Video Highlight for Claude
Add Video Highlight to Claude in a couple of minutes. Claude can then search your library by what was said, read your summaries and transcripts, and answer with a link to the exact moment. It only ever reads.
Endpoint
What Claude can do with it
Real capabilities only. Every tool is read-only.
Find the right video
Claude searches your library by what was actually said, not just titles, and surfaces the matching moment with its timestamp.
Read a summary
Claude reads a video's saved AI summary in the language you ask for, when a summary already exists.
Quote with timestamps
Claude pulls the timestamped transcript so answers cite the exact second, not a paraphrase.
Browse and confirm
Claude lists the videos you have summaries for, page by page, and confirms which account is connected.
How to connect
About two minutes, once. You only do it the first time.
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Open Settings
In Claude, open the menu with your name on it and choose Settings.
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Go to Connectors
In the settings panel, select Connectors from the left menu.
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Add a connector
Click Add at the top right, then choose to add a custom connector.
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Configure it
Name it Video Highlight and set the URL to the endpoint above.
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Accept the defaults
Leave the authentication and advanced options at their defaults.
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Connect
Click Connect.
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Approve access
Approve the account-access request so Claude can reach your library.
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Sign in
Sign in to Video Highlight the same way you signed up, for example Continue with Google. Use the same email as your library.
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See the tools
Back in Claude, the seven read-only tools appear under the connector.
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Set permissions
All seven tools are read-only, so you can switch them to Always allow and skip the per-use prompt.
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You're connected
The tools now show as allowed. Ask about your library and Claude answers with a citation to the exact moment.
Sign in
OAuth sign-in
Claude opens a Video Highlight consent screen in your browser. You approve access, and Claude receives an access token for the read-only tools. No password is shared, and you never paste a key or password into the chat. You can disconnect at any time from Settings, Connectors in Claude.
Read-only, by design
The connector can find, read and cite your videos, and nothing more. It cannot generate summaries, transcribe, upload, create highlights or notes, edit playlists, export, delete, or change your billing. Every call is scoped to your own account.
Support and privacy
Questions or trouble connecting? Email support@videohighlight.com. Our privacy policy explains how connector data is handled, in sections 4.1 to 4.3.
Frequently asked questions
What can Claude do with my library?
It is read-only. Claude can search your library, list your videos, read a video's saved summary and its timestamped transcript, read the highlights you saved, and confirm which account is connected. It cannot generate summaries, transcribe, upload, create highlights or notes, edit playlists, export, delete, or change your billing.
Why does Claude ask permission before each tool?
Claude starts every new connector tool at "Needs approval" and asks before the first use. All seven Video Highlight tools are read-only, so setting them to "Always allow" in Claude's tool permissions is safe. Nothing the connector can do changes your account.
How does sign-in work?
Sign in with OAuth. Claude opens a Video Highlight consent screen in your browser, you approve access, and no password is shared.
Do I paste anything into the chat?
No. Sign-in happens in your browser through a Video Highlight consent screen. You never paste a key or password into the conversation.
Can Claude create, edit or delete anything?
No. Every tool the connector exposes is read-only. To generate a summary, transcribe a recording, upload a file, or make highlights and notes, use videohighlight.com.
Do I need a Video Highlight account?
Yes, a free one. Sign up at videohighlight.com with the same email you use to sign in to the connector, because the connector matches you to your library by email.
What if my library is empty?
That is a normal state for a new connection. Process your first video at videohighlight.com by pasting a YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion link, or uploading a recording, and it will appear to Claude.
Where do I get help?
Email support@videohighlight.com. Our privacy policy at videohighlight.com/privacy-policy explains how connector data is handled.
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