mcp-ffmpeg

# MCP FFmpeg Video Processor

A Node.js server that uses FFmpeg to manipulate video files. This server provides APIs to:

• Resize videos to different resolutions (360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p)
• Extract audio from videos in various formats (MP3, AAC, WAV, OGG)

Prerequisites

Before running this application, you need to have the following installed:

1. **Node.js** (v14 or higher)
2. **FFmpeg** - This is required for video processing

Installing FFmpeg

On macOS:

```bash brew install ffmpeg ```

On Ubuntu/Debian:

```bash sudo apt update sudo apt install ffmpeg ```

On Windows:

1. Download FFmpeg from the [official website](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html)
2. Extract the files to a folder (e.g., `C:\ffmpeg`)
3. Add the `bin` folder to your PATH environment variable

Installation

1. Clone this repository: ```bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-ffmpeg.git cd mcp-ffmpeg ```

2. Install dependencies: ```bash npm install ```

Running the Server

Start the server with:

```bash npm start ```

For development with auto-restart on file changes:

```bash npm run dev ```

Using with Claude Desktop

This MCP FFmpeg server can be integrated with Claude Desktop to process videos through natural language requests.

Running with npx

You can run the server directly with npx:

```bash npx /path/to/mcp-ffmpeg ```

Or if you've published the package to npm:

```bash npx mcp-ffmpeg ```

Configuring Claude Desktop

To add this server to Claude Desktop, update your Claude Desktop configuration file:

1. Locate your Claude Desktop config file:

   • macOS: `/.config/claude-desktop/config.json` or `/Library/Application Support/Claude Desktop/config.json`
   • Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude Desktop\config.json`
   • Linux: `~/.config/claude-desktop/config.json`

2. Add the FFmpeg MCP server to the `mcpServers` section:

```json { "mcpServers": { "ffmpeg": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "--yes", "/absolute/path/to/mcp-ffmpeg" ] } } } ```

If you've published the package to npm:

```json { "mcpServers": { "ffmpeg": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "--yes", "mcp-ffmpeg" ] } } } ```

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect.

Example Prompts for Claude

Once configured, you can use prompts like:

``` Using the ffmpeg MCP server, please resize the video at /path/to/video.mp4 to 720p resolution. ```

Notes

• Uploaded videos are stored temporarily in the `uploads` directory
• Processed videos and audio files are stored in the `output` directory
• The server has a file size limit of 500MB for uploads

License

MIT