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FFmpeg MCP Server for Zed

io.github.ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install FFmpeg MCP Server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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