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FFmpeg-MCP Server

8 tools. 4 can modify or destroy data without limits.

4 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 11 Jun 2026

4 can modify or destroy data

4 read-only

8 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 11/06/2026

How to control FFmpeg-MCP Server ↓

TOOL MAP

Read (4) Write / Execute (4) Destructive / Financial (0)

MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

Execute · Medium play_video This tool executes an external process (ffplay) to play a video, triggering an external operation on the local system. Write · Medium scale_video This tool transforms a video by resizing it and writes the result to a new output file. Write · Medium extract_frames_from_video This tool reads a video file and writes extracted image frames to an output folder on disk. Write · Medium overlay_video This tool composites two videos into a new output file (picture-in-picture).

4 of FFmpeg-MCP Server's 8 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

HOW TO CONTROL FFMPEG-MCP SERVER

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and FFmpeg-MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "scale_video": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "scale_video_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "clip_video": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "clip_video_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register FFmpeg-MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON FFMPEG-MCP →

Free to start. No card required.

ALL 8 FFMPEG-MCP SERVER TOOLS

EXECUTE 1 tools

Execute play_video 使用 ffplay 播放视频文件，支持mkv,mp4,mov,avi,3gp等等参数： video_path(str) - 视频文件的路径。 speed(float) - 浮点型,播放速率,建

WRITE 3 tools

Write scale_video 视频缩放参数： width(int) - 目标宽度。 height(int) - 目标高度。 output_path(str) - 输出路径 Write extract_frames_from_video 提取视频中的图像。参数： video_path(str) - 视频路径。 fps(int) - 每多少秒抽一帧，如果传0，代表全部都抽,传1，代表每一秒抽1帧。 output_fold Write overlay_video 两个视频叠加，注意不是拼接长度，而是画中画效果参数： background_video(str) - 背景视频文件的路径。 overlay_video(str) - 前景视频文件路径。

READ 4 tools

Read clip_video clip_video Read concat_videos concat_videos Read find_video_path 可以查找视频文件路径，查找文件路径，递归查找精确匹配文件名的视频文件路径（支持带或不带扩展名）参数： root_path - 要搜索的根目录 video_name - 视频文件名（可以带扩展名， Read get_video_info 获取视频信息，包括时长，帧率，codec等参数: video_path (str): 输入视频文件路径返回: 视频详细信息

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FAQ

How do I prevent bulk modifications through FFmpeg-MCP Server? +

The FFmpeg-MCP Server server has 3 write tools including scale_video, extract_frames_from_video, overlay_video. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach FFmpeg-MCP Server.

How many tools does the FFmpeg-MCP Server MCP server expose? +

8 tools across 2 categories: Execute, Read. 4 are read-only. 4 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on FFmpeg-MCP Server? +

Register the FFmpeg-MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every FFmpeg-MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 8 FFmpeg-MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON FFMPEG-MCP →

Free to start. No card required.

8 FFmpeg-MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.

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