EditAtlas

EditAtlas MCP server

EditAtlas helps an AI agent edit video. People often know the result they want ("make it look like old film", "a whoosh when the title flies in") but not what the effect is called. EditAtlas finds the technique by the result you describe and gives the agent its correct name, a description and a prompt with its parameters. It also has sound effects you can download, composed templates, visual styles, and a step-by-step guide to a whole edit.

• Server URL: https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp
• Transport: Streamable HTTP (remote). No API key, no login.
• Registry name: ing.trysometh.edit/editatlas
• Website and docs: https://edit.trysometh.ing (setup for each app and the full tool reference: https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp in a browser)

This repository describes the server. The server itself runs at the URL above; there is nothing to install or build here.

What it can do

• Techniques. More than 2,000 editing techniques (transitions, captions, color, motion, audio, cutting), each with its correct name, a short description and a prompt the agent can follow, many with a tested FFmpeg command. Search them in plain words, in English or Vietnamese.
• Sound effects. 2,302 sound effects, described and searchable by what they sound like (sharp attack, long tail, wide stereo), with a preview, a download link, a SHA-256 checksum and a mirror on GitHub (EditAtlas/sfx).
• Templates and styles. 22 versioned templates (composed edits, such as a tip list around a speaker in 9:16) and 56 styles (typography, color, rhythm, motion and sound rules that templates can use).
• Workflow. How to run a whole edit, from inspecting the files to delivery, with the structure and pacing for each kind of video (talking head, product ad, product or food review, tutorial, vlog, podcast clip and more).
• Music and stock media. Search background music and stock photos or video clips from Pexels and Pixabay, with the author to credit.
• Skills. Lists the EditAtlas skills that run a whole step on your own machine, such as placing sounds on a finished video or making a checked word-level transcript.

EditAtlas never receives your footage. The agent does the editing on your machine with your own tools (for example FFmpeg); EditAtlas only gives it names, prompts, files and guidance.

Tools

Tool	What it returns
search_techniques	About 10 techniques that match the result you describe, with short descriptions
get_technique	The full prompt for one technique, its parameters and whether its FFmpeg command was run
search_sfx	Sound effects that match a description, each with a preview and download links
get_sfx	One sound effect with its download links, checksum and where to place it
get_workflow	How to run a whole edit, optionally for one kind of video
get_skill	The EditAtlas skills, or one skill with its install steps
search_templates	Templates that match an intent, with their constraints
get_template	One versioned template with its inputs, beats, techniques and checks
get_template_bundle	A template with a compatible style and the techniques and sounds it uses
list_styles	Styles that match a query
get_style	One versioned style and what it is compatible with
search_music	Background music tracks with MP3 links
search_photos	Stock photos from Pexels or Pixabay
search_videos	Stock video clips from Pexels or Pixabay
send_feedback	Sends the user's own verdict (worked, partly, failed) on something EditAtlas gave, after they saw the result

Every tool only reads, except send_feedback, which stores the verdict and an optional short note in the user's words. It stores no footage, file names or personal details.

Set it up

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Run this in a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"EditAtlas","type":"http","url":"https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp"}'

Or add it to .vscode/mcp.json in a project:

{
  "servers": {
    "EditAtlas": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Then open Copilot Chat in Agent mode and check that the EditAtlas tools are listed.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user EditAtlas https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp

Type /mcp inside Claude Code to check the connection.

Claude Desktop and claude.ai

Open Customize, choose Connectors, click + Add, then Add custom connector. Paste https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp and choose No sign in.

Cursor

Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or to .cursor/mcp.json for one project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "EditAtlas": {
      "url": "https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex

codex mcp add EditAtlas --url https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp

Other clients

Any client that supports remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP works. Use the URL above with no authentication.

Use it

Ask your agent for the result you want, in your own words. For example:

• "Make this clip look like old 16mm film. Which technique is that, and how do I do it with FFmpeg?"
• "Find a short whoosh for a title that flies in, and download it."
• "I have a talking-head video for Reels. Plan the edit: cuts, captions, sounds and music."
• "What is the transition where the next shot is revealed through a growing circle called?"
• "Find calm piano music for a 30-second product video and tell me who to credit."

To check the connection, ask the agent to call search_techniques with the query "old film look" and show the top three names.

Details

• Protocol versions 2025-03-26, 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25, stateless Streamable HTTP. The older HTTP+SSE transport is not provided.
• Queries accept up to 2,048 characters; result limits are 1 to 20.
• A REST API with the same data is at https://edit.trysometh.ing/api/v1/ (see https://edit.trysometh.ing/mcp).
• Sound files are also on GitHub in EditAtlas/sfx, for sandboxes that cannot reach the main download links.

Support

Report a problem or ask a question in this repository's issues.