# mcp-server

Connect an agent to FFmpeg Micro to start video transcodes, track jobs, and retrieve output links. The server also exposes ready-made video workflows.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 1
- Author: ffmpeg-micro
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/ffmpeg-micro/ffmpeg-micro-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server

## What it does

An agent can submit one or more videos for transcoding, choose a quality or resolution preset, or pass FFmpeg options. It can also inspect a job, list jobs, and cancel one that is pending or processing. Completed files get signed download links with a 10-minute lifetime.

Local files use a two-part upload flow: the server provides a temporary HTTPS address, the client sends the file there, then confirms the upload. Ready-made workflows cover tasks such as captions, resizing, and watermarks. The `caption-video` workflow pauses so a transcript can be reviewed before processing resumes.

Claude Code can connect to the HTTP server without running a local process; the first connection opens FFmpeg Micro sign-in in a browser. Local `npx` setup needs Node.js 22.14 or later and an API key. Output links expire, so fetch a fresh link when an older one no longer works.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com`
- Environment variables: `FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-server https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY=<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY> --transport stdio ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server -- npx -y @ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server
```
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### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server --url https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server --env FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY=<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY> -- npx -y @ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server
```
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### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server": {
            "url": "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server https://mcp.ffmpeg-micro.com
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY=<FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY> ffmpeg-micro-mcp-server npx -y @ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server
```
Replace <…> with your own values

## When to use it
- submit video files for transcoding with a chosen resolution
- inspect or cancel an FFmpeg Micro job
- upload a local video for processing
- run a prepared video workflow and retrieve its output link

## Example prompts
- Convert this video to MP4 at 720p and return a link when the file is ready.
- Show my failed FFmpeg Micro jobs.
- Create captions for this video, let me review the transcript, then resume processing after I approve it.

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