MCP FFmpeg Video Processor

A Node.js server that uses FFmpeg to manipulate video files. This server provides APIs to:

• Resize videos to different resolutions (360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p)

• Extract audio from videos in various formats (MP3, AAC, WAV, OGG)

Prerequisites

Before running this application, you need to have the following installed:

1. Node.js (v14 or higher)

2. FFmpeg - This is required for video processing

Installing FFmpeg

On macOS:

On Ubuntu/Debian:

On Windows:

1. Download FFmpeg from the official website

2. Extract the files to a folder (e.g., C:\ffmpeg)

3. Add the bin folder to your PATH environment variable

Related MCP server: MCP Media Processing Server

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

2. Install dependencies:

Installing via Smithery

To install mcp-ffmpeg for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

Running the Server

Start the server with:

For development with auto-restart on file changes:

Installing via Smithery

To install mcp-ffmpeg for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

To install mcp-ffmpeg for Cursor, go to Settings -> Cursor Settings -> Features -> MCP Servers -> + Add

Select Type: command and paste the below, using your API key from Adjust

Using with Claude Desktop

This MCP FFmpeg server can be integrated with Claude Desktop to process videos through natural language requests.

Running with npx

You can run the server directly with npx:

Or if you've published the package to npm:

Configuring Claude Desktop

To add this server to Claude Desktop, update your Claude Desktop configuration file:

1. Locate your Claude Desktop config file:

   • macOS: ~/.config/claude-desktop/config.json or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude Desktop/config.json

   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude Desktop\config.json

   • Linux: ~/.config/claude-desktop/config.json

2. Add the FFmpeg MCP server to the mcpServers section:

If you've published the package to npm:

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

Example Prompts for Claude

Once configured, you can use prompts like:

Notes

• Uploaded videos are stored temporarily in the uploads directory

• Processed videos and audio files are stored in the output directory

• The server has a file size limit of 500MB for uploads

License

MIT