mcp-video

Name: mcp-video Review
Item: mcp-video
Rating: 3.6
Author: Aaron Matthews

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Automates video editing tasks at scale without external APIs or licensing costs.

Video editing MCP server for AI agents. 87 FFmpeg and Hyperframes tools, Python client, and CLI. Local, fast, free.

Auto-generate social media clips from longer video recordings
Extract frames from video for CV/ML training datasets
Batch transcode video formats across media libraries

91 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Why it matters

Automates video editing tasks at scale without external APIs or licensing costs. Runs locally with 87 pre-built FFmpeg and Hyperframes tools, enabling agents to handle frame manipulation, transcoding, and composition programmatically.

Best for

Development teams and AI agents that need to batch-process video, extract frames, or programmatically compose video content without manual editing or third-party service dependencies.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/KyaniteLabs/mcp-video

By KyaniteLabs

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add mcp-video -- npx -y mcp-video

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me auto-generate social media clips from longer video recordings

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars91Contributors22Last updated2026-07-24LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

Civ 5 AI battle – All 43 Civs on same map [video] — Hacker News · 182 pts
Watch as 1000 years of European borders change – timelapse map [video] — Hacker News · 127 pts
built this video with Claude + Remotion + Figma MCP — Reddit · 63 pts

3 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 91 GitHub stars; 22 contributors; last commit 1d ago; license Apache-2.0.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

5/5

Security

4/5

Overall score3.65 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 91 GitHub stars; 22 contributors; last commit 1d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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