Shotcut MCP for VS Code

io.github.nobanks/shotcut-mcp

Edit video through Shotcut's MLT engine: timelines, cuts, filters, titles, crossfades and renders.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Shotcut MCP in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "shotcut-mcp-workdir",
      "description": "SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "melt-bin",
      "description": "MELT_BIN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "ffprobe-bin",
      "description": "FFPROBE_BIN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "shotcut-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shotcut-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR": "${input:shotcut-mcp-workdir}",
        "MELT_BIN": "${input:melt-bin}",
        "FFPROBE_BIN": "${input:ffprobe-bin}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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