Edit video through Shotcut's MLT engine: timelines, cuts, filters, titles, crossfades and renders.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add shotcut-mcp -e SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR=<SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR> -e MELT_BIN=<MELT_BIN> -e FFPROBE_BIN=<FFPROBE_BIN> -- uvx shotcut-mcp==0.2.1
{
"mcpServers": {
"shotcut-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shotcut-mcp==0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR": "<SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR>",
"MELT_BIN": "<MELT_BIN>",
"FFPROBE_BIN": "<FFPROBE_BIN>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"shotcut-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shotcut-mcp==0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR": "<SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR>",
"MELT_BIN": "<MELT_BIN>",
"FFPROBE_BIN": "<FFPROBE_BIN>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"shotcut-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shotcut-mcp==0.2.1"
],
"env": {
"SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR": "<SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR>",
"MELT_BIN": "<MELT_BIN>",
"FFPROBE_BIN": "<FFPROBE_BIN>"
}
}
}
}
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 |
|---|---|
SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIROptional | Directory for .mlt projects and state files (default ~/shotcut-mcp-projects) |
MELT_BINOptional | Path to the MLT melt binary if it is not on PATH |
FFPROBE_BINOptional | Path to ffprobe if it is not on PATH |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.NoBanks/shotcut-mcp |
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