FFmpeg Python MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| check_hardware_accelerationB | |
| convert_video_with_qsvA | |
| compress_video_with_qsvB | |
| extract_audio_from_videoA | |
| get_video_infoA | |
| extract_audio_segmentC | |
| convert_video_formatB | |
| convert_audio_formatB | |
| merge_m3u8_to_mp4B | |
| cut_video_segmentC | |
| cut_audio_segmentB | |
| merge_videosB | |
| merge_audiosB | |
| video_to_gifB | |
| resize_videoC | |
| add_watermarkB | |
| extract_framesB | |
| change_video_speedA | |
| compress_videoB | |
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 19 tools
Most tools have distinct purposes, but pairs like compress_video/compress_video_with_qsv and convert_video_format/convert_video_with_qsv have similar functions differentiated only by hardware acceleration, which could cause agent confusion. Descriptions help clarify, but some ambiguity remains.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern in snake_case. Variations like compress_video_with_qsv and video_to_gif are still predictable and within the convention, making the naming highly uniform.
With 19 tools, the server covers a broad range of video and audio operations without being bloated. Each tool addresses a specific need, and the count is well-suited for a multimedia processing server.
The tool set covers core media operations (convert, compress, cut, merge, extract, etc.) and includes specialized hardware acceleration support. Minor gaps exist, such as lack of volume adjustment or subtitle handling, but overall it's fairly comprehensive for typical use cases.