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@julianbou julianbou released this 04 Oct 17:31
0.3.6-alpha
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An MCP server, so an AI assistant can find and cut clips for you. Also everything from 0.3.5-alpha, which was never published.

What changed

  • MCP server (new). StreamCut can now be driven by an AI assistant: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any other MCP client. One message with half-remembered quotes is enough: it finds each film in your addons, finds where the line is spoken, picks a source, trims to the shot and saves the MP4s to your Clips library. It can:

    • search your catalog addons and list the sources for a film or episode;
    • find a line by its dialogue, even misquoted, and re-time it against the stream being cut (a subtitle file can sit most of a minute away from a given stream);
    • look at the picture, as single frames or a contact sheet, for moments nobody speaks in;
    • detect shot cuts, so a clip starts and ends on one;
    • cut the clip, with a choice of audio track, burned-in subtitles, aspect crop and size cap;
    • list, rename and delete clips, and open a title in the player at a range.

    It is off by default. Turn it on at the end of Settings → Clips and press Copy setup command. It listens on localhost only and needs a token. Claude Desktop reaches it through the app's own launcher (--mcp-stdio), which starts StreamCut when a tool is called.

  • The cut is the loudest thing in the player. The clip row and its actions now lead the screen, playback controls step back, panels float over the picture instead of shrinking it, and the header clears the macOS window buttons.

  • Set-aside ranges are one button and a list with a still for each range.

  • Signing out no longer deletes your clips or the app's staged ffmpeg.

  • Clips page polish: visible keyboard focus, a clearer "no match" state, and the states that were missing along the way from player to library.

MCP limits for now

  • Desktop only.
  • Direct streams only: torrent-only sources and plugin scrapers are not reachable yet.
  • Clips up to 10 minutes.
  • Tested with Claude Code and Claude Desktop. Other MCP clients should work; reports welcome.

Installing

Windows: StreamCut-Windows-x64-0.3.6-alpha.msi. Installs over 0.3.2 or later. Not signed, so SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC": click More info, then Run anyway. ffmpeg is included.

Mac (Apple Silicon): StreamCut-macOS-arm64-0.3.6-alpha.dmg. Ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so macOS blocks the first launch. Press Open Anyway under System Settings → Privacy & Security, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/StreamCut.app. ffmpeg is included. No Intel build.

If you're on 0.3.2 or later, the app offers this update itself.

Check the download:

shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS.txt

Known rough edges

  • Alpha software. Stored data and file layout may still change between releases.
  • The Mac and Windows builds are tested on one machine each; please report what breaks.
  • The MCP server has only been run on macOS so far.
  • The clipper labels (home, player, clip settings, license entries) are English only.
  • iOS and Android targets are unverified in this fork.
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