使用说明
mcp-ffmpeg
MCP server for video/audio processing with FFmpeg. Gives AI assistants (Claude, etc.) the ability to work with media files — convert, trim, compress, extract audio, add subtitles, overlays, and more.
Built with Rust. Communicates over stdio using the Model Context Protocol.
Requirements
- FFmpeg and
ffprobeinstalled and available inPATH - Rust toolchain (to build from source)
Installation
git clone https://github.com/aitherlab-dev/mcp-ffmpeg.git
cd mcp-ffmpeg
cargo build --release
The binary will be at target/release/mcp-ffmpeg.
Configuration
Add to your Claude Code config (~/.claude.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ffmpeg": {
"command": "/path/to/mcp-ffmpeg",
"type": "stdio"
}
}
}
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
ffmpeg_info |
Get media file metadata (duration, resolution, codecs, bitrate, streams) |
ffmpeg_convert |
Convert to another format (mp4, mkv, webm, mov, mp3, wav, etc.) |
ffmpeg_trim |
Cut a segment by start/end time or duration |
ffmpeg_compress |
Compress video with quality presets (low / medium / high) |
ffmpeg_extract_audio |
Extract audio track (mp3, aac, wav, flac, ogg, opus) |
ffmpeg_extract_frames |
Extract image frames at intervals or a specific count |
ffmpeg_merge |
Concatenate multiple media files into one |
ffmpeg_add_subtitles |
Burn subtitles (SRT/ASS/VTT) with customizable style |
ffmpeg_add_text_overlay |
Add text at any position with optional show/hide timing |
ffmpeg_add_image_overlay |
Overlay an image (PNG/JPG, supports transparency) with positioning and timing |
ffmpeg_change_aspect_ratio |
Change aspect ratio (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, etc.) via padding, cropping, or stretching |
Examples
Ask your AI assistant:
- "Get info about video.mp4"
- "Convert this video to webm"
- "Cut the first 30 seconds from the video"
- "Compress the video, medium quality"
- "Extract audio as mp3"
- "Take 10 frames evenly spaced from the video"
- "Merge part1.mp4 and part2.mp4"
- "Add subtitles from subs.srt"
- "Put a watermark logo.png in the bottom-right corner"
- "Make it 9:16 for Instagram Reels"
License
MIT