A side-by-side look at the Ffmpeg MCP and Ffmpeg MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Ffmpeg MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Ffmpeg MCP for multimedia process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
cut_video, image_to_video, concat_videos.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 151 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 8 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Ffmpeg MCP | View Ffmpeg MCP |
cut_videoExtract a segment from a video using start time and durationimage_to_videoConvert a static image to a video with fixed durationconcat_videosJoin multiple videos into oneconvertConvert between media formats (auto-detects from file extension)remove_silenceDetect and remove silent segments from videoffmpeg_rawExecute raw FFmpeg commands for advanced operationsNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ffmpeg-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ffmpeg-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Ffmpeg MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.