ffmpeg-mcp-lite

Overview

ffmpeg-mcp-lite is a comprehensive MCP server that bridges FFmpeg's powerful media processing capabilities with AI systems like Claude, Dive, and other MCP-compatible platforms. It provides a wide range of tools including format conversion, video compression, trimming, audio extraction, frame capture, and subtitle handling. The server is built using FastMCP framework with async subprocess execution, ensuring efficient and non-blocking media processing.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 3 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• ffmpeg_get_infofile_path: str

  Get comprehensive video/audio metadata

  Try:Get info about /path/to/video.mp4Try:What's the resolution and duration of this video?
• ffmpeg_convertfile_path: str, output_format: str, scale: str, video_codec: str, audio_codec: str

  Convert video/audio to different formats

  Try:Convert video.mp4 to WebM formatTry:Convert this video to MKV with h265 codec
• ffmpeg_compressfile_path: str, quality: str, scale: str, preset: str

  Compress video to reduce file size

  Try:Compress video.mp4 with medium qualityTry:Compress this video to reduce file size, use fast preset
• ffmpeg_trimfile_path: str, start_time: str, end_time: str | duration: str

  Trim video to extract a segment

  Try:Trim video.mp4 from 00:01:00 to 00:02:30Try:Cut the first 30 seconds from this video
• ffmpeg_mergefile_paths: List[str], output_path: str

  Concatenate multiple videos into one

  Try:Merge video1.mp4 and video2.mp4 togetherTry:Concatenate these three videos into one
• ffmpeg_extract_audiofile_path: str, audio_format: str, bitrate: str

  Extract audio track from video

  Try:Extract audio from video.mp4 as MP3Try:Get the audio track in AAC format with 192k bitrate
• ffmpeg_extract_framesfile_path: str, interval: str | count: int, format: str

  Extract frames as images

  Try:Extract one frame every 5 seconds from video.mp4Try:Get 10 frames evenly distributed from this video
• ffmpeg_add_subtitlesfile_path: str, subtitle_path: str, style: str, font_size: int, output_path: str

  Burn-in subtitles to video (hardcode)

  Try:Add subtitles.srt to video.mp4Try:Burn in Chinese subtitles with shadow style

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Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ffmpeg-mcp-lite"]
    }
  }
}

pip install ffmpeg-mcp-lite

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ffmpeg-mcp-lite"]
    }
  }
}

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