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FFmpeg Skill

Give your coding agent a video editor — local FFmpeg, no cloud, no API keys.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is FFmpeg Skill?

FFmpeg Skill is an Agent Skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and MCP that teaches agents a fixed video and audio editing workflow through FFmpeg. It ships 42 tools for cutting, reframing, captions, silence removal, loudness, batch rendering and more — all running locally with the Python standard library.

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Pros: what FFmpeg Skill does well

  • Runs fully locally — files never leave the machine
  • 42 tools for video, audio and batch workflows
  • Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and MCP

Cons: where it falls short

  • Requires FFmpeg installed on the system
  • Agent-driven, not a visual timeline editor

Who FFmpeg Skill is for

Developers and creators who want their AI coding agent to handle media tasks locally.

Who can skip it

Editors who need a visual timeline interface like Premiere or DaVinci Resolve.

What people use FFmpeg Skill for

  • Asking Claude Code, Cursor or Codex to cut, trim, caption or resize a video in plain English
  • Normalising loudness and cleaning up audio before you publish
  • Batch jobs, such as turning one long video into several social formats
  • Adding local speech-to-text captions without uploading the audio anywhere

How to get started

  1. 1Install FFmpeg 6.1 or later and Python 3.10 or later on your computer.
  2. 2Run npx ffmpeg-skill to install it for Claude Code, or add --cursor, --codex or --all for other agents.
  3. 3Run npx ffmpeg-skill doctor to check that your machine is ready.
  4. 4For other MCP clients, add the stdio server from the README to your client's config.

FFmpeg Skill pricing

ffmpeg-skill is free and open source under the MIT licence. It needs no cloud account or API keys; you only pay for the coding agent you already use, such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. See current prices on FFmpeg Skill's site

Checked 2026-11-05. Prices change, so double-check before you pay.

FFmpeg Skill FAQ: quick answers

Does ffmpeg-skill upload my videos?
No. Everything runs on your machine with FFmpeg and Python. Optional speech-to-text models download their weights the first time, but your audio stays local.
Which FFmpeg version do I need?
FFmpeg 6.1 or later. Older versions are refused, so update FFmpeg first if the doctor check complains.
Can I use it outside Claude Code?
Yes. It installs as an Agent Skill for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex, and it also runs as an MCP server for any MCP client.

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