# showtime

Give your coding agent a video brief and showtime renders the result on your machine, with options for voice-over, music and captions.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 284
- Author: FavioVazquez
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/showtime

## What it does

showtime lets an agent turn a video brief into a locally rendered clip. A project can include motion graphics, narration, music, sound design, captions and edited footage, with exports for different platforms. It works without cloud AI services or API keys.

Install `uv` and Node.js first. The project supports Node.js 24 or 22 LTS, and also works with version 20 or later. Restart your agent after installing them. On its first run, the agent can report the size of required downloads and ask before setting up; some components are fetched when a video first needs them. Rendering happens on your own machine, so expect the assets to download locally.

In Claude Code, add the server with `npx` and then describe the video you want. Each job gets its own output folder, and existing files are left untouched. This makes the local setup and its downloads part of the workflow.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Environment variables: `SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE`, `SHOWTIME_HOME`, `SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE=<SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE> --env SHOWTIME_HOME=<SHOWTIME_HOME> --env SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS=<SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS> --transport stdio showtime -- npx -y @faviovazquez/showtime-mcp
```
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### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add showtime --env SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE=<SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE> --env SHOWTIME_HOME=<SHOWTIME_HOME> --env SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS=<SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS> -- npx -y @faviovazquez/showtime-mcp
```
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### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "showtime": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@faviovazquez/showtime-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE": "<SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE>",
                "SHOWTIME_HOME": "<SHOWTIME_HOME>",
                "SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS": "<SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "showtime": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@faviovazquez/showtime-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE": "<SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE>",
                "SHOWTIME_HOME": "<SHOWTIME_HOME>",
                "SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS": "<SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE=<SHOWTIME_MCP_BASE> -e SHOWTIME_HOME=<SHOWTIME_HOME> -e SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS=<SHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLS> showtime npx -y @faviovazquez/showtime-mcp
```
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## When to use it
- make a launch video for a project
- add narration and music to a clip
- create captions for a video
- edit footage into a finished clip
- export a video for a platform

## Example prompts
- Make a launch video for this project with narration and upbeat music.
- Edit these clips into a short video and add captions; save the result separately.
- Create a narrated video introducing this repository.

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