kevinwatt/ffmpeg-mcp-liteMCPMCP Server

ffmpeg-mcp-lite

MCP server for video/audio processing via FFmpeg - convert, compress, trim, extract audio, add subtitles

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MCP server that lets AI assistants run FFmpeg commands to convert, compress, trim, extract audio, and add subtitles to videos and audio files.

Use this when

you need to convert a video to a different format
you want to compress a video to reduce file size
you have to extract audio from a video file
you need to trim a video to a specific segment
you want to add subtitles to a video

Don't use when

you need real-time video editing
you're working with non-standard or unsupported media formats
you require GPU-accelerated processing

Capabilities

convert between video/audio formats (MP4, MKV, WebM, MP3, etc.)
compress videos with quality presets (low/medium/high)
trim videos by start/end time or duration
extract audio tracks in multiple formats (MP3, AAC, FLAC, etc.)
merge multiple videos into one
add subtitles to videos with custom styles and font sizes

InstallMCPRun via uvx (Python)

Universal installANY TOOL

$ npx skillcity@latest kevinwatt/ffmpeg-mcp-lite

Auto-detects the skill or MCP server in this repo and installs it for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Anti-Gravity, OpenClaw and Hermes.

Requires Node.js 18+ (ships with npx).

Or install manually

uvx ffmpeg-mcp-lite

MCP Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json

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

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