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fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server

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fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 325 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 12 Oct 2026.

Final Cut Pro MCP — 88 tools: FCPXML engine, live FCP control, media analysis, puppets.

Installs per day peak 213 · avg 69 · -22% w/w
a month agotoday
325
Installs / week
pypi · fcp-mcp
12
Stars
1 open issue
12 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 6 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call fcp_import_xml.fcpxml_path → src/fcp_mcp/_server_runtime.py:5048, fcp_import_xml.fcpxml_path → src/fcp_mcp/_server_runtime.py:5068, fcp_import_xml.fcpxml_path → src/fcp_mcp/_server_runtime.py:5084
        subprocess.run(["open", "-a", "Final Cut Pro", str(path)], check=True, timeout=10)
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        result = subprocess.run(
            m += drop
        frame_number = total_frames + drop * (d * 9 + (m - drop) // (1798 if fps < 31 else 3596))

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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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 fcp-mcp -- uvx fcp-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcp-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "fcp-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.fcp-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["fcp-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcp-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "fcp-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "fcp-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "fcp-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: FCP_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR (Directory for modified FCPXML outputs (default: alongside input with _modified suffix)).

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fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server?
fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server 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 pypi package fcp-mcp was installed 325 times last week.
How do I connect fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls fcp-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server?
The pypi package fcp-mcp was installed 325 times in the last week. Week over week that is -22%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 12 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.