PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Epiphan Video today released read and write access for Epiphan MCP, its hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Epiphan Edge, making Pearl encoders agent-ready. Agent-ready AV is equipment that an AI assistant can check and control directly through an open standard, so routine work happens in a conversation. With Epiphan MCP, AV and IT teams can tell Claude or ChatGPT to start a recording, launch a stream, extend a scheduled event, apply a preset, or update firmware across their Pearl devices. The assistant asks the user to approve each action before it runs.
Teams can ask the assistant about device status, storage, recording state, and schedules in plain language, then act on the answer. A technician who spots a stopped recording or an offline stream can fix it in the same conversation, without opening a dashboard or walking to the room. “Epiphan MCP lets an AV team ask about every Pearl they manage and act on the answer,” said George Birchall, CEO of Epiphan Video. “It also gives them a live picture of every room they run, and that is the evidence teams need to make their spaces work better. That’s what agent-ready AV means to us.”
With Epiphan MCP write access, teams can start, stop, pause, and resume recording on one channel or many; create stream destinations and start or stop streaming; create, extend, pause, and resume scheduled events in Epiphan CMS; apply a saved configuration preset to a group of devices; and reboot devices and update firmware.
Epiphan MCP connects through the same OAuth sign-in as Epiphan Cloud. During sign-in, the user picks one team, and the assistant sees only what that user’s account can already see. Claude and ChatGPT ask the user to approve each write action, and the assistant can only do what the user’s role in Epiphan Edge permits. Epiphan’s documentation flags the actions that interrupt a recording or stream, such as reboots and firmware updates, so teams can schedule them for quiet hours.
“Letting an assistant change a device in a live room sets a high bar for safety,” said Yusupha Touray, VP of Product at Epiphan Video. “The assistant can only do what the user’s role in Epiphan Edge allows, and Claude and ChatGPT ask the user to approve each write action. Teams get the speed of an assistant and keep full control of their rooms.”
Write access is available now on Epiphan Edge Premium plans for Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nano, and Pearl Nexus. Pause and resume recording require Pearl firmware 4.24.6 or later. EC20 cameras support reboot and firmware update through Epiphan MCP. Epiphan tests Epiphan MCP with Claude and ChatGPT.
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About Epiphan Video
Epiphan Video is the leader in AV hardware encoders, capture cards, cameras, and cloud services for live production, lecture capture, and broadcast. Founded in 2003, Epiphan has offices in Ottawa, Ontario, and Palo Alto, California.
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