Video Editor MCP server for AI agents

Video Editor MCP server is a tool that allows you to upload, edit, search, and generate videos through integration with Video Jungle. It provides a seamless interface for video manipulation and generation directly from your LLM environment.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing, you'll need:

A Video Jungle account (sign up at Video Jungle Registration)
Your Video Jungle API key (available in your account settings)

Installing via pip

The simplest way to install is using pip:

pip install video-editor-mcp

Installing via Smithery

You can also install Video Editor MCP automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install video-editor-mcp --client claude

Manual Configuration for Claude Desktop

To configure Claude Desktop manually, you'll need to modify your claude_desktop_config.json file:

MacOS: Located at ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: Located at %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following to your configuration file:

"mcpServers": {
  "video-editor-mcp": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "video-editor-mcp",
      "YOURAPIKEY"
    ]
  }
}

Replace YOURAPIKEY with your Video Jungle API key.

Usage

Running the Server

To start the Video Editor MCP server:

uv run video-editor-mcp YOURAPIKEY

To enable access to your Photos app on MacOS:

LOAD_PHOTOS_DB=1 uv run video-editor-mcp YOURAPIKEY

Available Tools

Adding Videos

Upload a video from a URL for analysis:

Can you download the video at https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RumgYaH5XYw and name it fly traps?

This downloads the video, adds it to your library, and analyzes both audio and visual content.

Searching Videos

Search your video library with natural language:

Can you search my videos for fly traps?

The search results include metadata about what appears in the videos and when, which can be used for editing.

Searching Local Videos

To search videos in your local Photos app (MacOS only):

Can you search my local video files for Skateboard?

Note: You must set the environment variable LOAD_PHOTOS_DB=1 when starting the server to use this feature.

Generating Edits

Create an edit based on specific content:

Can you create an edit of all the times the video says "fly trap"?

Or generate an edit from a single video:

Can you create an edit of all the times this video says the word "fly trap"?

Other Available Tools

create-videojungle-project: Creates a project to contain scripts, videos, and images
edit-locally: Creates an OpenTimelineIO project for Davinci Resolve Studio
get-project-assets: Retrieves assets within a project
update-video-edit: Updates a video edit's information in real-time

Advanced Configuration

Local Photos App Access

To enable searching your Photos app on MacOS, use this configuration:

"video-jungle-mcp": {
  "command": "uv",
  "args": [
    "--directory",
    "/Users/YOUR_PATH/video-jungle-mcp",
    "run",
    "video-editor-mcp",
    "YOUR_API_KEY"
  ],
  "env": {
    "LOAD_PHOTOS_DB": "1"
  }
}

Debugging

For a better debugging experience, you can use the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run --directory /Users/YOUR_PATH/video-editor-mcp video-editor-mcp YOUR_API_KEY

The server also logs to app.log in the project directory, which you can monitor with:

tail -n 90 -f app.log

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "video-editor-mcp" '{"command":"uvx","args":["video-editor-mcp","YOURAPIKEY"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "video-editor-mcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "video-editor-mcp",
                "YOURAPIKEY"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "video-editor-mcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "video-editor-mcp",
                "YOURAPIKEY"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect