Recordly MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFMPEG_PATH | No | Optional environment variable specifying the path to the FFmpeg executable. | |
| FFPROBE_PATH | No | Optional environment variable specifying the path to the ffprobe executable. | |
| RECORDLY_USER_DATA_DIR | No | Optional environment variable specifying the Recordly user data directory. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| list_zoomsA | List existing zoom IDs, times, depth and focus before editing. Optional half-open source-time range selects overlapping regions. depth is a discrete level, not an arbitrary scale. Native Recordly export preserves its animation; MCP ffmpeg export differs. |
| update_zoomA | Edit one EXISTING zoom by ID: adjust depth, focus, start/end, or auto/manual mode. Unspecified and unknown fields are preserved. Use mode=manual with a fixed focus to avoid automatic cursor-follow for this region. Saves an automatic backup; does not render or change video cuts. |
| delete_zoomsA | Remove existing zoom effects, leaving the video intact. Select EITHER explicit zoomIds OR a half-open source-time startMs/endMs range. Range matching defaults to overlap and deletes whole matching zoom regions, including portions outside the requested range; use dryRun to inspect, or contained to select only fully contained effects. No selector is rejected. Automatic backup on change. |
| get_pathsB | Resolve the actual recordings and Projects directories, including custom recordings-settings.json. |
| copy_projectB | Create a new editable project copy directly in the desktop Projects directory. Preserves media references, assigns a new projectId, and never overwrites. |
| cut_rangesA | Subtract reviewed SOURCE-time ranges from existing 1x clipRegions. Only the tested Recordly 1.4.0 single-source timeline model. Never moves zoom times or automatically decides which speech to cut. Backups and source-to-output mapping included. |
| list_projectsB | List projects in the desktop Projects directory. |
| open_projectC | Read project state and revision before source-time edits. |
| get_media_infoC | Inspect source video or separate microphone audio. |
| detect_silenceB | Report candidate quiet intervals in the supplied audio, not automatic cuts. Separate mic times require adding its startDelayMs before editing. |
| scan_framesB | Inspect raw source frames around candidate speech cuts or distracting zooms. These frames do not show the project zoom overlay; compare native previews too. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 11 tools
Most tools target clearly distinct resource+action pairs (list_zooms vs update_zoom vs delete_zooms, list_projects vs open_project vs copy_project). Minor potential confusion between get_paths and list_projects, and between get_media_info and scan_frames, but the descriptions clarify intent well.
Consistent verb_noun snake_case throughout (get_paths, list_zooms, cut_ranges, detect_silence). Slight deviation in singular/plural for the same resource (list_zooms/delete_zooms vs update_zoom), but the overall pattern is predictable and readable.
11 tools is well-scoped for a video project/zoom editing assistant, covering path resolution, project management, zoom editing, and media analysis without bloat. Each tool appears to earn its place.
The zoom lifecycle has list/update/delete but no tool to create a new zoom, a notable gap for a zoom-editing tool. Project handling lacks a from-scratch create (only copy) and no delete, and there is no render/export step, though agents can partly work around these.