mcp-video-preview
An MCP server that lets Claude visually inspect video files — extract frames, check text overlays, karaoke subtitles, background clips, and more.
Requirements
- Python 3.10+
- ffmpeg installed and in your PATH
Installation
pip install mcp-video-preview
Setup
Add to your Claude Code config (~/.claude.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"video-preview": {
"command": "mcp-video-preview",
"args": [],
"env": {}
}
}
}
Or for Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"video-preview": {
"command": "mcp-video-preview"
}
}
}
Restart Claude after editing the config.
Tools
preview_video(path, n_frames=9)
Extracts N evenly-spaced frames from a video and returns them as images.
Claude can then visually check text overlays, subtitles, background images, etc.
extract_frame(path, time_s)
Extracts a single frame at a specific timestamp (in seconds).
get_video_info(path)
Returns video metadata: duration, resolution, fps, file size.
Example usage
Once installed, just ask Claude:
- "Preview the video at C:/output/video.mp4"
- "Check if the text overlay is readable in this video"
- "Extract a frame at 10 seconds from this video"
License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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