Ensure FFmpeg is installed and added to your system PATH (e.g., using brew install ffmpeg, choco install ffmpeg, or sudo apt install ffmpeg). 2. Install the package using uv add video-editor. 3. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file: - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json 4. Add the server entry: json { "mcpServers": { "video-editor": { "command": "uv", "args": ["run", "video-editor"] } } } 5. Restart Claude Desktop to use the server.
What you can do with Video Editor Mcp
Trimming and cutting specific segments from video clips by specifying exact start and end timestamps in plain English. * Converting local video files across formats, such as converting an MP4 file into WebM or extracting audio tracks. * Adjusting video playback rates by issuing conversational prompts like speeding up a recording by two times. * Merging multiple source video files sequentially into a single output media file without manual FFmpeg syntax. * Burning subtitles into video tracks or adding external audio streams directly using simple text requests.
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What is Video Editor Mcp?
Video Editor Mcp is an MCP server that provides a bridge between AI clients and FFmpeg. It translates natural language video editing instructions into FFmpeg commands, runs them locally, and tracks operation progress in real time.
What tools does Video Editor Mcp expose?
The server exposes the execute_ffmpeg tool. This tool accepts FFmpeg command strings, validates them, executes the operations with progress tracking, and handles errors with detailed feedback for debugging.
What prerequisites are required before installing Video Editor Mcp?
You must have Python 3.9 or higher and FFmpeg installed and available in your system PATH. The project also relies on the mcp and httpx Python packages managed via uv.
Which MCP clients work with Video Editor Mcp?
It is designed to work with any client supporting the Model Context Protocol, including Claude Desktop and testing environments like the MCP Inspector via npx.