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Shotcut MCP for Claude Desktop

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client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Shotcut MCP in Claude Desktop

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shotcut-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shotcut-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR": "<SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR>",
        "MELT_BIN": "<MELT_BIN>",
        "FFPROBE_BIN": "<FFPROBE_BIN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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