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Video Streaming & Media Server

What 6 leading Video Streaming & Media Server apps are built on: the providers each one ships in its code or lists as an integration, grouped by layer and capability, and joined to the catalog.

6 reference apps 26 providers 15 observed in code 11 declared only 96.2% in the catalog 34.0 mean Kin Score 4 with a verified MCP server
How to read this. observed the integration ships in the app (SDK in a dependency file, source code, or an Android build analysis). declared the app names the integration itself (README, integrations page, store listing). Every row links the source it was read from. Providers not yet in the catalog are marked queued for profiling. Blueprint by API Evangelist, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Capabilities marked Turbo EA come from Turbo EA Capabilities by Vincent Verdet, CC BY 4.0 (notice); those marked API Evangelist extension are CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Android build analyses: Exodus Privacy (reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org).

domain layer 8 capabilities
Metadata Cataloguing 6 providers · BC-3710.20 · Turbo EA

Metadata Cataloguing capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
The Movie Database observed [1] [2] Jellyfin, Plex 47.7 developing 21.7 agent-aware none found
TheTVDB observed [1] [2] Jellyfin, Plex 41.1 developing 22.7 agent-aware unknown
AniList observed [1] Jellyfin 47.3 developing 36.6 agent-ready none found
OMDb observed [1] Jellyfin 36.4 thin 26.6 agent-aware none found
AniDB observed [1] Jellyfin 7.4 minimal 0.0 human-only unknown
IMDb declared [1] Plex 24.8 emerging 8.6 agent-aware none found
Film & TV Metadata, Artwork & Subtitles 4 providers · AE-170.10.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Fanart.tv observed [1] [2] Jellyfin, Plex 11.2 emerging 0.0 human-only unknown
OpenSubtitles observed [1] Jellyfin 4.3 minimal 0.0 human-only —
CineMaterial declared [1] Plex 12.1 emerging 2.9 human-only —
Rotten Tomatoes queued for profiling declared [1] Plex — — —
Music Streaming & Catalog 4 providers · AE-170.20.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
MusicBrainz observed [1] [2] Jellyfin, Plex 37.9 thin 31.3 agent-ready none found
TheAudioDB observed [1] Jellyfin 3.3 minimal 0.0 human-only none found
Last.fm declared [1] Plex 54.2 developing 23.7 agent-aware none found
AllMusic declared [1] Plex 2.7 minimal 0.0 human-only —
Watch & Listen History Sync 2 providers · AE-170.100 · API Evangelist extension

Watch & Listen History Sync capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Trakt observed [1] [2] Emby, Jellyfin 49.0 developing 21.9 agent-aware none found
ListenBrainz observed [1] Jellyfin 12.5 emerging 0.0 human-only none found
Connected TV 1 providers · AE-170.10.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
SiliconDust HDHomeRun declared [1] Emby 11.3 emerging 0.0 human-only —
Electronic Programme Guide Management 1 providers · BC-3730.20 · Turbo EA

Electronic Programme Guide Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Schedules Direct declared [1] Emby 15.6 emerging 2.9 human-only —
Learning Environment Management 1 providers · BC-4730.30 · Turbo EA

Learning Environment Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Moodle observed [1] MediaCMS 11.6 emerging 0.6 human-only none found
Video Hosting & Encoding 1 providers · AE-170.10.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
YouTube declared [1] PeerTube 59.6 strong 38.4 agent-ready none found

common layer 4 capabilities
Storage Management 3 providers · BC-600.50.20 · Turbo EA
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Oracle Cloud Object Storage declared [1] Owncast 76.9 exemplar 52.1 agent-native verified
Amazon S3 declared [1] PeerTube 70.8 exemplar 23.3 agent-aware verified
Scaleway Object Storage declared [1] PeerTube 53.6 developing 27.1 agent-aware verified
IP Geolocation 1 providers · AE-120.50.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
MaxMind GeoIP observed [1] [2] Owncast, PeerTube 31.7 thin 17.9 agent-aware none found
Observability Management 1 providers · BC-4220.20 · Turbo EA

Observability Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Sentry observed [1] [2] MediaCMS, Plex 80.6 exemplar 50.2 agent-ready verified
Team Chat Bridging 1 providers · AE-150.40.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Discord observed [1] Owncast 46.4 developing 30.6 agent-ready none found

Reference apps

Jellyfin self-hosted

https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin

11 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the AniDB SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the AniList SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Fanart.tv SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the ListenBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MusicBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OMDb SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenSubtitles SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the The Movie Database SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the TheAudioDB SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the TheTVDB SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Trakt SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), source code, source code

PeerTube self-hosted

https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube

1 observed · 3 declared
  • observed ships the MaxMind GeoIP SDK or integration code source
  • declared lists Amazon S3 as an integration source
  • declared lists Scaleway Object Storage as an integration source
  • declared lists YouTube as an integration source

Read from: dependency manifest, source code

Owncast self-hosted

https://github.com/owncast/owncast

2 observed · 1 declared
  • observed ships the Discord SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MaxMind GeoIP SDK or integration code source
  • declared lists Oracle Cloud Object Storage as an integration source

Read from: dependency manifest, documentation, source code

MediaCMS self-hosted

https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms

2 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Moodle SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Sentry SDK or integration code source

Read from: dependency manifest, source code

Plex commercial

https://www.plex.tv/

1 observed · 9 declared
  • observed ships the Sentry SDK or integration code source
  • declared lists AllMusic as an integration source
  • declared lists CineMaterial as an integration source
  • declared lists Fanart.tv as an integration source
  • declared lists IMDb as an integration source
  • declared lists Last.fm as an integration source
  • declared lists MusicBrainz as an integration source
  • declared lists Rotten Tomatoes as an integration source
  • declared lists The Movie Database as an integration source
  • declared lists TheTVDB as an integration source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), documentation

Emby commercial

https://emby.media/

0 observed · 3 declared
  • declared lists Schedules Direct as an integration source
  • declared lists SiliconDust HDHomeRun as an integration source
  • declared lists Trakt as an integration source

Read from: documentation, integrations page

Where these apps are listed

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