MomentSearch

Summary

MomentSearch is ranked #11 of 24 in AI video search tools on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Compared on AI video search tools

Visual search

Yesgithub.com

Audio search

Yesgithub.com

Multimodal search

Yesgithub.com

API access

Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose

MomentSearch is visual video search and retrieval-augmented generation software that returns exact video moments matching what is seen and said.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Input

Users can upload videos or paste YouTube URLs for indexing.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Retrieval

The system always searches both a visual frame branch and a transcript branch, then fuses their results.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Citations

Answers cite clickable moments with matched keyframes, timestamps, transcript synchronization, seen or said badges, and match scores.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Uploads

Presigned uploads send gigabytes directly from the browser to object storage instead of through the API.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Speaker recognition

Optional per-video speaker recognition uses Gemini video understanding and requires a Gemini API key.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Abstention

A confidence gate can abstain without making an LLM call when neither retrieval branch clears its threshold.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Deployment

The project ships as a neutral Docker image with api, worker, clip, and one-shot seed entrypoints, and documents Fly, AWS, and Google Cloud deployment.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Storage integrations

Object storage supports local storage, AWS S3, GCP storage, GCP native storage, and Fly Tigris, while the architecture uses Postgres, Qdrant, and Prefect Cloud.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Security limit

The API is unauthenticated; anyone who can reach its port can mint upload URLs, ingest, ask, and delete, so the README recommends localhost binding or an authenticating proxy.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

User model

The application is single-user by default and ignores X-User-Id and Authorization headers, routing every request through SINGLE_USER_ID.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

YouTube ingestion limit

The documented SocialKit YouTube ingestion option provides 20 free credits and then becomes paid, while cookie authentication is free but cookies expire approximately every two to three weeks.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

License

MomentSearch is released under the Apache 2.0 license.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Maker privacy

Traversaal.ai says it uses strictly necessary authentication and usage cookies and does not use cookies for advertising, analytics, or tracking.traversaal.ai · 30 Sept 2026

Model flexibility

Answer, embedding, reranking, and speech-to-text models are configurable by provider name, including hosted and local options.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Integrations

Documented infrastructure integrations include Postgres, Qdrant, Prefect, and object storage through Tigris, Amazon S3, or Google Cloud Storage.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Security limitation

The API has no authentication, and anyone who can reach the port can upload, ingest, ask, and delete data.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Storage protection

The project recommends keeping buckets private and using presigned URLs for uploads and playback.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Retrieval-only mode

Without an LLM key, the application still returns ranked clickable moments but does not generate prose answers.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Where it ranks on Samsung Mobile US Press

• Best AI Video Search Tools in 2026#11 of 24

Sources

• github.com/traversaal-ai/momentsearch· checked 30 Sept 2026
• github.com/traversaal-ai/momentsearch/blob/main/MO· checked 30 Sept 2026
• traversaal.ai/privacy· checked 30 Sept 2026
• github.com/traversaal-ai/momentsearch/blob/main/DE· checked 1 Oct 2026