ffmpeg-skill: 39 FFmpeg tools to turn Claude Code and Cursor into local video editors
tom_doerr · x · 2026-09-18
ffmpeg-skill is a GitHub project (1.1k stars) that gives AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex video editing capabilities via 39 FFmpeg-based tools, running fully locally with no cloud calls, no API keys, and only the Python standard library.
- Install with npx ffmpeg-skill, or connect via MCP
- Includes animated/karaoke captions, 9:16 aspect cropping, silence detection (-35dB threshold), and loudness normalization (-14 LUFS)
- Ships 53 before/after demos auto-generated by demos/build.py, all reproducible
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