mcp-video vs filesystem

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-video by KyaniteLabs	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 18	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	MediaDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-video · Summary

Video editing MCP server with 103 tools for FFmpeg operations, AI-assisted media processing, and local repurposing.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-video · Use cases

Automate social media content creation from longer videos
Produce podcast highlights with audio normalization and chapters
Generate cinematic videos with style scaffolding and shot prompts

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

mcp-video · Install

Installation

Prerequisite: [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/) must be installed and available on PATH.

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install ffmpeg

Run without a global install:

uvx --from mcp-video mcp-video doctor

Or install with pip:

pip install mcp-video
mcp-video doctor

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-video": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "mcp-video", "mcp-video"]
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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