Anylens

Overview

Anylens is a Model Context Protocol server that transforms videos, PDFs, screenshots, and articles into anchored, cached understanding for AI agents. It exposes these capabilities as tools that your AI assistant can invoke directly, enabling deeper comprehension of visual and textual content across multiple formats.

The server runs locally on your machine via the npm package anylens, communicating over stdio with no authentication required. Install it with npx -y anylens and start using it immediately. Version v0.5.3 is available under the MIT license, with full source code at Slowper/anylens on GitHub.

Anylens belongs in the AI & Agents category and works with all MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, and others. If you maintain this project, claim your listing here to verify ownership and keep information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anylens": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "anylens"
      ]
    }
  }
}