Video Still Capture MCP

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Take a one-off photo from a user's webcam without managing connections (use quick_capture).

• 2

  Open and maintain persistent camera connections to capture multiple frames or adjust settings over time (use open_camera, capture_frame, close_connection).

• 3

  Read and change video properties or apply simple image transformations to webcam captures (use get_video_properties and set_video_property).

Description

Video Still Capture MCP is a lightweight Python implementation of the Model Context Protocol that exposes tools for capturing still frames from webcams, managing persistent camera connections, and adjusting video properties (brightness, contrast, resolution, etc.). It provides quick single-frame capture, connection lifecycle management, basic image transformations (e.g., horizontal flip), and multi-camera support. The server is intended to integrate with AI assistants (example: Claude Desktop) so they can request photos and control cameras programmatically. Resource management is handled automatically, and the project is distributed under an open-source license.