# volcengine-video-mcp

> MCP server for Volcengine (Doubao) Video Generation API

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## Verification
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## Declared
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, doubao, fastmcp, mcp, video-generation, volcengine
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:volcengine-video-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Volcengine Video Generation MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Volcengine (Doubao/豆包) Video Generation API - Seedance models.

## Features

- ✅ **Text-to-Video Generation** - Generate videos from text prompts
- ✅ **Image-to-Video Generation** - Animate images with multiple modes:
  - First frame mode
  - First & last frame mode
  - Reference images mode (1-4 images)
- ✅ **Task Management** - Query, list, and cancel video generation tasks
- ✅ **Comprehensive Parameters** - Full control over resolution, ratio, duration, FPS, etc.
- ✅ **MCP Resources** - Server status, models list, and API documentation

## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.11+
- [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) (recommended) or pip

### Setup

1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone <repository-url>
cd volcengine-video-mcp
```

2. Install dependencies:
```bash
# Using uv (recommended)
uv sync

# Or using pip
pip install -e .
```

3. Configure environment variables:
```bash
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your Volcengine API key
```

Required environment variables:
- `ARK_API_KEY`: Your Volcengine API key ([Get one here](https://console.volcengine.com/ark))
- `ARK_BASE_URL`: (Optional) API base URL, defaults to `https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com`

## Usage

### Running the Server

```bash
# Using uv
uv run python app/main.py

# Or if installed with pip
python app/main.py
```

### Using with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` on macOS):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "volcengine-video": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/volcengine-video-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "app/main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARK_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Tools

### create_video_task

Create a video generation task.

**Example - Text-to-Video:**
```python
create_video_task(
    model="doubao-s…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.video-generation (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/volcengine-video-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T15:23:53.807Z)

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