What is WeftCut?
WeftCut is a MCP server by WeftCut that drive the WeftCut desktop video editor: trim and split clips, keyframes, effects, captions, audio mixing, markers and export, with live edits and dry runs. It is listed under Media & design and has 236 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | WeftCut |
| Repository | WeftCut/WeftCut |
| Popularity | 236 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #371 of 4,418 MCP servers; #23 in Media & design |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +44 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is WeftCut safe to install?
WeftCut scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| 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 WeftCut?
- 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/WeftCut/WeftCut
- 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 weftcut -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http weftcut <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 WeftCut for you:
Add the "WeftCut" MCP server from https://github.com/WeftCut/WeftCut 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.