ffmpeg-mcp-lite: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

ffmpeg-mcp-lite CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from kevinwatt/ffmpeg-mcp-lite. It costs 730 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project guide for ffmpeg-mcp-lite, a Python server that lets an AI assistant use FFmpeg to process video and audio. FFmpeg is a tool for converting and manipulating media files.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when installing dependencies, starting the server, running tests, checking types, or linting the ffmpeg-mcp-lite codebase.
Why use it?
It gives contributors the project structure, required tools, dependency setup, and commands needed to run and check the server.

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CLAUDE.md · 96 lines

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

FFmpeg MCP Server (ffmpeg-mcp-lite) - An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing video and audio processing capabilities through FFmpeg.

Technology Stack

  • Language: Python 3.10+
  • Framework: FastMCP (from mcp package)
  • Package Manager: uv
  • External Dependencies: FFmpeg, FFprobe

Development Commands

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run the MCP server
uv run ffmpeg-mcp-lite

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run a single test
uv run pytest tests/test_info.py -v

# Type checking
uv run mypy src/

# Linting
uv run ruff check src/

Architecture

Project Structure

src/ffmpeg_mcp_lite/
├── __init__.py      # Package entry, exports main()
├── __main__.py      # Module entry point
├── server.py        # MCP server initialization and tool registration
├── config.py        # Configuration management (env vars, defaults)
└── tools/           # One file per tool
    ├── info.py      # ffmpeg_get_info
    ├── convert.py   # ffmpeg_convert (with scale)
    ├── compress.py  # ffmpeg_compress (with scale)
    ├── trim.py      # ffmpeg_trim
    ├── audio.py     # ffmpeg_extract_audio
    ├── merge.py     # ffmpeg_merge
    ├── frames.py    # ffmpeg_extract_frames
    └── subtitles.py # ffmpeg_add_subtitles

Available Tools (8 total)

Tool Description
ffmpeg_get_info Get video/audio metadata
ffmpeg_convert Convert format (with optional scale)
ffmpeg_compress Compress video (with optional scale)
ffmpeg_trim Trim video segment
ffmpeg_extract_audio Extract audio track
ffmpeg_merge Concatenate videos
ffmpeg_extract_frames Extract frames as images
ffmpeg_add_subtitles Burn-in subtitles to video

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