mcp-video

Cinema-grade video production MCP server. 8 tools for recording, editing, effects, captions, TTS, and smart screenshots.

Built on ffmpeg and Playwright. Works with any MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, custom agents).

Features

Highlights

• 60fps frame-by-frame capture — Playwright screenshots every frame, ffmpeg encodes. Zero frame drops.
• Cinema easing curves — 16 easing options including cinematic and showcase for buttery smooth scrolling.
• Smart screenshots — Auto-detects 15+ UI elements (chat widgets, pricing sections, booking forms, etc.).
• Narrated videos — Provide a URL + script, get a professional video with synchronized AI voiceover.
• 22 LUT presets — Film-grade color grading (teal-orange, noir, vintage, cyberpunk, etc.).
• Social format export — One-click conversion to Instagram Reel, TikTok, YouTube Short, LinkedIn.
• Dual transport — Stdio (default) or HTTP mode for persistent microservice deployment.

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18
• ffmpeg and ffprobe (validated on startup)
• Playwright browsers (npx playwright install chromium)
• Optional: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY for ElevenLabs TTS
• Optional: OPENAI_API_KEY for Whisper captions and OpenAI TTS

Quick Start

With Claude Code (stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "video": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-video"]
    }
  }
}

With npx

npx mcp-video

From source

git clone https://github.com/studiomeyer-io/mcp-video.git
cd mcp-video
npm install
npx playwright install chromium
npm run build
npm start

HTTP mode

# Start as HTTP microservice
npx mcp-video --http --port=9847

# Or via environment variables
MCP_HTTP=1 MCP_PORT=9847 npx mcp-video

Configuration

Usage Examples

Record a website

Use video_record with type "cinema" to record https://example.com
with a smooth scroll and hover over the navbar.

Create a narrated explainer video

Use video_speech with type "narrated" to create a narrated video of
https://example.com with these segments:
1. "Welcome to our homepage" — pause on hero section
2. "Check out our features" — scroll to features
3. "Get started today" — hover over CTA button

Auto-caption a video

Use video_text with type "caption" to add auto-generated captions
to /path/to/video.mp4

Export for social media

Use video_compose with type "social-all" to convert
/path/to/video.mp4 to all social media formats.

Smart screenshot

Use video_screenshot with type "capture" to screenshot the chat widget
and pricing section on https://example.com

Architecture

src/
  server.ts            Entry point, 8 consolidated MCP tools
  lib/                 Logger, types, dual transport
  handlers/            Tool handlers (video, editing, post-production, tts, screenshots)
  schemas/             JSON Schema definitions for legacy tool format
  tools/
    engine/            Core engines
      capture.ts       Frame-by-frame recording (Playwright → PNG → ffmpeg)
      encoder.ts       ffmpeg encoding pipeline
      scenes.ts        Scene execution (scroll, hover, click, type, wait)
      cursor.ts        Visible cursor simulation
      smart-screenshot.ts  Element-aware screenshot engine
      tts.ts           ElevenLabs + OpenAI TTS with fallback
      narrated-video.ts    Full narration pipeline
      social-format.ts     Social media format conversion
      concat.ts        Video concatenation with transitions
      lut-presets.ts   22 cinema LUT presets
      ...and more

Development

npm run dev          # Start with tsx (hot reload)
npm run typecheck    # Type check
npm test             # Run tests
npm run check        # Verify ffmpeg/ffprobe installed

License

MIT

Credits

Built by StudioMeyer. Part of our open-source toolkit for AI-powered content creation.

• ai-shield — LLM security middleware for TypeScript
• agent-fleet — Multi-agent orchestration for Claude Code
• darwin-agents — Self-evolving agent framework