Linux Video Editor MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIDEO_MCP_ROOT | No | Selects the workspace directory the server reads and writes under. By default the server only reads and writes under ~/Videos. |
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 |
|---|---|
| video_probeC | Return media metadata for a file inside the Videos workspace. |
| trim_videoA | Cut a segment from a video in ~/Videos and save a new MP4. Start and duration are seconds; original is unchanged. |
| extract_audioB | Extract audio from a media file in ~/Videos and save it as MP3. Original is unchanged. |
| burn_subtitlesA | Render an SRT subtitle file permanently into a video. Both files and output must stay in ~/Videos; saves a new MP4. |
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 4 tools
Each tool targets a unique operation on a distinct aspect of media: probing metadata, trimming segments, extracting audio, and burning subtitles. There is no overlap in inputs or side effects, so an agent can pick the right tool without ambiguity.
Three of four names follow a clean verb_noun pattern (trim_video, extract_audio, burn_subtitles). video_probe inverts this to noun_verb, a minor deviation that is still readable and unambiguous.
Four tools is a focused, non-redundant set within the reasonable 3-15 range. However, for a self-described video editor the surface is slightly thin, leaving obvious common operations uncovered.
Core flows (probe, trim, audio extraction, subtitle burn) are covered, but there is no concat/merge, format conversion, resize/crop, or frame/thumbnail extraction—notable gaps for a video editing domain that agents would frequently hit as dead ends.