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VideoDB for AI agents

VideoDB is video infrastructure for storing, searching, and understanding video content, used by teams building products that need to search inside video, not just around it. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

Connect VideoDBSee the 11 actions ↓
Video and audioAPI keyMCP + RESTvideodb.io
AUDIT LOG · VIDEODBPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
videodb.list_media
List Media✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
videodb.get_media
Get Media✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
videodb.create_collection
Create Collection✓ approved · approved by user
EVERY VIDEODB CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in VideoDB.

01

Search a video collection

Find moments across a video collection matching a search query, a read-only search.

02

Ask a question about a collection

Get an answer generated from the content of a video collection.

03

Ingest new media

Add a new video or audio file to a collection for indexing.

02 · ACTIONS

11 VideoDB actions, graded by risk.

Every VideoDB action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

6

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • videodb.get_media
    Get Media
  • videodb.list_media
    List Media
  • videodb.get_collection
    Get Collection
  • videodb.get_async_result
    Get Async Result
  • videodb.list_collections
    List Collections
  • videodb.search_collection
    Search Collection

write

5

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • videodb.create_collection
    Create Collection
  • videodb.update_collection
    Update Collection
  • videodb.ingest_media
    Ingest Media
  • videodb.rename_media
    Rename Media
  • videodb.ask_collection
    Ask Collection

destructive

0

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • No destructive actions.
03 · HOW IT WORKS

VideoDB in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect VideoDBThey add their VideoDB api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, and writes like “create Collection” can wait for the user to approve.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls VideoDB through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('videodb', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // create_collection
  destructive: 'deny',  
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How VideoDB connects.

Users add their VideoDB api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same VideoDB connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use VideoDB from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
06 · RELATED

More video and audio apps.

YouTube51 actionsAmara30 actionsTwitch131 actionsSoundCloud52 actionsVimeo50 actionsRev AI36 actionsListen Notes26 actionsShotstack24 actions
ALL VIDEO AND AUDIO APPS →
07 · FAQ

VideoDB and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use VideoDB with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect VideoDB to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the VideoDB actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect VideoDB?

Users add their VideoDB api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which VideoDB actions can my agent take?

11 in total: 6 read, 5 write and 0 destructive, such as “create Collection”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I make my agent read-only in VideoDB?

Yes. Allow read actions and deny writes in the VideoDB policy. Your agent can still look things up, and any write it attempts is blocked and logged.

Q05

Can my own backend call VideoDB too?

Yes. The same VideoDB connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

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Plug VideoDB into your agent.

Your users connect VideoDB once, under your brand. Your agent gets 11 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan