Playhead MCP server
online · 100% uptimeby tryplayhead.com·
com.tryplayhead/playhead·v0.2.0Watches a video or ad from a link and answers in words, with the second of every moment.
B77/100grade B
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-09 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 968ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 77/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Playhead compares
Against every graded Media MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 77/100
- higher than 50% of 1,337 Media servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Media server answers 100%
- Response time
- 395 ms
- faster than 43% of 862 Media servers
Install Playhead in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http playhead https://mcp.tryplayhead.com/mcp
Playhead: common questions
- Is Playhead MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (77/100). Read the Playhead safety report
- How do I install Playhead?
- It runs remotely at mcp.tryplayhead.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Playhead need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Playhead maintained?
- The latest release is v0.2.0.
- Is Playhead up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Playhead?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Katto MCP server, Remove AI Watermarks MCP server and Openshorts MCP server.
- How does Playhead compare with other Media MCP servers?
- safety score 77/100 (higher than 50% of 1,337 Media servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Media server answers 100%); response time 395 ms (faster than 43% of 862 Media servers). Full comparison.
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