A powerful video editing MCP server that leverages FFmpeg to perform video editing operations through natural language commands.
A powerful video editing MCP server that leverages FFmpeg to perform video editing operations through natural language commands. Exposed over MCP by the video editor mcp mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
execute_ffmpeg — Executes FFmpeg commands with progress trackingTools — The Tools tool exposed by this serverPrerequisites — 1. FFmpeg must be installed and accessible in your system PATH 2. Python 3.9 or higher 3. Required Python packages: mcp httpxInstallation — 1. Install FFmpeg if not already installed: bash # On macOS with Homebrew brew install ffmpegDebugging — The Debugging tool exposed by this server@modelcontextprotocol/inspector on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
You will need one environment variable: UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Video Editor MCP's toolset — execute_ffmpeg, Tools, Prerequisites and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Kush36Agrawal; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| execute_ffmpeg | Executes FFmpeg commands with progress tracking |
| Tools | The Tools tool exposed by this server. |
| Prerequisites | 1. FFmpeg must be installed and accessible in your system PATH 2. Python 3.9 or higher 3. Required Python packages: mcp httpx |
| Installation | 1. Install FFmpeg if not already installed: bash # On macOS with Homebrew brew install ffmpeg |
| Debugging | The Debugging tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"video-editor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
"env": {
"UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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