Showtime MCP Server

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1132aa71-7fe5-4345-a925-790d80462fda The 0.3.0 showreel: 50 seconds, rendered by showtime 0.3.0 on one machine; every shot names the feature it uses ( about the film ). It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with captions, claude code plugin and ffmpeg and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-30 · ★ 6 · #182 OF 193 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Showtime

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add faviovazquez-showtime -- npx -y @faviovazquez/showtime-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "faviovazquez-showtime": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@faviovazquez/showtime-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

repo age created 2026-09-28 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @faviovazquez/showtime-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@faviovazquez)

registry namespace io.github.FavioVazquez is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Showtime can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.3.1 · 2026-09-30

A patch for three things found while testing 0.3.0 in the Claude app and in one plugin directory. · The plugin's end-of-turn hook no longer fails before setup. Installing the plugin and working a few turns before…

v0.3.0 · 2026-09-30

showtime 0.3.0 reviews every video before you see it, makes videos less alike, and checks what viewers complain about · text that moves too fast, is too small on a phone, or a look every agent video seems to share. It…

benchmark-report-v0.3.0 · 2026-09-30

The showtime benchmark report for v0.3.0 (round 4: 0.3.0 in lean mode, 0.2.0 default, plain Opus 5.5 and a launch-only tool), published at (latest) and /benchmark/v0.3.0/. It names the tools it was compared with, so…

04 · Who maintains Showtime

showtime is maintained by faviovazquez. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/faviovazquez/showtime
website: https://faviovazquez.github.io/showtime/
category: media - ranked #182 of 193 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-30)
registry: io.github.FavioVazquez/showtime (active, first published 2026-09-29 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@faviovazquez/showtime-mcp · mcpb:https://github.com/FavioVazquez/showtime/releases/download/v0.3.0/showtime-0.3.0.mcpb

06 · Showtime FAQ

What is Showtime?

Is Showtime still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-30 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Showtime?

Run `npx -y @faviovazquez/showtime-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Showtime run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Showtime

Alternatives to Showtime

Maintained media servers if Showtime isn't the fit.

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