# VideoRecompress Studio

This MCP server lets an agent use VideoRecompress Studio to compress videos with H.265 or AV1. It handles individual files and folders on Windows.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: contentasoftware
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/contentasoftware/mcp-launcher/tree/HEAD/packages/videorecompress-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/videorecompress-studio

## What it does

The package locates `videorecompress.exe` on a Windows PC and starts the app’s MCP service over stdio. An agent can compress a video or run a folder batch, inspect file details, and estimate storage savings. It can also retrieve available presets, formats, and licence status.

When the desktop app is missing, the server exposes `get_started` with installation guidance. VideoRecompress Studio must be installed on Windows; it processes local files and sends anonymous usage telemetry, which can be disabled in settings. The trial processes the first 10 files per PC without restrictions; later files get a watermark and a 10-minute cap. Each file in a batch uses one trial slot.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add videorecompress -- npx -y @contentasoft/videorecompress-mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add videorecompress-mcp -- npx -y @contentasoft/videorecompress-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "videorecompress-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@contentasoft/videorecompress-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "videorecompress-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@contentasoft/videorecompress-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add videorecompress-mcp npx -y @contentasoft/videorecompress-mcp
```

## When to use it
- compress videos with H.265 or AV1
- process a folder of videos in one batch
- inspect details for a video file
- estimate the storage savings from compression

## Example prompts
- Compress `recording.mp4` using AV1.
- Process the videos in the `raw` folder and save compressed copies.
- Estimate the space saved by compressing `demo.mp4`.

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