Shotcut MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 696 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
Edit video through Shotcut's MLT engine: timelines, cuts, filters, titles, crossfades and renders.
What the code does
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
out = subprocess.run(
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 shotcut-mcp -- uvx shotcut-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"shotcut-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shotcut-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.shotcut-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["shotcut-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"shotcut-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shotcut-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"shotcut-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shotcut-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SHOTCUT_MCP_WORKDIR (Directory for .mlt projects and state files (default ~/shotcut-mcp-projects)), MELT_BIN (Path to the MLT melt binary if it is not on PATH), FFPROBE_BIN (Path to ffprobe if it is not on PATH).
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Shotcut MCP — questions
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