. Kinescope MCP Server — complete guide to capabilities
2. Analytics — more about metrics
3. Video Management — working with content
4. API General Rules — technical documentation

Platform selection

Cursor — for developers and code integration
Claude Desktop — for general use
Claude Code — for developers with Claude
Qwen3 — free desktop application

Platform comparison

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