Experimenting with MCP
Experimenting with MCP. The shaka packager mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 1 defined tool rather than through you.
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that integrates Shaka Packager with Claude AI applications for video transcoding, packaging, and analysis.
shaka-packager-mcp on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
Troubleshooting — 1. Make sure both servers are properly configured with absolute paths 2. Verify that Shaka Packager is installed and accessible 3. Ensure theYou will need 3 environment variables: VIDEO_PATH, SHAKA_PACKAGER_PATH, DOCKER_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
This sits in the file and storage access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Shaka Packager's toolset — Troubleshooting — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by coderjun; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | 1. Make sure both servers are properly configured with absolute paths 2. Verify that Shaka Packager is installed and accessible 3. Ensure the directory specified for the filesystem server exists and contains videos 4. Ch |
{
"mcpServers": {
"shaka-packager": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["shaka-packager-mcp"],
"env": {
"VIDEO_PATH": "your-value",
"SHAKA_PACKAGER_PATH": "your-value",
"DOCKER_PATH": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| VIDEO_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| SHAKA_PACKAGER_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| DOCKER_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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