fcp-mcp — Final Cut Pro MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

        subprocess.run(["open", "-a", "Final Cut Pro", str(path)], check=True, timeout=10)

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))

        values = dict(os.environ if env is None else env)

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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.

claude mcp add fcp-mcp -- uvx fcp-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcp-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "fcp-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.fcp-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["fcp-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcp-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "fcp-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fcp-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "fcp-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: FCP_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR (Directory for modified FCPXML outputs (default: alongside input with _modified suffix)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.