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Shotcut MCP for Cursor

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client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Shotcut MCP in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

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

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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