{"slug": "ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor", "title": "FFmpeg MCP Server for Zed: Video Processing in Your AI Editor", "summary": "A developer created an FFmpeg MCP server for the Zed code editor, enabling video processing through natural language prompts in the AI assistant. The server connects to the FFmpeg Micro API, allowing tasks like format conversion, resizing, and audio extraction without terminal commands. Zed users can integrate the server by adding a configuration block to their settings.", "body_md": "*Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com*\n\nZed 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.\n\nYou need two things: a free FFmpeg Micro API key (grab one at [ffmpeg-micro.com](https://www.ffmpeg-micro.com)) and Zed installed.\n\nOpen Zed settings with **Zed > Settings** (or Cmd+, on macOS). Add the `context_servers`\n\nblock:\n\n```\n{\n  \"context_servers\": {\n    \"ffmpeg-micro\": {\n      \"command\": {\n        \"path\": \"npx\",\n        \"args\": [\"-y\", \"@ffmpeg-micro/mcp-server\"],\n        \"env\": {\n          \"FFMPEG_MICRO_API_KEY\": \"your_api_key_here\"\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\nReplace `your_api_key_here`\n\nwith your actual API key and save the file.\n\nOnce connected, Zed AI assistant can call these tools:\n\n**Convert MP4 to WebM:**\n\n\"Convert this video to WebM at high quality:\n\n[https://storage.example.com/demo.mp4]\"\n\n**Resize for Instagram Reels:**\n\n\"Make this video vertical 1080x1920 for Instagram:\n\n[https://storage.example.com/landscape.mp4]\"\n\n**Extract audio as WAV:**\n\n\"Pull just the audio from this video as WAV:\n\n[https://storage.example.com/interview.mp4]\"\n\nRead the full guide with all examples at [ffmpeg-micro.com/blog/ffmpeg-mcp-server-zed](https://www.ffmpeg-micro.com/blog/ffmpeg-mcp-server-zed).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/javidjamae/ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor-21f5", "published_at": "2026-07-14 10:16:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 10:32:05.845616+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["FFmpeg Micro", "Zed", "FFmpeg MCP server"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ffmpeg-mcp-server-for-zed-video-processing-in-your-ai-editor.jsonld"}}