# Ffmpeg MCP (MCP server)

> 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.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 153 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: ffmpeg-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | May 20, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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