Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com
Zed is a fast, Rust-native code editor with built-in MCP support. Connect the FFmpeg Micro MCP server and you can process video by typing a prompt in the AI assistant. No terminal switching, no curl commands to construct, no API docs to keep open in another tab.
You need two things: a free FFmpeg Micro API key (grab one at ffmpeg-micro.com) and Zed installed.
Open Zed settings with Zed > Settings (or Cmd+, on macOS). Add the context_servers
block:
{
"context_servers": {
"ffmpeg-micro": {
"command": {
"path": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
}
Replace your_api_key_here
with your actual API key and save the file.
Once connected, Zed AI assistant can call these tools:
Convert MP4 to WebM:
"Convert this video to WebM at high quality:
[https://storage.example.com/demo.mp4]"
Resize for Instagram Reels:
"Make this video vertical 1080x1920 for Instagram:
[https://storage.example.com/landscape.mp4]"
Extract audio as WAV:
"Pull just the audio from this video as WAV:
[https://storage.example.com/interview.mp4]"
Read the full guide with all examples at ffmpeg-micro.com/blog/ffmpeg-mcp-server-zed.