ffmpeg-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYTHONPATH | Yes | The path to the ffmpeg-mcp directory, required for the Python environment to locate the package. |
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
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| extract_framesA | Extract frames from a video file and save each frame with a unique UUID filename. Behavior:
- If Params: input_video_path (str): Path to the input video file. number_of_frames (Optional[int]): Total number of frames to extract evenly across the video. timestamp_offset (Optional[int]): Time interval in seconds between frames. Returns: List[str]: List of file paths for the extracted frames with UUID-based filenames. |
| extract_audioB | Function to extract audio from the given input video. Params: input_video_path (str): Path to the input video. Returns: audio_file_path (str): Path to the audio file. |
| clip_videoA | Generate a video clip from the given video file using ffmpeg-python. Args: input_video_path (str): Path to the source video file. start_timestamp (float, optional): Start time in seconds. Defaults to 0.0. duration (float, optional): Clip length in seconds. Defaults to 5.0. Returns: str: Path to the generated clip, or an exception message string on failure. |
| crop_videoB | Crop a video using ffmpeg-python. Params: input_video_path: Path to input video (required) safe_crop: If True, allows exact cropping (ignores mod-2 restrictions). Default: False height: Output height (default: 480) width: Output width (default: 640) x_offset: Top-left X coordinate of crop (default: 0) y_offset: Top-left Y coordinate of crop (default: 0) Returns: str: Path to the cropped video. |
| make_gifB | Make gif using video path provided by user. Args: input_video_path (str): Path to the source video file. start_timestamp (float, optional): Start time in seconds. Defaults to 0.0. duration (float, optional): Clip length in seconds. Defaults to 4.0. Returns: str: Path to the generated clip, or an exception message string on failure. |
| concat_clips_with_transitionA | Concatenate multiple video clips with transitions. Args: input_video_clips (List[str]): A list of file paths (strings) to the video clips that will be concatenated. transition_type (str, optional): The type of transition to apply between clips. Supported transitions include: - fade (default), fadeblack, fadewhite, distance - wipeleft, wiperight, wipeup, wipedown - slideleft, slideright, slideup, slidedown - smoothleft, smoothright, smoothup, smoothdown - circlecrop, rectcrop, circleclose, circleopen - horzclose, horzopen, vertclose, vertopen - diagbl, diagbr, diagtl, diagtr - hlslice, hrslice, vuslice, vdslice - dissolve, pixelize, radial, hblur - wipetl, wipetr, wipebl, wipebr - zoomin, fadegrays, squeezev, squeezeh - hlwind, hrwind, vuwind, vdwind - coverleft, coverright, coverup, coverdown transition_duration (float, optional): Duration of the transition effect in seconds. Returns: str: The absolute path to the final concatenated video with transitions applied. |
| get_normalized_clipsA | Normalize multiple video clips in parallel by adjusting resolution, frame rate, codec, and compression parameters. Parameters: input_video_clips (list[str]): should give input video clips in the form of string resolution (tuple, optional): Target resolution as (width, height). Defaults to (1280, 720). frame_rate (int, optional): Target frame rate. Defaults to 30. crf (int, optional): Constant Rate Factor for quality control (lower = better quality). Defaults to 23. audio_bitrate (str, optional): Target audio bitrate. Defaults to '128k'. preset (str, optional): Encoding speed vs. compression efficiency preset. Defaults to 'fast'. max_workers (int, optional): Number of parallel worker threads. If None, uses os.cpu_count(). Returns: list: Sorted list of file paths to the successfully normalized video clips. Notes: - Runs normalization tasks in parallel using ThreadPoolExecutor. - Includes a progress bar (tqdm) to track processing status. - Automatically determines the number of workers based on CPU cores if not specified. - Skips clips that encounter errors but continues processing the rest. |
| overlay_imageA | Overlay an image on top of a video with timing control. Args: input_video_path (str): Path to background video. overlay_image_path (str): Path to image file. output_filename (str): Output video filename (saved inside VIDEO_OVERLAY_PATH). positioning (Literal): Where to place overlay. scale (tuple | None): (width, height) to resize image before placing. keep_audio (bool): Whether to keep background audio. opacity (float | None): Transparency level (0–1). None = no alpha applied. start_time (float): When to start showing overlay (seconds). duration (float | None): How long to show overlay (seconds). None = until end of video. Returns: str: Path to generated video. |
| overlays_videoA | Overlay a video on top of another with simple positioning. Loops the overlay video until the background video ends, trimming any extra frames. Args: input_video_path (str): Path to background video. overlay_video_path (str): Path to overlay video. output_filename (str): Name of the output video file (saved inside VIDEO_OVERLAY_PATH). positioning (Literal): Where to place overlay. scale (tuple): (width, height) to resize overlay video before placing. keep_audio (bool): Whether to keep background audio. Returns: str: Path to the generated video. |
| trim_and_concat_operationA | Trim and concatenate multiple videos (portrait orientation, normalize format). Args: inputs (list[dict]): Each dict must have: - 'path' (str): path to the video file - 'start_time' (str, optional): start time in seconds - 'end_time' (str, optional): end time in seconds width (int): Width to scale each video (portrait). height (int): Height to scale each video (portrait). x (int): X position for overlay (default 0). y (int): Y position for overlay (default 0). Returns: str: Path to the output video if successful. None: If an error occurs. |
| scale_videoA | Upscales a video to 1080p, 2K, or 4K using FFmpeg while preserving aspect ratio and color accuracy. Args: input_video_path (str): Path to the input video file. resolution (str, optional): Target resolution for upscaling. Acceptable values are '1080p', '2k', or '4k'. Defaults to '1080p'. Returns: str: Path to the upscaled video if successful. |
| get_video_metadataC | Function to extract metadata of the given input video. Params: input_video_path (str): Path to the input video. Returns: JSON of the video metadata. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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