magic-seven-mcp

MCP stdio bridge for the Magic Seven desktop video editor. Lets Claude Desktop and other STDIO-only MCP clients connect to Magic Seven's MCP server using lazy launch — the app only starts when the agent sends its first real request.

Setup

Requirements: Node.js must be installed. Magic Seven launches automatically when a tool is called — you do not need to open the app first.

Why @latest? Without it, npx caches the first version it downloads and never checks for updates. The @latest tag forces a freshness check on every launch, so your client always uses the newest bridge version.

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json (Settings > Developer > Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magic-seven": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@magic-seven-ai/magic-seven-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart Claude Desktop.

Note: If Claude Desktop can't find npx, use the full path. Run which npx in your terminal to find it, then replace "npx" with the result (e.g., "/usr/local/bin/npx").

Claude Code

claude mcp add magic-seven -- npx -y @magic-seven-ai/magic-seven-mcp@latest

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magic-seven": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@magic-seven-ai/magic-seven-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magic-seven": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@magic-seven-ai/magic-seven-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

OpenClaw

Edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magic-seven": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@magic-seven-ai/magic-seven-mcp@latest"],
      "transport": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Direct HTTP (advanced)

For clients that only support HTTP transport, connect directly to the app's MCP server:

http://localhost:7777/mcp

This requires Magic Seven to already be running. The bridge's auto-launch and tool caching features are not available with direct HTTP.

Logs

The bridge writes diagnostic logs to stderr. Claude Desktop captures these at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-magic-seven.log
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\Logs\mcp-server-magic-seven.log

Troubleshooting

If tools seem stale or out of date, clear the bridge cache:

rm ~/.config/magic-seven/mcp-bridge-cache.json

Then restart your MCP client. The cache will be rebuilt automatically on next use.