FFmpeg MCP Server for Claude Desktop

io.github.ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

FFmpeg & FFprobe media processing toolkit for video, audio, and social formats

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install FFmpeg MCP Server in Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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