# ffmpeg-mcp-lite

> MCP server providing video and audio processing capabilities through FFmpeg

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- status: unknown
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/ffmpeg-mcp-lite/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/kevinwatt/ffmpeg-mcp-lite
- repository: https://github.com/kevinwatt/ffmpeg-mcp-lite
- version: 0.2.2
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, audio, claude, ffmpeg, mcp, model-context-protocol, video
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ffmpeg-mcp-lite

### Description (declared)

# 🎬 ffmpeg-mcp

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**A powerful MCP server for video and audio processing through FFmpeg**

[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/ffmpeg-mcp-lite.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/ffmpeg-mcp-lite/)
[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-%3E%3D3.10-blue)](https://www.python.org/)

Integrate FFmpeg with Claude, Dive, and other MCP-compatible AI systems. Convert, compress, trim videos, extract audio, and more — all through natural language.

[Features](#-features) • [Installation](#-installation) • [Tools](#-available-tools) • [Usage](#-usage-examples) • [Configuration](#-configuration)

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## ✨ Features

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### 📊 **Media Information**
- Get comprehensive metadata
- Duration, resolution, codecs
- Bitrate and stream details
- JSON formatted output

### 🔄 **Format Conversion**
- Convert between any formats
- MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV, etc.
- Custom video/audio codecs
- Resolution scaling

### 🗜️ **Video Compression**
- Quality presets (low/medium/high)
- Encoding speed control
- H.264 optimization
- Size reduction stats

### ✂️ **Video Trimming**
- Precise start/end times
- Duration-based cuts
- Stream copy (fast)
- No re-encoding needed

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### 🎵 **Audio Extraction**
- Multiple formats supported
- MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, Opus
- Bitrate control
- High quality output

### 🎞️ **Advanced Features**
- Merge multiple videos
- Extract frames as images
- Interval or count-based extraction
- JPG, PNG, BMP, WebP output

### 📝 **Subtitles**
- Burn-in SRT/ASS/VTT subtitles
- Multiple styles available
- Customizable font size
- Works great with Whisper MCP

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## 🚀 Installation

### Prerequisites

**Install FFmpeg** on your system:

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<th>Command</th>
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<td>🪟 <strong>Windows</strong></td>
<td><code>winget instal…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.video-editing (1, declared)
- documents.conversion (0.836, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ffmpeg-mcp-lite/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:22:46.037Z)

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