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FFmpeg API for Claude Desktop

com.ffmpeg-api/ffmpeg

Run FFmpeg and FFprobe in the cloud: convert, compress, trim and analyze video and audio.

client:Claude Desktop transport:streamable-http

Install FFmpeg API in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.ffmpeg-api.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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