video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp

Overview

This tool wraps ffmpeg commands into an MCP server, enabling dialogue-based video operations on local files. Users can search, cut, stitch, overlay, and concatenate videos through natural language queries, which the server translates into ffmpeg invocations.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI-assisted video editing workflows or integrating video operations into MCP-based tools

Use cases

• Searching local video files by metadata or content
• Trimming and clipping video segments without manual ffmpeg syntax
• Concatenating or overlaying multiple video clips

How to use

Install

git clone https://github.com/video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp.git && cd ffmpeg-mcp && uv sync

Tools exposed

• find_video_path
• get_video_info
• clip_video
• concat_videos
• play_video
• overlay_video
• scale_video
• extract_frames_from_video

Tested with

Cline

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "ffmpeg-mcp": {\n      "autoApprove": [],\n      "disabled": false,\n      "timeout": 60,\n      "command": "uv",\n      "args": [\n        "--directory",\n        "/Users/xxx/Downloads/ffmpeg-mcp",\n        "run",\n        "ffmpeg-mcp"\n      ],\n      "transportType": "stdio"\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

This tool wraps ffmpeg commands into an MCP server, enabling dialogue-based video operations on local files. Users can search, cut, stitch, overlay, and concatenate videos through natural language queries, which the server translates into ffmpeg invocations.

134 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-20. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Searching local video files by metadata or content
• Trimming and clipping video segments without manual ffmpeg syntax
• Concatenating or overlaying multiple video clips

Pros

• Simplifies video processing by abstracting complex ffmpeg commands
• Enables scriptable and interactive video editing via dialogue
• Lightweight and relies on existing ffmpeg installation

Cons

• Requires ffmpeg to be installed and configured on the system
• Dialogue interface may struggle with precise parameter tuning
• Limited to ffmpeg’s feature set and performance

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