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FFmpeg MCP Server

by Ashutos1997version 0.6.0i★ –iRuns on your computer
Registry nameio.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

FFmpeg & FFprobe media processing toolkit for video, audio, and social formats

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What you can do with it

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  • Connection: Runs on your computer
  • Transport: stdio
  • Category: Design, images & audio

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
  • Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
  • The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

  • npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

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Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add ffmpeg -- npx -y @ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "ffmpeg": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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  • More stars than 0% of the other 2198 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 94% of the other 2198 servers in this category
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Common questions

Is FFmpeg MCP Server safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.6.0) reached the registry 2 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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ffmpeg-mcp-server

English | 한국어

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI tools access to FFmpeg and FFprobe to process video and audio locally.

Supports cross-platform GPU hardware encoding (Apple Silicon, NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QuickSync, AMD AMF), live progress updates via MCP progress tokens, instant cancellation via AbortSignal, and inlines image previews directly for multimodal vision models.


Why This Exists

When AI agents process media, they often hallucinate invalid flags, syntax errors, or incompatible pixel formats.

This server provides 19 typed tools using Zod schemas. The AI passes parameters (such as { inputPath: "video.mov", preset: "web_mp4" }), and the server runs the valid FFmpeg command locally with proper error handling, hardware acceleration, and progress notifications.


Key Features

  • Universal Hardware Acceleration: Automatically detects and leverages hardware encoders across macOS (VideoToolbox), Linux/Windows GPUs (NVIDIA NVENC, Intel QuickSync, AMD AMF, and VA-API) for 5x–20x faster exports with low CPU usage.
  • Real-time Progress Reporting: Emits live percentage updates via standard MCP progress tokens (notifications/progress), enabling progress bars in modern AI clients.
  • Instant Cancellation: Listens to client AbortSignal events to immediately terminate child FFmpeg processes when a generation is stopped.
  • Multimodal Vision Previews: Inlines base64 image data for thumbnails, audio waveforms, and multi-frame contact sheets so vision models (Claude 3.7, GPT-4o, Gemini) can "see" media content.
  • Social Formats & Automation: Reformats landscape video to 9:16 vertical video with blurred backgrounds, burns customizable hardcoded subtitles, and stacks top/bottom split-screen reels for TikTok and Instagram Reels.
  • Audio Engineering: Normalizes loudness to broadcast/streaming standards (EBU R128 / -16 LUFS), cleans vocal audio with 80Hz rumble removal, and trims dead air while preserving lip-sync.
  • Scene Intelligence & Multiplexing: Detects visual scene changes and cut points for smart editing workflows, and combines or replaces video/audio tracks with zero-loss stream copy.

Included Tools (19 Total)

ToolDescriptionKey Parameters
`media_probe`Inspects media files with ffprobe. Returns metadata, streams, codecs, resolution, and duration as JSON.inputPath
`media_convert`Converts video and audio formats. Includes presets for web MP4, WebM, and animated GIF with GPU acceleration.inputPath, outputPath, preset, crf, resolution, fps, hardwareAcceleration
`trim_media`Cuts a segment from a video or audio file using stream copy or re-encoding.inputPath, outputPath, startTime, endTime, duration, accurateReencode
`extract_audio`Rips audio tracks from video. Includes a 16kHz mono WAV preset for Whisper speech recognition.inputPath, outputPath, format, bitrate
`extract_thumbnail`Captures a still image at a timestamp or midpoint. Returns base64 image data for vision models.inputPath, outputPath, timestamp, resolution, includeBase64
`compress_video`Compresses video to fit target sizes (such as GitHub PRs under 10MB or Discord under 25MB).inputPath, outputPath, targetSizeMB, preset, crf, maxWidth, hardwareAcceleration
`reformat_aspect_ratio`Changes video ratio to 9:16 vertical, 1:1 square, or 4:5 portrait with blurred borders or center crop.inputPath, outputPath, targetRatio, mode, blurAmount, padColor, hardwareAcceleration
`create_split_screen`Stacks two videos top-and-bottom (9:16 Reels/TikTok) or side-by-side with audio mixing and subtitles.firstVideoPath, secondVideoPath, outputPath, layout, audioSource, subtitlesPath
`trim_silence`Detects and removes silent pauses from recordings while preserving video & audio lip-sync.inputPath, outputPath, mode, thresholdDb, minDurationSeconds
`concat_media`Joins multiple video or audio files in order using stream copy or re-encoding.inputPaths, outputPath, mode
`generate_waveform`Generates a PNG waveform image. Returns base64 image data for vision models.inputPath, outputPath, width, height, color, scale, includeBase64
`add_subtitles`Embeds SRT or VTT subtitle tracks into MP4/MKV video files without re-encoding video.videoPath, subtitlesPath, outputPath, language, title
`burn_subtitles`Hardcodes subtitles directly onto video frames with customizable font size, colors, and margins.videoPath, subtitlesPath, outputPath, fontSize, fontColor, outlineColor, marginV
`extract_keyframes`Extracts multiple representative frames across the video and generates a contact sheet grid for vision AI.inputPath, outputPath, count, layout, includeBase64
`normalize_audio`Normalizes audio loudness using EBU R128 (default -16 LUFS) with optional speech clarity high-pass filter.inputPath, outputPath, targetLufs, targetPeakDb, voiceClarity
`add_overlay`Places a watermark image or logo PNG over video with customizable corner position, scale, and opacity.videoPath, overlayPath, outputPath, position, padding, scaleWidth, opacity
`change_speed`Adjusts playback speed (such as 2x fast forward or 0.5x slow motion) with pitch correction.inputPath, outputPath, speed, muteAudio
`mux_media` *(New)*Combines or replaces video and audio streams with optional audio offset delay and zero-loss stream copy.videoPath, audioPath, outputPath, mode, audioOffsetSeconds, streamCopyVideo, shortest
`detect_scenes` *(New)*Detects video cut points and scene transitions with adjustable sensitivity. Returns timestamps, scene durations, and an optional contact sheet.inputPath, threshold, minDurationSeconds, outputPath, includeBase64

MCP Resources & Prompts

Resources
  • `media://capabilities`: Inspects local FFmpeg installation, active version, detected hardware accelerators (VideoToolbox, NVENC, QSV, AMF, VAAPI), and supported video encoders.
  • `media://presets`: Standard reference table of social aspect ratios, platform upload file size limits, and broadcast audio loudness targets.
Prompts
  • `social_clip_generator`: Interactive workflow that turns raw landscape video into vertical shorts with blurred background padding, trimmed silence, and hardcoded captions.
  • `whisper_audio_prep`: Standard pipeline for extracting 16kHz mono WAV audio and normalizing loudness for speech-to-text models.

Requirements

  • Node.js >= 18.0.0
  • FFmpeg & FFprobe installed locally:
  • macOS: brew install ffmpeg
  • Linux (Ubuntu/Debian): sudo apt update && sudo apt install ffmpeg libass-dev
  • Windows: winget install Gyan.FFmpeg or choco install ffmpeg

Installation

Quick Start (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Antigravity)

Run directly with npx (no manual cloning or building required):

{

"mcpServers": { "ffmpeg": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server"] } } }

Configuration File Locations:
  • Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Antigravity IDE: ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json
  • Cursor / Windsurf: Add as a stdio server with command npx and args ["-y", "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server"]

Local Development & Testing

  1. Install dependencies:
   npm install
  1. Run build and automated test suite:
   npm test

Acknowledgements & Community

Special thanks to @rajarshidattapy for suggesting the stream multiplexing (mux_media) and scene transition detection (detect_scenes) capabilities to expand the server beyond format conversion.


License

MIT © Ashutos1997

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