Remote MCP server
FFmpeg for Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor
Paste one URL into your agent and it can cut, convert, and package video on its own. FFmpeg runs in the cloud, so there's nothing to install and no server to keep up.
https://api.mediaorca.com/mcpSign in once when your client asks. No API key to paste.
Setup
Connected in under a minute
Pick your client. Each one signs you in to MediaOrca and asks which workspace the agent can use.
Claude
- 1Open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- 2Paste the server URL and click Add.
- 3Sign in to MediaOrca and pick the workspace Claude can use.
ChatGPT
- 1Open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced and turn on Developer mode.
- 2Create a connector with the server URL and OAuth authentication.
- 3Sign in to MediaOrca and pick the workspace ChatGPT can use.
Claude Code
- 1Run this once, then type /mcp to sign in.
claude mcp add --transport http mediaorca https://api.mediaorca.com/mcpCursor & other clients
- 1Add the server to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or your client’s MCP settings.
- 2Sign in when the editor asks.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mediaorca": { "url": "https://api.mediaorca.com/mcp" }
}
}Tools
Everything FFmpeg does, as tools
Named tools handle the common jobs with typed inputs, so the agent gets them right the first time. run_ffmpeg covers the rest.
transcode
Re-encode to web-ready H.264 MP4, resize, or shrink.
trim
Cut a clip between two timestamps.
convert
Change format: MOV, MP4, WebM, MKV, MP3, WAV, and more.
thumbnail
Save a frame as a JPG or PNG.
gif
Turn a stretch of video into an animated GIF.
concat
Join clips end to end, in order.
watermark
Lay a logo over the video.
hls
Package a video for adaptive streaming.
run_ffmpeg
Run any FFmpeg command for everything else.
upload_file
Send a local file up, for agents that have one.
get_job
Check a long job and get its download links.
list_jobs
See recent jobs, newest first.
Try asking
Ask for the file you want
Your agent picks the tools, runs them, and hands back download links.
- Trim interview.mov to 1:12–1:42 and give me a 720p MP4.
- Make a GIF of the first five seconds of this clip.
- Grab a thumbnail from the middle of each of these three videos.
- Convert this WAV to MP3 and OGG.
- Join these clips in order and put our logo in the corner.
- Package this video for HLS streaming.
Questions
A few things people ask
No. Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor sign you in with your MediaOrca account, and you choose which workspace the agent can use. Clients that can’t sign in can send an API key as an Authorization: Bearer header instead.