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MCP server · registry snapshot 2026-10-24

io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

FFmpeg & FFprobe media processing toolkit for video, audio, and social formats — the publisher's description

7 of 9 record checks metTopic: media-and-design · AI-classifiedversion 0.5.0TypeScriptMITstandard input/output

Summary

io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server is a local MCP server listed in the official MCP registry at version 0.5.0.

Record checks

7 of 9 record checks met

met: Registry entry is active and says how to run it
met: Source repository link opens
met: Repository is not archived
met: Code pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our check
not met: Repository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)
met: Package names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifier
met: The version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawn
not met: npm package carries build provenance (attestation)
met: No known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependencies

Not ranked by downloads: no download figure available
Not ranked by stars: 2 stars (ranked from 10)

From public records, not a safety rating. Each check with its reason · Is it safe to install?

Key facts

Runs: local package
Transport: standard input/output
Package: npm · listed version current
License: MIT
Dependencies: no known high or critical advisories
Repository: public
Topic: media-and-designAI-classified
Last tested: not tested

Add to your client

How fresh this is

Live-tested

Last tested

not tested

Latest version

0.5.0, published 2026-10-23 (registry, as of the 2026-10-24 snapshot)

First listed version

2026-10-22 (earliest version still in the registry; older removed versions would be earlier)

Version history

2 versions listed, 2026-10-22 to 2026-10-23; 2 in the 90 days before the 2026-10-24 snapshot.

Most recent 2 versions

0.5.0 · 2026-10-23
0.4.2 · 2026-10-22

(versions still listed in the registry only)

Registry data

snapshot 2026-10-24

Package and repository

checked 2026-10-24

Changes since the last refresh

Version 0.4.2 (published 2026-10-22) → 0.5.0 (published 2026-10-23), between the registry lists of 2026-10-23 and 2026-10-24.

The publisher’s GitHub release note for v0.5.0 (“v0.5.0 - Universal GPU Acceleration, MCP Progress, Cancellation & 4 New Tools”), published 2026-10-23.

Read the release note (the publisher’s text, shown as plain text)

### What's New in v0.5.0

#### 🚀 MCP Protocol Super-Powers
* **Live Progress Reporting (`notifications/progress`):** Real-time percentage encoding updates streamed directly to modern MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Antigravity).
* **Instant Cancellation (`AbortSignal`):** Child FFmpeg processes are cleanly terminated (`SIGTERM`/`SIGKILL`) immediately when a user cancels in their client.
* **Timeout & Deadlock Protection:** Guard against hanging processes on corrupted or network streams.

#### ⚡ Universal Hardware Acceleration
* Automatically detects and utilizes GPU encoders across all major operating systems:
* **macOS (Apple Silicon):** `h264_videotoolbox`, `hevc_videotoolbox`
* **NVIDIA GPUs (Linux/Windows):** `h264_nvenc`, `hevc_nvenc`
* **Intel QuickSync:** `h264_qsv`, `hevc_qsv`
* **AMD Radeon:** `h264_amf`, `hevc_amf`
* **Linux VA-API:** `h264_vaapi`, `hevc_vaapi`
* Runtime capability validation ensures smooth fallback to software if drivers are absent.

#### 🛠️ 4 New Production Tools (17 Tools Total)
* **`burn_subtitles`**: Hardcodes subtitles directly onto video frames with customizable font size, colors, outline, and positioning for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
* **`extract_keyframes`**: Extracts representative frames across the video and generates a contact sheet grid image with inlined base64 previews for multimodal vision models.
* **`normalize_audio`**: Broadcast-standard EBU R128 loudness normalization (-16 LUFS for podcasts/shorts, -14 LUFS for YouTube) with optional speech clarity filtering.
* **`add_overlay`**: Watermark and logo overlay with customizable corner positioning, padding, scale, and opacity.

#### 📦 MCP Resources & Prompts
* **Resources:** `media://capabilities` (FFmpeg hardware info) & `media://presets` (social media aspect ratios & size targets).
* **Prompts:** `social_clip_generator` & `whisper_audio_prep`.

#### 🐛 Fixes & Improvements
* Fixed video A/V lip-sync issue in silence trimming by applying synchronized cuts.
* Modularized Zod schemas and expanded automated test suite to 19 passing suites.

The release on GitHub

Source: the official MCP Registry list on 2026-10-23 and on 2026-10-24; release notes from the GitHub Releases API, checked 2026-10-24.

What it is

How do I add it to my client?

Config from the registry entry

From the npm package @ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

Add to CursorAn install link in the format Cursor documents, holding the Cursor config below. The command runs the publisher’s code on your machine.

Claude Desktop · claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server@0.5.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server@0.5.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code · .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "ffmpeg-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server@0.5.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (command line) · Bash or zsh terminal (macOS, Linux)

code --add-mcp '{"name":"ffmpeg-mcp-server","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server@0.5.0"]}'

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio ffmpeg-mcp-server -- npx -y @ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server@0.5.0

Try it in the MCP Inspector · runs on your machine, opens in your browser · Node 22.19+

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.11.0 -- npx -y @ash_j1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server@0.5.0

This runs the publisher's code on your machine (npx). Read its README first.
The MCP Inspector lists the server's tools, resources and prompts; a tool you call there runs for real.

Built from the server's registry entry with each client's documented format (checked 2026-10-14; the Cursor link and the VS Code command 2026-10-19; the MCP Inspector command 2026-10-21). Values in < > are yours to fill in; this page never contains a key. Where the server needs a setting the entry does not declare, it can still fail to start.

Can it be installed, and is it up to date?

Version pin · advisories

Listed version

Registry lists: 0.5.0
Latest stable: 0.5.0
Status: current
Withdrawn: no

Source: registry.npmjs.org · 2026-10-24. About the version the registry lists; a manual install may resolve to a different one.

Dependency advisories

Counted in the full dependency tree as resolved on 2026-10-24 (npm audit; each bar counts packages with an advisory, not advisories). Bars share one scale. The package itself has no known vulnerability (OSV.dev).

Integrity, provenance, license

Integrity: sha512-fq/VTWu6w0etXx4Bj…
Signature: signed
License: MIT

Source: the package registry · 2026-10-24.

Usage

Downloads: 402 in the last month

Source: api.npmjs.org · 2026-10-24.

Does the registry listing match what we found?

Feature #6

The registry verifies a package once, when it is published, and does not re-check it. A difference below is about the listing, not a judgement of the publisher.

Registry says	We found	Result	Source · date
Version 0.5.0 on npm	Exists and can be installed	matches	npm · 2026-10-24
Repository github.com/Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server	Opens publicly	matches	api.github.com · 2026-10-24

Who made it?

Feature #7 · lineage

Facts about the publisher. We do not turn them into a trust score.

Namespace: io.github.Ashutos1997
GitHub owner: a personal account (Ashutos1997)
Build record: signed

Repository: github.com/Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server
Stars: 2
Repository age: 0–30 days
Last push: 0–30 days ago
Archived: no
Security policy: none found (we looked for SECURITY.md in the repository and in its owner’s .github repository)

Source: the registry entry and api.github.com · 2026-10-24; security policy read from GitHub · 2026-10-23.

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Choosing

Record checks

Public records · not a safety rating

7 of 9 record checks met

Not ranked by downloads: no download figure available
Not ranked by stars: 2 stars (ranked from 10)

MetRegistry entry is active and says how to run itActive, with a package or a remote address.
MetSource repository link opensThe linked GitHub repository is public.
MetRepository is not archivedNot archived.
MetCode pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our checkLast push 0-30 days before our check.
Not metRepository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)No SECURITY.md in the places GitHub reads it from.
MetPackage names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifierMIT
MetThe version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawnThe listed version exists and is current.
Not metnpm package carries build provenance (attestation)Signed by npm, but no build attestation.
MetNo known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependenciesNone known in the package or its dependency tree.

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Common questions about io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server

Answered from the data above

Is io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server safe to install?

We do not rate servers as safe or unsafe. 7 of its 9 applicable record checks are met (facts from public records, each listed on this page). What the records show: Its source repository opens publicly. Its repository had a push in the last 90 days. The listed version is the latest stable release. The package itself has no known vulnerability (OSV.dev). Its full dependency tree has no known advisory. These are facts with their sources on this page, not a safety guarantee, and we did not run its tools.

Has io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server been security tested?

Not yet. It could be started, but has not been tested yet. This is our limit, not the server's.

Does io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server publish a security policy?

We found no SECURITY.md in its repository (root, .github/ or docs/) or in its owner's .github repository.

Is the listed version current?

Yes. The registry lists 0.5.0, the latest stable release on npm.

Where is the source code of io.github.Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server?

In github.com/Ashutos1997/ffmpeg-mcp-server, which opens publicly.

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Feature #1

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Reference

How is it classified?

18 fields

One value per field, each with its source. Fields written by AI models are marked. A field with no value says why.

TopicAI-classified

media-and-design

AI-classified · 2026-10-23 · from version 0.4.2 (same title and description)

Pricing modelAI-classified

not checked

no website in the registry entry

Programming language

TypeScript

api.github.com · 2026-10-24

Hosting type

local package

registry · 2026-10-24

MCP capability

not checked

not read (no session)

Transport

standard input/output

registry · 2026-10-24

Required credentials

none declared

registry · no declaration is not a guarantee

Package registry

npm

registry · 2026-10-24

Freshness

0–30 days

registry updatedAt · 2026-10-24

Lifecycle status

active

registry · 2026-10-24

License class

permissive

package registry · 2026-10-24

Integrity hash

declared (sri)

package registry · 2026-10-24

Signature / provenance

signed

package registry · 2026-10-24

Dependency advisories

none known

npm audit · 2026-10-24

Popularity

402 downloads a month

package registry · 2026-10-24

Publisher signals

owner: a personal account · repository age: 0–30 days · stars: 0–9 · build record: signed

api.github.com · 2026-10-24

Maintenance

active

api.github.com · 2026-10-24

Environment

your machine

where it runs, from the hosting type

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Sources and corrections

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