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CartCut MCP Server

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CartCut runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 51 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.

Edit video in the CartCut desktop editor: cuts from a transcript, captions, motion, effects.

Installs per day peak 127 · avg 8 · -74% w/w
a month agotoday
51
Installs / week
npm · @cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp
814
Stars
4 open issues
16 Oct 2026
Last commit
1 release in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 7 h ago · rules ccca72095570

In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

  return path.join(dataRoot, extId);
    child = spawn(INPUT_BIN_PATH, ["watch"], { stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });

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Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check CartCut every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add cartcut -- npx -y @cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cartcut": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cartcut]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cartcut": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cartcut": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: CARTCUT_MCP_TOKEN (Optional. CartCut's MCP token; read from CartCut's own settings when unset.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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CartCut — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for CartCut?
CartCut runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp was installed 51 times last week.
How do I connect CartCut?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use CartCut?
The npm package @cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp was installed 51 times in the last week. Week over week that is -74%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is CartCut open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 814 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.