# 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

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-video-creator-ffmpeg-mcp`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [video-creator](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/video-creator)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Content & Media](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/content-and-media)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [video-creator](https://github.com/video-creator)
- **Source:** https://github.com/video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-video-creator-ffmpeg-mcp
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## 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 and other functions

  

## Support Tools
The server implements the following tools: 
- `find_video_path`
  The parameters are directory and file name, file name can be complete, or is not suffixed, recursive search in the directory, return the full path
- `get_video_info`
  The parameters are video path, return the video info, linkes duration/fps/codec/width/height.
- `clip_video`
  The parameter is the file path, start time, end time or duration, and returns the trimmed file path
- `concat_videos`
  The parameters are the list of files, the output path, and if the video elements in the list of files, such as width, height, frame rate, etc., are consistent, quick mode synthesis is automatically used
- `play_video`
  Play video/audio with ffplay, support many format, like mov/mp4/avi/mkv/3gp, video_path: video path speed: play rate loop: play count
- `overlay_video`
  Two video overlay. 
  background_video: backgroud video path 
  overlay_video: front video path 
  output_path: output video path
  position: relative location
  dx: x offset
  dy: y offset
- `scale_video`
  Video scale. 
  video_path: in video path 
  width: out video width, -2 keep aspect 
  height: out video height, -2 keep aspect 
  output_path: output video path 
- `extract_frames_from_video`
  Extract images from a video.
  Parameters: 
  video_path (str): The path to the video.
  fps (int): Extract one frame every specified number of seconds. If set to 0, extract all frames; if set to 1, extract one frame per second.
  output_folder (str): The directory where the images will be saved.
  format (int): The format of the extracted images; 0: PNG, 1: JPG, 2: WEBP.
  total_frames (int): The maximum number of frames to extract. If set to 0, there is no limit

More features are coming

## Installation procedure
1. Download project
```
git clone  https://github.com/video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp.git
cd ffmpeg-mcp
uv sync
```

2. Configuration in Cline
```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp": {
      "autoApprove": [],
      "disabled": false,
      "timeout": 60,
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/xxx/Downloads/ffmpeg-mcp",
        "run",
        "ffmpeg-mcp"
      ],
      "transportType": "stdio"
    }
  }
}
```
Note: the value:`/Users/XXX/Downloads/ffmpeg` in args  need to replace the actual download ffmpeg-mcp directory

## Supported platforms
Currently, only macos platforms are supported, including ARM64 or x86_64

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [video-creator](https://github.com/video-creator)
- **Source:** [video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp](https://github.com/video-creator/ffmpeg-mcp)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-video-creator-ffmpeg-mcp
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/video-creator
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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