Broll MCP Server

The content studio MCP for coding agents. broll gives Claude Code, Codex, and any MCP client real hands for content work: generate media with your own API keys, render videos and carousels deterministically with code, and publish through a draft-first outbox. Its 5 documented tools cluster into render, broll, extract, create & write. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-12 · ★ 4 · #111 OF 155 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Broll

Claude Code

claude mcp add luke-fairbanks-broll -- npx -y broll-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "luke-fairbanks-broll": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "broll-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

repo age created 2026-07-12 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package broll-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Broll can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 5 documented tools across render, broll, extract, including broll_status, render_video, render_carousel, extract_frame.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Broll lets an agent do.

Render

2 tools - e.g. Declarative RenderPlan → mp4: clips (video/image/color), trims, cover/contain fits, burned-in titles + timed captions, music bed, 9:16 / 1:1 / 4:5 / 16:9; Branded slide sets (the Instagram/LinkedIn…

render_video · render_carousel

Broll

1 tool - e.g. Workspace, ffmpeg, provider + platform readiness. Call first.

broll_status

Extract

1 tool - e.g. Pull a PNG frame so the agent can visually QA its own render

extract_frame

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Text + media + platforms → validated, reviewable draft in the outbox

create_post_draft

04 · Who maintains Broll

broll is maintained by luke-fairbanks. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/luke-fairbanks/broll
category: media - ranked #111 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.luke-fairbanks/broll (active, first published 2026-07-12)
packages: npm:broll-mcp

06 · Broll FAQ

Is Broll still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-12. We re-verify nightly.

What can Broll do?

An agent gets 5 documented tools across render, broll, extract, including broll_status, render_video, render_carousel, extract_frame.

How do I install Broll?

Run `npx -y broll-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Broll 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 Broll

Alternatives to Broll

Maintained media servers if Broll isn't the fit.

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