Ffmpeg Skill

Name: Ffmpeg Skill
Author: kajisho5

ffmpeg-skill · by kajisho5

Local video editor for coding agents: 42 FFmpeg tools with a machine-readable contract and an MCP server, for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Cut, captions, reframe, loudness, platform exports. No cloud, no API keys.

2.0k 1.5k/wk 14 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 1d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

14 tools · ~1.4k tok

Grade B · 0.7% of 200K ctx

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Ffmpeg Skill is an MCP server that local video editor for coding agents: 42 FFmpeg tools with a machine-readable contract and an MCP server, for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Cut, captions, reframe, loudness, platform exports. No cloud, no API keys. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 89/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-skill": {
      "args": [
        "/Users/you/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-skill/mcp/server.py"
      ],
      "command": "python3"
    }
  }
}

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What Ffmpeg Skill does

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any MCP client edits your footage with local FFmpeg, then checks its own output. No cloud · No API keys · Python standard library

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ffmpeg Skill safe to use?: Ffmpeg Skill has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Ffmpeg Skill?: Ffmpeg Skill supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Ffmpeg Skill do?: Ffmpeg Skill provides 14 tools: ffprobe, hands, unknown, progress, refuses and 9 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Ffmpeg Skill?: Ffmpeg Skill is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Ffmpeg Skill actively maintained?: Ffmpeg Skill is actively maintained - last commit was 1 day ago. It has 2,035 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ffmpeg Skill safe to use?

Ffmpeg Skill has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Ffmpeg Skill?

Ffmpeg Skill supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Ffmpeg Skill do?

Ffmpeg Skill provides 14 tools: ffprobe, hands, unknown, progress, refuses and 9 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Ffmpeg Skill?

Ffmpeg Skill is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Ffmpeg Skill actively maintained?

Ffmpeg Skill is actively maintained - last commit was 1 day ago. It has 2,035 GitHub stars.