
Al Jazeera 360
Browse, search & watch Al Jazeera 360's Arabic shows, documentaries and podcasts inside the chat.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Browse, search & watch Al Jazeera 360's Arabic shows, documentaries and podcasts inside the chat.
How to connect
How to connect Al Jazeera 360 to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://aljazeera360-mcp.ahmed-26d.workers.dev/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Al Jazeera 360 to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://aljazeera360-mcp.ahmed-26d.workers.dev/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Al Jazeera 360 to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://aljazeera360-mcp.ahmed-26d.workers.dev/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (15)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| get_trending_content | Get the trending and most-watched content on Al Jazeera 360 platform. Returns featured shows, most-watched videos, latest episodes, and editorial picks. الحصول على المحتوى الرائج والأكثر مشاهدة على منصة الجزيرة 360. يشمل: البرامج المميزة، الأكثر مشاهدة، أحدث الحلقات، واقتراحات المحررين. |
| browse_section | Browse content in a specific section/channel on Al Jazeera 360. تصفح محتوى قسم أو قناة محددة على منصة الجزيرة 360. Available sections (الأقسام المتاحة): - AJ360-Originals: أعمال الجزيرة 360 الأصلية - AJA: قناة الجزيرة العربية - AJD: الجزيرة الوثائقية - Atheer: أثير - AJ-Plus: AJ+ عربي - Talk Show: برامج حوارية - Investigative Show: برامج تحقيقية - Podcast: بودكاست - Documentaries: برامج وثائقية - Field Show: برامج ميدانية - Policy Series: سلاسل سياسية - Social Series: سلاسل اجتماعية - Historical Series: سلاسل تاريخية - Biographical Series: سلاسل سيرة ذاتية - Culture and Arts Series: سلاسل ثقافة وفنون Args: section_id: The section identifier (e.g., "AJA", "Documentaries", "Podcast") |
| get_video_details | Get detailed information about a specific video on Al Jazeera 360. Returns title, description, duration, quality, categories, episode info, and watch URL. الحصول على معلومات تفصيلية عن فيديو محدد على منصة الجزيرة 360. يشمل: العنوان، الوصف، المدة، الجودة، التصنيفات، ورابط المشاهدة. Args: video_id: The numeric ID of the video (e.g., 953659) |
| play_video | Play a video from Al Jazeera 360. In AI apps that support interactive views (MCP Apps), this opens the official Al Jazeera 360 player inside the chat; elsewhere it returns the watch link. Use when the user asks to watch or play something. تشغيل فيديو من الجزيرة 360. في التطبيقات التي تدعم الواجهات التفاعلية يفتح المشغّل الرسمي داخل المحادثة، وفي غيرها يعيد رابط المشاهدة. Args: video_id: The numeric ID of the video (from search_videos, browse_section, etc.) |
| run_diagnostics | Check whether this AI app can play Al Jazeera 360 videos inside the chat (protected video / DRM, embedding the official player, fullscreen). Use when the user says a video does not play in the chat. Call it with no arguments; the interactive view runs the checks and shows the result. فحص قدرة تطبيق الذكاء الاصطناعي على تشغيل فيديوهات الجزيرة 360 داخل المحادثة. استخدمها عندما يقول المستخدم إن الفيديو لا يعمل داخل المحادثة. Args: report: Internal. Filled by the interactive view with its capability check; leave empty. |
| get_series_details | Get detailed information about a series on Al Jazeera 360, including all seasons. الحصول على معلومات تفصيلية عن مسلسل/برنامج على منصة الجزيرة 360 مع قائمة المواسم. Args: series_id: The numeric ID of the series (e.g., 2355 for الدحيح) |
| get_season_episodes | Get all episodes in a specific season. Use get_series_details first to find season IDs. الحصول على جميع حلقات موسم محدد. استخدم get_series_details أولاً للحصول على أرقام المواسم. Args: season_id: The season ID (obtained from get_series_details) max_episodes: Maximum number of episodes to return (default: 20) |
| search_videos | Search for videos, documentaries, and programs on Al Jazeera 360. Supports Arabic and English search queries. Optionally filter by content type. البحث عن فيديوهات ووثائقيات وبرامج على منصة الجزيرة 360. يدعم البحث بالعربية والإنجليزية. يمكن تصفية النتائج حسب نوع المحتوى. Examples: - "فلسطين" — videos about Palestine - "غزة" — videos about Gaza - "الدحيح" — Al Daheeh science show - "وثائقي تاريخي" — historical documentaries Args: query: Search term in Arabic or English content_type: Optional filter — "VOD" for single videos, "SERIES" for series only, None for all max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 20) |
| list_sections | List all available sections and channels on Al Jazeera 360. Returns section IDs with their Arabic names for use with browse_section. عرض جميع الأقسام والقنوات المتاحة على منصة الجزيرة 360. يرجع معرفات الأقسام مع أسمائها العربية لاستخدامها مع browse_section. |
| get_latest_episodes | Get the latest episodes from a specific section on Al Jazeera 360. الحصول على أحدث الحلقات من قسم محدد على منصة الجزيرة 360. Args: section_id: Section to get latest from (default: "AJA" for Al Jazeera Arabic) count: Number of episodes to return (default: 10) |
| show_on_screen | Open the interactive Al Jazeera 360 view (the site's look: rows, programme pages, episode page, player) in the conversation. Use it ONLY when the user explicitly asks to see or display something on screen or to play an episode here (e.g. «اعرضلي»، «وريني»، «شغّلها هنا», "show me", "display", "play it here"). For everything else, use the other tools, which return data only. فتح العرض التفاعلي للجزيرة 360 داخل المحادثة، فقط عندما يطلب المستخدم العرض صراحةً. Args: view: home | section | latest | search | series | season | video | play video_id: For video or play series_id: For series season_id: For season section_id: For section or latest (e.g. "AJA", "AJD") query: For search |
| watch_video | Look at an Al Jazeera 360 episode: returns timestamped frames (one every ~15 s is available) as images, so you can see scenes, people and read on-screen text such as guest names and titles, news tickers and quotes. Use it to describe an episode, find who appears or when something is shown, or to build chapters and metadata. For long episodes, look at the whole range first, then zoom into a range. Afterwards, save_video_analysis stores what you found so it becomes searchable. مشاهدة حلقة من الجزيرة 360: صور من الحلقة بتوقيتها لقراءة النصوص على الشاشة ومعرفة الضيوف والمشاهد. Args: video_id: Video ID (from search_videos, get_season_episodes, ...) start_minute: Start of the range, in minutes (default 0) end_minute: End of the range, in minutes (default: end of the episode) max_frames: Frames to return, 4-36 (default 24; 12 per image) |
| search_video_index | Search inside analysed episodes: who appeared, when a topic came up, what was said or shown on screen. Returns episodes with the timestamps of each match; for speech the exact second the phrase is spoken (exact_sec, from word timings). Covers episodes saved with save_video_analysis or transcribed with listen_to_video / transcribe_audio. البحث داخل الحلقات المحللة: مين ظهر، وإمتى اتكلموا عن موضوع، وإيه اللي اتقال أو اتكتب. Args: query: Name, topic or phrase (Arabic or English) kind: all | people (guests + mentions) | guest | mention | chapter | topic | keyword | onscreen | transcript | transcript_en (English translation) limit: Max matches (default 40) |
| get_video_analysis | Read the saved analysis of an episode (summary, chapters, guests, topics, ad breaks, name fixes, on-screen text) or list all analysed episodes when no video_id is given. The transcript lines are left out unless include_transcript is true: use get_transcript for the text, or the download links. عرض التحليل المحفوظ لحلقة (الملخص والفصول والضيوف…)، أو قائمة كل الحلقات المحللة. Args: video_id: Video ID (omit to list analysed episodes) include_transcript: Also return every transcript/translation line (large; default false) |
| get_transcript | Get the full text of an episode: the platform's own subtitle file (WebVTT/SRT) when the episode has one, otherwise a transcript already saved in the video index. Returns the text with timestamps, plain text, or a ready SRT/VTT file. If neither exists, says so and lists the subtitle languages that are available. On the team endpoint, saved transcripts also come with download links (text, SRT, VTT) to the full file. نص الحلقة الكامل: ملف الترجمة الخاص بالمنصة إن وجد، أو التفريغ المحفوظ في الفهرس. Args: video_id: Video ID language: Subtitle language code (default "ar"; falls back to another language if absent) format: text (timestamped lines) | plain | srt | vtt start_minute: Start of the range, in minutes (default 0) end_minute: End of the range (default: end of the episode) |