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Blink Camera MCP server

Let your AI aim your Blink pan/tilt camera, check where it points, and take a snapshot.

This is a small helper that connects your AI assistant to your Amazon Blink camera, including the pan and tilt mount. It lets the AI see where the camera is pointing, turn it to a new angle, send it back home, and grab a still picture. It is handy if you have a Blink camera with a moving mount and want to steer it by just asking in plain words.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to an app or service. This one connects your AI to your Blink camera and its pan/tilt mount, so the AI can look up the camera's position or move it when you ask. You do not need to know how it works inside; you just talk to your AI like usual.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like "point the front door camera a bit to the left." The AI passes that request to this helper. The helper logs into your Blink account, opens a live session with the camera, and sends the movement command to the mount. It waits until the hardware itself confirms the new angle, then tells the AI the result. For a snapshot, it grabs one frame from the live stream and hands it back as an image.

What you can do with it

Check where the camera is pointing and how far it can travel
Aim the camera at a specific angle
Nudge the camera a few degrees left, right, up, or down
Stop the motors while the camera is moving
Send the camera back to its saved home position
Save the current angle as the new home
Take a snapshot of whatever the camera is looking at

Try asking your AI

“Where is the front door camera pointing right now?”
“Turn the front door camera 10 degrees to the left.”
“Send the camera back to its home position.”
“Take a snapshot from the front door camera.”

What it gives back to you

You get short answers in the chat, like the current pan and tilt angles, whether the move finished, and how long it took. If you ask for a snapshot, you get an image right in the conversation. If the camera cannot confirm a move, the helper says it failed instead of guessing. Nothing is captured unless you ask for it.

Before you start

What you need

A Blink account with your email and password
Python 3.10 or newer
ffmpeg installed on your computer (needed for snapshots)
A file path where you can drop a 2FA code if your Blink account uses two-step verification

Good to know

This helper moves a real camera, so a wrong request will physically turn it, and snapshots show whatever the camera is pointed at, so only use it when you mean to.

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