# ffmpeg-skill review

> Local video editor for coding agents: 42 FFmpeg tools with a machine-readable contract and an MCP server, for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Cut, captions, reframe, loudness, platform exports. No cloud, no API keys.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/kajisho5-ffmpeg-skill/

## ffmpeg-skill at a glance

- **Category:** [MCP and agent tools](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/mcp-servers/)
- **Website:** [www.npmjs.com/package/ffmpeg-skill](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ffmpeg-skill)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #198 overall, #29 in MCP and agent tools, momentum score 45
- Downloads that week: 8k (+232% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: n/a; Aug 16: n/a; Aug 23: n/a; Aug 30: 275; Sep 6: 722; Sep 13: 249; Sep 20: 150; Sep 27: 117; Oct 4: 386; Oct 11: 72; Oct 18: 669; Oct 25: 1.6k

## ffmpeg-skill alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [REA](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/morluto-rea/) | 415.5k | 760.6k |
| #2 | [ha-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/homeassistant-ai-ha-mcp/) | 5.4k | 118.1k |
| #3 | [Treg](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/superdesigndev-treg/) | 6.9k | 6.7k |
| #4 | [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp/) | 54.6k | 2.7M |
| #5 | [codebase-memory-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/deusdata-codebase-memory-mcp/) | 47.9k | – |
| #6 | [open-computer-use](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ifuryst-open-computer-use/) | 2.8k | – |

## ffmpeg-skill FAQ

### How popular is ffmpeg-skill?

ffmpeg-skill has 4.2k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 1.6k new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 467 a week. Its main package had about 8k downloads that week, +232% against its own 4-week average. That made it #29 among MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to ffmpeg-skill?

Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: REA (#1), ha-mcp (#2), Treg (#3), Chrome DevTools MCP (#4), codebase-memory-mcp (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)