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Shotcut MCP for Gemini CLI

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Install Shotcut MCP in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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