Lyric Video studio can act as a MCP server, allowing locally running LLM’s to access video editing and generation features. This allows agentic use of Lyric Video Studio. You can even use the Lyric Video Studio with OpenAi models inside visual studio code (tutorials coming up!).
To enable MCP support, go to settings and toggle the server on. Check out the status. You might need to change the default port if some other service is using the same port. Configure the LLM that you with to use, here’s couple of examples:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lyric-video-studio": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:8765"
}
}
}
```
If you changed the port in the app, update the URL accordingly.
Example with a custom port:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lyric-video-studio": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:8769"
}
}
}
```
### Generic `mcpServers` host example
Many MCP-capable hosts use a top-level `mcpServers` object.
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lyric-video-studio": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:8765"
}
}
}
Remember to set up the Lyric Video Studio features first: for example upscaling and audio-to-text extraction requires that model folder is set and models downloaded. Mcp server cannot do this for you. This also applies to local genAi plugins. After that, Mcp can use the features just like you’d use those from ui.
You can enable plugin generation support for Mcp from plugin settings. All locally runnable plugins are default on and all API’s are default off. Remember, if you set up API based plugin as Mcp-enabled, agent can generate content which costs you money! Mcp can create tracks and items even without the toggle on.
When working with plugins and especially if you want to generate with plugins, save presets before asking to generate. Mcp server can read preset names and assign preset to track. That is the way to get the wanted model to be used. (this will be improved on next releases)
Important licensing info:
MCP, Server-Side and OEM Use
The standard Lyric Video Studio license permits use of the built-in MCP server for personal and commercial content creation, including client work, local automation, and batch production performed by the licensed user.
The standard license does not permit Lyric Video Studio, its MCP server, or any part of its functionality to be:
- embedded into another application, product, platform, or commercial service
- offered through a hosted service, website, public API, or shared automation backend
- operated as a server-side production system for multiple users or customers
- resold, sublicensed, redistributed, or made available to third parties as a service
- used as part of an OEM, white-label, software-as-a-service, or commercial integration arrangement
These restrictions apply to access to Lyric Video Studio and its functionality, not to videos or other content created with the software. Users retain the right to create, publish, monetize, and sell content produced using Lyric Video Studio, subject to the rights and licenses applicable to their source materials.
OEM, hosted-service, server-side, embedded, multi-user, and other commercial integration use requires a separate license agreement.
Contact the developer for licensing options and pricing.