What is kinocut?
kinocut is a MCP server by KyaniteLabs that local, guardrailed video editing: FFmpeg edits, captions, audio, effects, Hyperframes, repurposing, resumable workflows, quality gates and provenance receipts. It is listed under Media & design and has 208 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | KyaniteLabs |
| Repository | KyaniteLabs/kinocut |
| Popularity | 208 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #399 of 4,418 MCP servers; #25 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +7 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is kinocut safe to install?
kinocut scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install kinocut?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/KyaniteLabs/kinocut
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add kinocut -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http kinocut <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs kinocut for you:
Add the "kinocut" MCP server from https://github.com/KyaniteLabs/kinocut to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.