MCP Video Gen MCP Server

This MCP server provides tools to interact with the RunwayML and Luma AI APIs for video and image generation tasks.

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What is the MCP Video Gen MCP server?

Connect MCP Video Gen to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. This MCP server provides tools to interact with the RunwayML and Luma AI APIs for video and image generation tasks. The mcp video gen mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

  • Generate videos from text prompts (RunwayML or Luma AI)
  • Generate videos from images (RunwayML or Luma AI)
  • Generate images from text prompts (Luma AI)
  • Manage Luma AI generations (list, get, delete)
  • Add audio to Luma AI generations
  • Upscale Luma AI generations

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • provider — (Optional) runwayml (default) or lumaai
  • promptText — (Required) The text prompt
  • runway_model — (Optional) Runway model (e.g., "gen-2")
  • runway_resolution — (Optional) Runway resolution (1280:768 or 768:1280)
  • runway_watermark — (Optional) Boolean, default false
  • luma_model — (Optional) Luma model (ray-flash-2, ray-2 (default), ray-1-6)
  • luma_aspect_ratio — (Optional) Luma aspect ratio (e.g., 16:9 (default), 1:1)
  • luma_loop — (Optional) Boolean
  • duration — (Optional) Video duration in seconds (number)
  • seed — (Optional) Generation seed (number)
  • promptImage — (Required) URL of the input image, or for Runway, an array [{uri: "url", position: "first" | "last"}]
  • runway_duration — (Optional) Runway duration (5 (default) or 10)

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: RUNWAYML_API_SECRET, LUMAAI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, PRODUCT_IMAGE_URL, YOUR_IMAGE_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

  • Node.js (v18 LTS or later recommended) * npm (usually included with Node.js) * API Keys: * RunwayML API Secret * Luma AI API Key * OpenRouter API Key (for the enhance_prompt tool)

Where it fits

This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP Video Gen's toolset — provider, promptText, runway_model and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by wheattoast11; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MCP Video Gen's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch MCP Video Gen.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
provider(Optional) runwayml (default) or lumaai.
promptText(Required) The text prompt.
runway_model(Optional) Runway model (e.g., "gen-2").
runway_resolution(Optional) Runway resolution (1280:768 or 768:1280).
runway_watermark(Optional) Boolean, default false.
luma_model(Optional) Luma model (ray-flash-2, ray-2 (default), ray-1-6).
luma_aspect_ratio(Optional) Luma aspect ratio (e.g., 16:9 (default), 1:1).
luma_loop(Optional) Boolean.
duration(Optional) Video duration in seconds (number).
seed(Optional) Generation seed (number).
promptImage(Required) URL of the input image, or for Runway, an array [{uri: "url", position: "first" | "last"}].
runway_duration(Optional) Runway duration (5 (default) or 10).
runway_ratio(Optional) Runway resolution (1280:768 or 768:1280).
original_prompt(Required) The prompt to enhance.

How to install the MCP Video Gen MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "runway-luma-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/full/path/to/runwayml-mcp-server/build/server-index.js"],
      "env": {
        "RUNWAYML_API_SECRET": "your_runwayml_api_secret_here",
        "LUMAAI_API_KEY": "your_luma_api_key_here",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "your_openrouter_api_key_here"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js (v18 LTS or later recommended) * npm (usually included with Node.js) * API Keys: * RunwayML API Secret * Luma AI API Key * OpenRouter API Key (for the enhance_prompt tool)
VariableDescriptionRequired
RUNWAYML_API_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
LUMAAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OPENROUTER_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
PRODUCT_IMAGE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
YOUR_IMAGE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Video Gen to provider.
  • Use MCP Video Gen to promptText.
  • Use MCP Video Gen to runway model.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Video Gen to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (provider, promptText, runway_model, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Video Gen directly.