Kaltura Events MCP Server

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Kaltura Event Platform API. Enables AI assistants to create, manage, and interact with Kaltura virtual events through a standardized tool interface.

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Tools
• Resources
• Running the MCP Server
  • Installation
  • Server Configuration
    • Environment Variables
    • API Environments
• Connecting Your Agent
  • Claude Desktop
  • Claude Code

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Overview

The Kaltura Events MCP Server exposes Kaltura's Event Platform API as MCP tools and resources, allowing any MCP-compatible AI agent to manage virtual events programmatically.

Key capabilities:

• Create, update, and delete virtual events
• Manage event sessions and resources
• Access event templates and timezone information
• Per-connection authentication with Kaltura Session (KS) isolation
• Multiple transport protocols: stdio, SSE, and Streamable HTTP

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Tools

Tool	Description
create-event	Create a new virtual event with specified configuration
list-events	Retrieve a list of events with filtering and pagination
update-event	Modify existing event properties
delete-event	Remove an event and its associated resources
create-event-session	Add a new session to an existing event
list-event-sessions	Get all sessions for a specific event

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Resources

Resource	Description
events	Access information about specific Kaltura events
preset-templates	Browse available preset templates for event creation

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Running the MCP Server

Before connecting any agent, you may need to build and start the MCP server locally.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22 or later
• A valid Kaltura Session (KS) with appropriate permissions

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/kaltura/mcp-events.git
cd mcp-events

# Install dependencies and build
npm install
npm run build

# Start the MCP server in stdio mode
npm run start:stdio

# OR start the MCP server in Streamable HTTP mode
# (required for Claude Desktop, VS Code, and remote agents)
npm run start:http

Once the server is running, proceed to Connecting Your Agent.

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Server Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
KALTURA_ENV	API environment (NVP, EU, DE)	NVP
KALTURA_SERVER_PORT	Port the MCP server listens on (HTTP mode)	3000
KALTURA_KS	Kaltura Session token (Local stdio mode only)	—
KALTURA_PUBLIC_API	Custom Public API base URL (overrides KALTURA_ENV)	—

API Environments

Environment	Region
NVP	North America (default)
EU	European region (IRP)
DE	German region (FRP)

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Connecting Your Agent

All examples below assume the MCP server is already running locally on port 3000. Set the KALTURA_KS environment variable in your shell, or substitute your session token directly in the config.

Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file and restart the application.

Config file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaltura-events": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3000",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "KS ${KALTURA_KS}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Option 1 — CLI:

claude mcp add --transport http kaltura-events http://localhost:3000 \
  --header 'Authorization: KS ${KALTURA_KS}' \
  [-s user|project|local]

Option 2 — Manual config (~/.claude.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kaltura-events": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3000",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "KS ${KALTURA_KS}"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Made with care by the Kaltura team.