# Muxinc MCP Server (MCP server)

> Muxinc MCP Server is an MCP server that adds data and analytics tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. The official MCP Server for the Mux API. It has 182 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @mux/mcp.

You can run the MCP Server directly via npx: There is a partial list of existing clients at modelcontextprotocol.io. If you already have a client, consult their documentation to install the MCP server.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/muxinc/mux-ts |
| GitHub stars | 182 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio, streamable-http |
| Packages | npm: @mux/mcp |
| Remote URL | https://mcp.mux.com |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude.ai, ChatGPT |
| Category | Data & analytics |
| Latest release | v15.6.1 (Oct 5, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | com.mux/mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muxinc-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mux/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUX_TOKEN_ID": "your-value",
        "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-value",
        "MUX_SIGNING_KEY": "your-value",
        "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env MUX_TOKEN_ID=your-value --env MUX_TOKEN_SECRET=your-value --env MUX_SIGNING_KEY=your-value --env MUX_PRIVATE_KEY=your-value --transport stdio muxinc-mcp-server -- npx -y @mux/mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "muxinc-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mux/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUX_TOKEN_ID": "your-value",
        "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-value",
        "MUX_SIGNING_KEY": "your-value",
        "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_token_id",
      "description": "MUX_TOKEN_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_token_secret",
      "description": "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_signing_key",
      "description": "MUX_SIGNING_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mux_private_key",
      "description": "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "muxinc-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mux/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUX_TOKEN_ID": "${input:mux_token_id}",
        "MUX_TOKEN_SECRET": "${input:mux_token_secret}",
        "MUX_SIGNING_KEY": "${input:mux_signing_key}",
        "MUX_PRIVATE_KEY": "${input:mux_private_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Code (remote)

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http muxinc-mcp-server "https://mcp.mux.com"
```

The same server is also hosted as a remote MCP endpoint, so nothing runs on your machine.

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `MUX_TOKEN_ID` (secret) (required): Your Mux access token ID
- `MUX_TOKEN_SECRET` (secret) (required): Your Mux access token secret
- `MUX_SIGNING_KEY` (secret): Your JWT signing key ID, for use with signed playback IDs
- `MUX_PRIVATE_KEY` (secret): Your JWT private key, for use with signed playback IDs

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