I gave my video editor an MCP server so Claude can edit videos for me
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HN · launched Aug 4, 2026 · 7 upvotes (top 59%) · 1 view
Niche: model context protocol tools · 465 launches, 13 in the last 7 days ▼ -24% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Agent / copilot
- Prosumer
- AI-native
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 465 launches in model context protocol tools →
Could you build this?
Yes This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server exposing JSON-RPC endpoints that automate standard video editing CLI commands or FFmpeg operations invoked by an LLM.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 389 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #247 of 390 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 276 days after the earliest competitor.
- mcp-video-editor · github · 2026-10-26 · 74 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- I built an open-source MCP server that parses game save files · hn · 2026-03-22 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- YouTube MCP, give any AI agent access to YouTube · hn · 2026-05-19 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Claireon · hn · 2026-06-16 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- free247editor · github · 2026-10-15 · 68 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- video-edit · github · 2026-11-04 · 88 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- reel-editor · github · 2026-10-14 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- AI Creator Library · ph · 2026-10-24 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.48
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