Kdenlive MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 283 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 3 Sep 2026.
Kdenlive video editing MCP - 36 tools for project, timeline, filters and melt rendering
We read the source, 19 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.
result = subprocess.run(
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(
resolved = os.path.join(resolved, f"{name}.kdenlive-cli.json")
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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.
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 kdenlive-mcp-server -- uvx kdenlive-mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"kdenlive-mcp-server": {
"args": [
"kdenlive-mcp-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.kdenlive-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["kdenlive-mcp-server"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"kdenlive-mcp-server": {
"args": [
"kdenlive-mcp-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"kdenlive-mcp-server": {
"args": [
"kdenlive-mcp-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
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