Vivu
Vivu makes uploaded video libraries searchable by meaning, returning candidate moments as time ranges.
What Vivu is
Vivu makes uploaded video libraries searchable by meaning, returning candidate moments as time ranges. It indexes each video once in the cloud across spoken words, visuals, speakers, on-screen text, and timing. Fast search uses one credit; Precise search adds a refinement pass and uses five credits total. Searches are limited to one project at a time, and Vivu finds moments in existing footage rather than editing or generating video. The web app and API are available with a remote MCP connector for Claude and other MCP clients, including ChatGPT. Browser uploads accept common video formats. Footage stays private to the customer’s workspace, and access to projects and searches requires sign-in. Uploaded video and derived data remain in the account until deletion, which is permanent. Vivu says data travels over HTTPS and sign-in uses Google Firebase Authentication; its backend runs in Google Cloud’s us-central1 region in the United States. A free plan includes 20 indexing minutes and 50 search credits monthly. Premium costs $30 USD per month and includes 180 indexing minutes and 500 search credits.
Good
- Indexes speech, visuals, speakers, text, and timing
- Fast and Precise search modes
- Free plan includes 20 indexing minutes monthly
- MCP connector works with Claude and other clients
Watch out
- Searches cannot span multiple projects
- Does not edit or generate video
- Premium costs $30 USD per month
Who it suits
Vivu suits teams in marketing, sales, enablement, training, events, AI, product, robotics, or customer support that need to locate moments in video. It may also suit people who want to search footage through Claude or another MCP client.
Verdict
Vivu is a video search tool for finding candidate moments in existing footage, with a web app and MCP connector. Check the single-project search limit and monthly indexing and credit allowances against your workflow.
Plans and prices
From Vivu's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 20 indexing minutes/month · 50 search credits/month · Personal workspace · Web app and Vivu connector · $0 USD per month |
| Premium | $30 a month | 180 indexing minutes/month · 500 search credits/month · Expanded workspace capacity · Web app and Vivu connector · $30 USD per month |
The facts
Each one read from Vivu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Integrations
- Claude is the main connector setup, and the maker says other MCP clients can connect to the same server.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Vivu describes workflows for marketing, sales and enablement, training, events, AI and product teams, robotics, and customer support.checked 29 Sep 2026
- MCP connector
- Vivu runs a remote MCP server that works with Claude and other MCP clients, including ChatGPT, over Streamable HTTP with OAuth.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Not an editor
- Vivu finds moments in existing footage and does not edit or generate video.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Privacy and access
- Footage stays private to the customer's workspace, and workspace projects and searches require a signed-in account.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Processing location
- The maker says its product backend runs in Google Cloud's us-central1 region in the United States.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Project scope
- Each search runs inside exactly one project, and Vivu does not support searching across projects.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Vivu makes video libraries searchable by meaning and returns candidate moments as time ranges.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Retention and deletion
- Uploaded video and derived data remain in the account until the video or project is deleted, and deletion is permanent.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Search modes
- Fast search uses one credit, while Precise search adds a refinement pass and uses five credits total.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security
- Vivu says service data travels over HTTPS and sign-in is handled by Google Firebase Authentication.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] for support questions.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Upload formats
- The connector documentation says any common video format is accepted for browser upload.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Video indexing
- Vivu indexes each uploaded video once in its cloud across what is said, what is on screen, who is speaking, on-screen text, and timing.checked 29 Sep 2026
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