Kinocut MCP Server

Tools Kinocut exposes (30)

Listed by the server itself during our scan of commit 22c3eeb.

• video_info

  Probe a video file for metadata. Returns JSON {success, info:{duration, resolution, codec, fps, size, ...}}. Use before any edit to learn the source's dimensions and length. Pass input_path as the absolute path to the existing video. Set exact=true to also get the decoded frame_count and the raw r_f

• video_trim

  Trim a video clip by start time and duration. Returns JSON {success, output_path} pointing at the rendered clip. Use to cut a segment out of a longer video. Pass input_path as the absolute path to the source video (e.g. from video_info), start as a timestamp, and duration or end to define the segmen

• video_merge

  Concatenate two or more existing video clips into one rendered output file. Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use to join ordered clips into a single video. Pass clips as an ordered list of absolute paths (at least two); output is auto-named or written to output_path.

• video_add_text

  Overlay text on a video (titles, captions, watermarks). Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use to burn a single text element into a video. Pass input_path as the source video, text with the string to draw, and position/size/color to style it; output_path is auto-named when omitted. Args:

• video_add_texts

  Overlay multiple text elements on a video in a single FFmpeg pass. Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use when one video needs several captions at once. Pass input_path as the source video and texts as a list of overlay dicts (text plus optional position/size/color/timing). Args:

• video_add_audio

  Add, replace, or mix an audio track into an existing video and render a new output file. Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use to score or re-voice a video; source video and audio are read only. Pass video_path as the source video and audio_path as the audio file; set mix to combine or false to r

• video_resize

  Resize a video or change its aspect ratio. Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use to fit a video to target dimensions or a preset ratio. Pass input_path as the source video (e.g. from video_info) and either width/height or aspect_ratio to define the target. Args: input_path: Absolute

• video_convert

  Transcode a video into a different container or codec (mp4, webm, gif, mov, ...). Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use for format conversion; prefer video_export for delivery presets. Pass input_path as the source video and format as the target container; long renders stream MCP progress.

• video_speed

  Render a new video with playback speed changed; the source video is left unchanged. Returns JSON {success, output_path}. Use for slow-motion or fast-forward effects. Pass input_path as the source video and factor as the multiplier (below 1.0 slows, above 1.0 speeds up).

• search_tools

  Find registered MCP tools by name, keyword, or a supported task phrase. Returns JSON {success, query, count, tools:[{name, description, required_params}]}. Use to find the right tool for a task without reading every description. Pass query with a term such as blur, resize, subtitle, aud

• video_quality_check

  Run visual quality checks on a video. Analyzes brightness, contrast, saturation, audio levels, and color balance. Returns quality scores and recommendations. Args: input_path: Absolute path to video file fail_on_warning: If True, treat warnings as failures

• video_project_create

  Scaffold a cinematic video project with style, storyboard, and refs folders. Args: slug: Project slug using lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores. output_dir: Base directory for the projects/ folder. Defaults to the current working directory.

• video_doctor

  Return a read-only JSON readiness verdict for the next video job.

• video_validate_text_layout

  Validate a set of text overlays for visual failure modes before rendering. Checks for: text overlap, low contrast, unsafe positioning, excessive sequential overlays, and missing shadows. Args: overlays: List of overlay specs with keys: text, position, size, color,

• video_extract_frame

  Extract a frame using the same sampling as CLI and Python frame extraction. Omitted timestamps use smart thumbnail selection when available, falling back to 10% of the clip duration. Pass 0 explicitly to extract the first frame. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the video.

• hyperframes_doctor

  Run Hyperframes environment diagnostics.

• video_review_package

  Assemble a review package and publish-gate verdict for a candidate artifact.

• video_rescue_inspect

  Inspect a rescue plan or receipt and re-check artifact integrity.

• video_shorts

  Trim, caption, make vertical, and export selected segments in one call.

• video_workflow_inspect

  Summarize any receipt this project emits, with a read-only integrity check. Reads a workflow render receipt, a dry-run ``workflow_plan`` artifact, or a ``layer_plan`` receipt (v1 legacy with NO ``receipt_kind`` field, or v2) at ``receipt_path`` and returns a NORMALIZED inspection: the k

• list_operations

  Enumerate compact-surface operations on demand: families with member counts, and each operation's family, verb, required parameters and declared side-effect annotations. Optional family or query filters. Complements search_tools; use describe_operation for one operation's full inputSchema.

• describe_operation

  Retrieve one operation's full inputSchema on demand — optional arguments, types, defaults and nested definitions, exactly as the direct tool declares them — with the family tool that dispatches it and its verified kino CLI route when one exists.

• video_edit_ops

  Run one edit operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_basic, server_tools_advanced, server_tools_media. Use list_operations to enumerate members; describe_operation returns one operation's

• video_effects_ops

  Run one effect operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_effects, server_tools_glitch, server_tools_glitch_shader. Use list_operations to enumerate members; describe_operation returns one op

• audio_ops

  Run one audio operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_audio, server_tools_sound. Use list_operations to enumerate members; describe_operation returns one operation's full inputSchema.

• video_ai_ops

  Run one AI operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_ai, server_tools_aivideo. Use list_operations to enumerate members; describe_operation returns one operation's full inputSchema.

• image_ops

  Run one image/still operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_image. Use list_operations to enumerate members; describe_operation returns one operation's full inputSchema.

• video_qc_ops

  Run one inspection/release operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_inspection, server_tools_doctor, server_tools_guardrails, server_tools_motion_acceptance, server_tools_release. Use list_

• video_plan_ops

  Run one planning operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_intent, server_tools_creation, server_tools_postrescue, server_tools_repurpose, server_tools_rescue, server_tools_workflow. Use lis

• platform_ops

  Run one platform operation. operation is one of this family's names (see list_operations); params holds that operation's exact arguments. Registry modules: server_tools_hyperframes, server_tools_revideo, server_tools_shorts. Use list_operations to enumerate members; describe_operation returns one op

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235

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48

Language

Python

License

Apache-2.0

Created

Mar 2026

Last update

Nov 1, 2026

Type

MCP Server

Price

Free

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