Red Bee MCP Server

Overview

Red Bee MCP Server is a specialized Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway designed to bridge Claude‑compatible AI assistants with the Red Bee Media OTT platform. By exposing a rich set of 33 tools that cover authentication, content discovery, user account management, purchase flows, and system operations, the server eliminates the need for developers to write custom adapters or SDK wrappers. Instead, AI agents can issue high‑level semantic requests—such as “search for French comedy films” or “retrieve the user’s active subscriptions”—and receive structured responses directly from Red Bee’s APIs. This tight integration makes it possible to build conversational interfaces that feel natural while still leveraging the full power of Red Bee’s media services.

The server offers three operating modes that cater to different deployment scenarios. The original Stdio mode serves local AI agents like Claude Desktop, enabling quick prototyping on a single machine. The newer HTTP mode provides a standard REST/JSON‑RPC endpoint, making it trivial to expose the same functionality to web applications or microservices. For real‑time interactions, SSE (Server‑Sent Events) delivers a continuous event stream that can be consumed by front‑end clients, allowing instant updates when content availability changes or user actions occur. A combined Both mode lets a single instance run both Stdio and HTTP simultaneously, giving developers maximum flexibility.

Key capabilities include:

• Authentication & Authorization – secure token exchange and role‑based access tailored to Red Bee’s business units.
• Content Search & Browsing – advanced query tools that support filters, pagination, and media type selection.
• User & Subscription Management – tools to fetch profile data, subscription status, and billing history.
• Purchase & Checkout – end‑to‑end purchase workflows that integrate with Red Bee’s payment pipelines.
• Health & Monitoring – simple health‑check endpoints and SSE streams for operational visibility.

Real‑world use cases span from building a voice‑activated streaming assistant that can recommend and play titles, to integrating Red Bee’s catalog into a third‑party recommendation engine powered by an AI model. In corporate environments, the server can act as a single point of entry for internal bots that need to query licensing data or generate compliance reports. Because all interactions are defined by MCP, developers can swap out the underlying AI model (Claude, GPT‑4, etc.) without touching the Red Bee integration logic.

By providing a ready‑made MCP interface to a complex OTT backend, Red Bee MCP Server saves time on boilerplate code, ensures consistent error handling, and guarantees that AI agents can access media services safely and efficiently. This makes it an essential component for any developer looking to embed intelligent, context‑aware media interactions into chatbots, virtual assistants, or web applications.