Kinocut
PYPI · KINOCUT
Guardrailed video editing for AI agents: FFmpeg, captions, effects, Hyperframes, and receipts.
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Last scanned (12 hours ago)
Scores higher than 76% of PyPI servers
Category Design and Media
Deprecated
This server is marked deprecated in the MCP registry.
The registry records this reason: Moved to tech.kyanitelabs/kinocut, releases from 1.16.2 onward publish there (latest 1.16.5). Please switch server references.
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security50
- Malware scan not yet available for this package.Unverified
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
- 1 of 35 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency100
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to KyaniteLabs/kinocut). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 8 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 22308 tokens (~109/item across 204 items; 203 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage73
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 6% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety78
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- 1 of 10 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "video_acceptance_eval" implies "eval" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Partial
- An AI judge read all 205 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Checks we ran (15)
- Known CVEs
- Install scripts
- Dependency health
- Source repository
- Provenance
- License
- Maintenance
- Security disclosure
- Schema quality
- Stability
- Tool coverage
- Injection markers
- Destructive annotations
- Judged manipulation
- MCP protocol
Checks we could not complete (1)
These are gaps on our side, not findings about this package. We only credit what we can confirm, so a category made up entirely of them scores 0.
- Malware scan in Supply Chain SecurityMalware scan not yet available for this package.
Does not apply to this package (2)
- Endpoint SecurityScored on hosted endpoints only. A package has no live endpoint of its own for us to probe.
- Transport & ReachabilityScored on hosted endpoints only. A package has no live endpoint of its own for us to probe.
The score does not measure everything. What the score does not measure →
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 5 Nov 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 2 Nov 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +14
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: pass → 0.93 functional
- 30 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 28 Oct 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 27 Oct 26 0
- Stability: fail → pass ▲ security
- 18 Oct 26 0
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: fail → unverified ▼ security
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Analysed pypi/kinocut@1.16.1
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | pypi |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | KyaniteLabs/kinocut |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/KyaniteLabs/kinocut/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/tags/v1.16.1 |
| Rekor log index | 3103405812 |
| Predicate type | PyPI publish attestation https://docs.pypi.org/attestations/publish/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha256:f00db0290f7217f650ffea23edaf1c4b43c0121b320cc24f30e12442e00c2e9a |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Install scripts 1 script
| Hook | Tier | Command |
|---|---|---|
| build_backend | Known build tool | hatchling.build |
Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →
Dependencies 35 packages
| Packages resolved | 35 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 1 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
video_propose_mutations ~30
Map QC findings to typed proposed mutations (human apply only).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| findings | array | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_publish_gate ~49
Evaluate the fail-closed publish gate; any blocking finding blocks publishing.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocking_findings | array | yes | – |
| candidate_artifact | string | yes | – |
| project_dir | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_publish_validate ~82
Validate a publish spec. ``solve=True`` also emits a cutfile (N5).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| captions | boolean | – | – |
| container | string | – | – |
| duration_seconds | number | yes | – |
| height | integer | yes | – |
| platform | string | yes | – |
| solve | boolean | – | – |
| source | – | – | – |
| width | integer | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_punch_zoom_plan ~48
Auto-zoom punch-in plan on cut points (TE.5).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cut_times | array | yes | – |
| duration_seconds | number | – | – |
| zoom | number | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_qc_narrative ~39
Narrative/retention heuristics incl. first-15s window (P3.4).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_qc_vision ~83
Prepare keyframes for visual review; semantic vision QC is not evaluated. Returns retained frame paths, sampling_status and assessment_status. Frame preparation is not a visual-quality pass. No executable VLM is available; require_vlm=True returns verdict=fail and blocked=True.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| require_vlm | boolean | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_quality_check ~80
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
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fail_on_warning | boolean | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_read_metadata ~41
Read metadata tags from a video/audio file. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the video or audio file.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_recipe_capture ~38
Capture a workflow recipe (writer); idempotent by canonical digest.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project_dir | string | yes | – |
| recipe | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_record_motion_acceptance ~174
Record an authorized human caller's explicit whole-film motion attestation. The caller must provide the exact source/report hashes, complete watched intervals and every flagged interval's disposition. Requires explicit human review; agents must not invent viewing or act as the reviewer. This records an unverified caller attestation, not model proof or release approval. No system-authenticated viewing evidence exists: attestation_verified_by_system remains false. The returned receipt is nested to preserve its content hash.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| dispositions | object | yes | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| report | object | yes | – |
| report_sha256 | string | yes | – |
| reviewer_id | string | yes | – |
| source_sha256 | string | yes | – |
| verdict | string | yes | – |
| watched_intervals | array | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_release_checkpoint ~106
Create preview artifacts only after the video passes quality gates. Use this before publishing or chaining more polish effects. It runs a hard quality gate, then writes a thumbnail and storyboard for human inspection. A video with no audio stream fails the gate unless ``require_audio`` is explicitly disabled.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| frame_count | integer | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| min_score | number | – | – |
| output_dir | – | – | – |
| require_audio | boolean | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_remote_egress_plan ~33
Plan explicit remote egress and fake adapter receipts without network I/O.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_repurpose ~97
Submit one durable projectstore repurpose job for platform clips. The worker applies the requested release checkpoint policy before success. Submission acknowledges queued/running work, not quality or human acceptance.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_release_checkpoint | boolean | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| min_score | number | – | – |
| moment_selection_record_id | – | – | – |
| output_dir | – | – | – |
| platforms | – | – | – |
| start_job | boolean | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_repurpose_plan ~43
Create a dry-run local repurposing manifest for platform-ready assets.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_dir | – | – | – |
| platforms | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_rescue_inspect ~30
Inspect a rescue plan or receipt and re-check artifact integrity.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| receipt | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_rescue_plan ~89
Analyze one local video and return a policy-classified rescue plan. Planning never changes the source or renders final media. It records findings, safe repair ids, recommendations, unavailable and blocked work, local capability evidence, previews, and an execution estimate.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| output_dir | string | yes | – |
| policy | string | – | – |
| save_plan | – | – | – |
| source | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_rescue_render ~105
Render approved safe repairs from a reviewed rescue plan. Approval ids must name safe repairs in this exact immutable plan. The renderer fails closed on stale inputs, capabilities, policy, resume state, cancellation, or verification failure and never promotes failed output.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| approved_repair_ids | – | – | – |
| cancel_file | – | – | – |
| keep_intermediates | boolean | – | – |
| plan | string | yes | – |
| resume_receipt | – | – | – |
| save_receipt | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_resize ~212
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 path to the input video. width: Target width in pixels. Use with height. height: Target height in pixels. Use with width. aspect_ratio: Preset aspect ratio (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 4:5, 21:9). Overrides width/height. quality: Quality preset (low, medium, high, ultra). output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| aspect_ratio | – | – | – |
| height | – | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| quality | string | – | – |
| width | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_restoration_plan ~27
Plan or evaluate evidence-gated local restorative work.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_reverse ~60
Reverse video and audio playback so it plays backwards. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_review_decide ~74
Record human accept/reject/revise. Accept + EDL approval can render (N4).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| approval | – | – | – |
| decision | string | yes | – |
| edl | – | – | – |
| input_path | – | – | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| reason | string | – | – |
| review_run | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_review_decision ~40
Record a human review decision (writer); corrections supersede by record id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| decision | object | yes | – |
| project_dir | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_review_package ~47
Assemble a review package and publish-gate verdict for a candidate artifact.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocking_findings | – | – | – |
| candidate_artifact | string | yes | – |
| project_dir | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_review_run ~35
Watching guardrail: run offline metric floor under a review policy.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| policy | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_review_ui ~31
Write hot-reloading human review HTML surface (P4.3).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| output_dir | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_rotate Rotate or flip video ~145
Rotate and/or flip an existing video and render a new output file. Supports right-angle rotations plus horizontal and vertical flips; the input video is not modified.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| angle | integer | – | Clockwise rotation angle in degrees. Supported values are 0, 90, 180, and 270. |
| flip_horizontal | boolean | – | Mirror the video horizontally after rotation when true. |
| flip_vertical | boolean | – | Mirror the video vertically after rotation when true. |
| input_path | string | yes | Absolute path to an existing local video file. The input file is read only. |
| output_path | – | – | Destination video path. Auto-generated when omitted; an existing supplied path may be overwritten. |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_salvage ~70
Create one lineage-bound salvage derivative and a fresh review slot.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| acceptance_spec_id | string | yes | – |
| authorization_decision_ids | – | – | – |
| policy | object | yes | – |
| project_dir | string | yes | – |
| recipe | string | yes | – |
| source_asset_id | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_seek_frame ~37
Frame-accurate seek conversion (TE.9).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fps | number | – | – |
| frame | – | – | – |
| seconds | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_semantic_query ~28
Query source-backed semantic spans locally without inventing descriptions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_semantic_timeline ~31
Build a local, source-time semantic timeline from supplied analyzer evidence.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_shape_mask ~105
Apply a geometric shape mask to a video. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. shape: Shape to use — "circle", "rounded_rect", or "oval". output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted. feather: Feather radius in pixels (0 = sharp edges).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| feather | integer | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| shape | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_speed Change video speed ~148
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).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| factor | number | – | Playback speed multiplier. 2.0 is double speed, 0.5 is half speed, and 1.0 is unchanged. |
| input_path | string | yes | Absolute path to an existing local video file. The input file is read only. |
| output_path | – | – | Destination video path. Auto-generated when omitted; an existing supplied path may be overwritten. |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_split_screen ~101
Place two videos side by side or top/bottom. Args: left_path: Absolute path to the first video. right_path: Absolute path to the second video. layout: Layout type (side-by-side or top-bottom). output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| layout | string | – | – |
| left_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| right_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_stabilize ~108
Stabilize a shaky video using motion vector analysis. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. smoothing: Smoothing strength (default 15, higher = more stable). zooming: Zoom percentage to avoid black borders (default 0). output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| smoothing | number | – | – |
| zooming | number | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_storyboard ~81
Extract key frames and create a storyboard grid for human review. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. output_dir: Directory to save frames. Auto-generated if omitted. frame_count: Number of key frames to extract.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| frame_count | integer | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_dir | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_subtitles ~152
Burn subtitles (SRT/VTT/authored ASS) into a video. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. subtitle_path: Absolute path to the subtitle file (.srt, .vtt, or .ass). output_path: Where to save the output. Auto-generated if omitted. style: Optional force_style override applied to any subtitle format including authored ASS (e.g. "FontSize=24,PrimaryColour=&H00FFFFFF"). Omit to preserve an authored ASS file's own styling/positioning.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| style | – | – | – |
| subtitle_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_subtitles_styled ~125
Burn subtitles from SRT/VTT with custom styling. Embeds subtitle file into video with customizable appearance. Args: input_path: Absolute path to input video. subtitles_path: Absolute path to SRT or VTT file. output_path: Absolute path for output video. style: Optional style dict with font, size, color, outline, etc. Returns: Dict with success status and output_path.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | string | yes | – |
| style | – | – | – |
| subtitles_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_template_preview ~197
Preview what a video template would do before rendering. Analyzes the template and returns a list of operations, estimated output duration, resolution, and file size — without actually processing any video. Args: template: Template name (tiktok, youtube-shorts, instagram-reel, youtube, instagram-post). input_path: Absolute path to the input video (optional; used for duration probing). duration: Override the estimated duration in seconds. caption: Caption text for TikTok / Instagram Reel / Instagram Post templates. title: Title text for YouTube Shorts / YouTube video templates. music_path: Absolute path to background music file. outro_path: Absolute path to outro video file (YouTube template only).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| caption | – | – | – |
| duration | – | – | – |
| input_path | – | – | – |
| music_path | – | – | – |
| outro_path | – | – | – |
| template | string | yes | – |
| title | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_text_animated ~225
Add animated text to video. Overlay text with animation effects (fade, slide, etc.). Args: input_path: Absolute path to input video. text: Text to display. output_path: Absolute path for output video. animation: Animation type (fade, slide-up, typewriter). Default fade. font: Font family. Default Arial. size: Font size. Default 48. color: Text color. Default white. position: Text position. Default center. start: Start time in seconds. Default 0. duration: Display duration. Default 3.0. Returns: Dict with success status and output_path.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| animation | string | – | – |
| color | string | – | – |
| duration | number | – | – |
| font | string | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| position | string | – | – |
| size | integer | – | – |
| start | number | – | – |
| text | string | yes | – |
| typewriter_speed | number | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_thumbnail ~89
Extract a single frame (thumbnail / frame grab) from a video. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. timestamp: Time in seconds to extract frame. Defaults to 10% of video duration. output_path: Where to save the frame image. Auto-generated if omitted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| timestamp | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_timeline_edit_plan ~34
Plan explicit or ordinary-person timeline edits as a reviewable EDL and diff.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_timeline_ir_validate ~53
Validate Timeline IR and compile to render DAG (P3.0). Semantic timelines (shots/silences/words) also get agent-visible ``text`` (N2).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| timeline | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_translate_captions ~57
Translate SRT captions with honest language-coverage reporting (EN→ES first).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| source_lang | string | – | – |
| target_lang | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_trim ~234
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 segment. Args: input_path: Absolute path to the input video. start: Start timestamp (e.g. '00:02:15') or numeric seconds (e.g. 10.5). duration: Duration to keep (e.g. '00:00:30' or '30'). Exclusive with end. end: End timestamp. Exclusive with duration. output_path: Where to save the trimmed video. Auto-generated if omitted. accurate: Frame-accurate seeking (slower). Default False uses fast input seeking which may land on the nearest keyframe.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accurate | boolean | – | – |
| duration | – | – | – |
| end | – | – | – |
| input_path | string | yes | – |
| output_path | – | – | – |
| start | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_validate_text_layout ~150
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, shadow (optional), start_time (optional), duration (optional). video_width: Video width in pixels. video_height: Video height in pixels. background_color: Background hex color for contrast checking. Returns: dict with warnings list and clean boolean.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| background_color | string | – | – |
| overlays | array | yes | – |
| video_height | integer | – | – |
| video_width | integer | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_verdict ~36
Persist exact-asset analysis; approvals require active human evidence.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project_dir | string | yes | – |
| verdict | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_visual_transform_plan ~32
Plan subject/camera analysis, reframing, or stabilization with crop budgets.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| request | object | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_watermark Add video watermark ~265
Overlay an image watermark onto an existing video and render a new output file. The video and watermark image are read only; output_path is created or overwritten. Supports named, pixel, and percentage positions plus opacity, margin, CRF, and preset controls.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| crf | – | – | Optional FFmpeg CRF override from 0 to 51, where lower means higher quality. |
| image_path | string | yes | Absolute path to an existing local image file used as an overlay or watermark. |
| input_path | string | yes | Absolute path to an existing local video file. The input file is read only. |
| margin | integer | – | Non-negative edge margin in pixels for named positions. |
| opacity | number | – | Watermark opacity from 0.0 fully transparent to 1.0 fully opaque. |
| output_path | – | – | Destination video path. Auto-generated when omitted; an existing supplied path may be overwritten. |
| position | – | – | Watermark position: named position such as bottom-right, pixel dict {"x": 100, "y": 50}, or percentage dict {"x_pct": 0.5, "y_pct": 0.5}. |
| preset | – | – | Optional FFmpeg encoding preset: ultrafast, fast, medium, slow, or veryslow. |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_workflow_inspect ~242
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 kind (inferred from the ``tool`` field when ``receipt_kind`` is absent, per legacy tolerance), schema_version, tool, versions, a status summary (per-step statuses, failed step + error if any), a hash presence/integrity report (which recorded source/output hashes still match the bytes on disk NOW — a read-only re-check), outputs, warnings, cleanup state, plus human-review pointers and known limitations. Nothing is rendered or modified. A malformed/unreadable receipt fails closed with ``invalid_workflow_receipt``. Args: receipt_path: Absolute path to the receipt JSON file to inspect. compare_path: Optional second receipt; when set, also return a diff (N3).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| compare_path | – | – | – |
| receipt_path | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
video_workflow_plan ~297
Produce a no-render plan for an agent workflow job-spec. Validates the spec first (fail-closed) and then builds a dry-run plan artifact WITHOUT rendering any media: the ordered operation graph, per-source ffprobe results (duration/resolution/codec) and sha256 content hashes where the source file exists, declared output intents, a variant-expansion summary, tool + FFmpeg versions, and warnings for runtime concerns that are not structural errors (e.g. a source file that does not exist yet). The only file written is the optional plan JSON at ``save_plan``; paths inside the artifact are workspace-relative. Pass ``variant`` to plan a single named batch variant: the plan reflects that variant's EFFECTIVE (post-override) steps and auto-named output paths and records ``workflow.variant``. An unknown variant or malformed override fails closed (``invalid_workflow_variant``). Returns the plan artifact on success. On a structurally invalid spec it fails closed with a specific error ``code`` (same codes as ``video_workflow_validate``). Args: spec_path: Absolute path to the workflow job-spec JSON file. save_plan: Optional path to write the plan artifact as JSON. variant: Optional declared variant id to plan its effective steps.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| save_plan | – | – | – |
| spec_path | string | yes | – |
| variant | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Kinocut MCP server?
Kinocut runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx kinocut. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
pypi · kinocut
claude mcp add kyanitelabs-kinocut -- uvx kinocut
What is the Kinocut MCP server?
Kinocut is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.KyaniteLabs/kinocut. Guardrailed video editing for AI agents: FFmpeg, captions, effects, Hyperframes, and receipts. This page covers its PyPI package (kinocut).
Is the Kinocut MCP server safe to use?
Kinocut scores 77 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Kinocut MCP server expose?
Kinocut exposes 203 tools: video_info, video_trim, video_merge, video_add_text, video_add_texts, and 198 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 22,219 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Kinocut MCP server still maintained?
Kinocut is marked deprecated in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Kinocut MCP server under?
Kinocut declares the Apache-2.0 licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.
What did VerifyMCP test on the Kinocut MCP server?
VerifyMCP ran 15 checks on Kinocut, covering Known CVEs, Install scripts, Dependency health, Source repository and 11 more. One item could not be completed, a gap on our side rather than a finding about Kinocut: Malware scan. Endpoint Security and Transport & Reachability do not apply to a PyPI package, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.