Bitmovin launches Stream Lab MCP Server
January 5, 2026 12.04 Europe/London By Julian Clover


Bitmovin has launched an MCP Server for its Stream Lab automated testing product, aiming to let AI agents run video playback tests and analyse results in real time using natural language commands.

The Stream Lab MCP Server has been developed with MCP cloud platform Alpic and is designed to remove the need for integration code or manual test setup. Bitmovin says AI tools can create and manage test configurations, run tests and review reports across more than 30 physical targets, including Samsung, LG and Vizio smart TVs, plus web browsers and games consoles.

The company positions Model Context Protocol (MCP) as an emerging open standard that provides a structured interface between AI agents and external systems, with the MCP server acting as an orchestration layer for AI interactions rather than a set of fixed API endpoints.

Bitmovin says the Stream Lab MCP Server can also be paired with its Observability MCP Server, enabling AI-driven testing to be guided by real-world QoE data, such as prioritising devices where viewers are experiencing the most issues and measuring the impact of changes.

James Varndell, senior director of product management at Bitmovin, said the move is intended to make agentic AI “practical at scale” for video services by enabling MCP-compatible tools to explore test devices, run Stream Lab tests and interpret reports using everyday language.

Bitmovin said it will demonstrate the technology at CES in Las Vegas from January 6-9, 2026.