ZED용 FFMPEG MCP 서버: AI 편집기의 비디오 처리

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.

Set up FFmpeg Micro MCP in Zed (2 minutes)

You need two things: a free FFmpeg Micro API key (grab one at ffmpeg-micro.com) and Zed installed.

Add the MCP server to Zed settings

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"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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Replace your_api_key_here with your actual API key and save the file.

What the MCP server exposes

Once connected, Zed AI assistant can call these tools:

• create_transcode converts video between formats
• get_transcode checks job status
• list_transcodes shows recent processing history
• create_presigned_url generates upload URLs
• confirm_upload verifies file upload
• get_download_url gets signed download link
• transcribe_audio generates SRT subtitles using Whisper

Real examples

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 1080×1920 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“

Why Zed for video processing

• Speed. Zed is written in Rust. The editor stays responsive while MCP tools run.
• Native MCP support. Built into Zed core, not an extension.
• Context awareness. The assistant reads your open files and project context.
• Minimal setup. One JSON block in settings, one API key.

Common Pitfalls

• The MCP server requires Node.js 18+
• A missing comma in settings.json breaks config silently
• MCP tool use works best with Claude models in Zed
• Free tier supports files up to 100MB

Read the full guide with all examples at ffmpeg-micro.com/blog/ffmpeg-mcp-server-zed.