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Ffmpeg MCP

Ffmpeg MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Using ffmpeg command line to achieve an mcp server, can be very convenient, through the dialogue to achieve the local… It has 153 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx ffmpeg-mcp.

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Install Ffmpeg MCP

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ffmpeg-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio ffmpeg-mcp -- uvx ffmpeg-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ffmpeg-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ffmpeg-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Ffmpeg MCP

Using ffmpeg command line to achieve an mcp server, can be very convenient, through the dialogue to achieve the local video search, tailoring, stitching, playback,clip, overlay, concat and other functions Note: the value:/Users/XXX/Downloads/ffmpeg in args need to replace the actual download ffmpeg-mcp directory

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How do I install the Ffmpeg MCP MCP server?

Add the command uvx ffmpeg-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Ffmpeg MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Ffmpeg MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on May 20, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.