Inspect, edit and render Kdenlive video projects locally on Linux.
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claude mcp add kdenlive-mcp -e KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS=<KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS> -e KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE=<KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE> -e KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT=<KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT> -e KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE=<KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE> -- uvx mcp-kdenlive==0.3.0{
"mcpServers": {
"kdenlive-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-kdenlive==0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"kdenlive-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-kdenlive==0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"kdenlive-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-kdenlive==0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVE>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_MELT>",
"KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE": "<KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBE>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
KDENLIVE_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTSOptional | Colon-separated absolute directories; every file the server reads or writes must be inside them. Unset: only the user's videos directory. 'unrestricted': no limit (not recommended). |
KDENLIVE_MCP_KDENLIVEOptional | Absolute path of the kdenlive executable if it is not on PATH (for example an AppImage). |
KDENLIVE_MCP_MELTOptional | Absolute path of the MLT melt executable if it is not on PATH. |
KDENLIVE_MCP_FFPROBEOptional | Absolute path of the ffprobe executable if it is not on PATH. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.mhbxyz/kdenlive-mcp |
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