MCP server for FFmpeg Micro — transcode videos from Claude Desktop and other AI agents
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add ffmpeg-micro --env FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY='<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ffmpeg-micro]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"]
env = { FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY = "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add ffmpeg-micro --env FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY='<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http ffmpeg-micro https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ffmpeg-micro]
url = "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
# codex mcp add ffmpeg-micro --url https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"url": "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"url": "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
}
}
}Environment variables
FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.