botverse-mcp

MCP server and command-line tool for Botverse — video transcoding and document conversion for AI agents and the humans who configure them.

What it does

• Video transcoding — MP4 (H.264), WebM (VP9), ProRes 422, GIF, MP3 extraction · $0.25/job
• Video/audio conform — mux a separate video and audio source into one output, reconciling frame-rate and duration mismatches (including true pulldown-style speed conforms, e.g. 24→25fps) · $0.30/job
• Conform splice — concatenate video and/or still-image segments into one output: head slates/bumpers, tail slates/end cards, mid-roll inserts/cutaways, or joining clips together · from $0.30/job
• Document conversion — Markdown ↔ DOCX ↔ PDF ↔ HTML ↔ XLSX · $0.05/file
• Transcription — speaker-labelled transcripts (diarization + AI speaker naming) → txt/srt/vtt/docx/pdf · ~$3/hour
• Workflows — chain multiple Botverse operations (transcode, convert, transcribe, conform, splice) into a single multi-step job with automatic dependency ordering and parallel branches, instead of orchestrating each call yourself · convert-only steps run on wallet balance ($0.05/step); transcode/transcribe steps bill by source duration and require auto-refill

Two ways to use it: an MCP server for your AI agents, and a botverse CLI for the shell — evaluation, CI/CD, cron, scripts, and local coding agents. No AWS. No FFmpeg. No infrastructure.

Setup

1. Sign up at botverse.cloud — free to try: $1 credit on signup, no card required. A card + 2FA are only needed at your first top-up ($5 min). No monthly fees.
2. Get an API key or connector URL from your dashboard
3. Add to your MCP client config

Usage

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botverse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "botverse-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BOTVERSE_API_KEY": "bv_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Or with a connector URL (recommended for claude.ai):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botverse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "botverse-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BOTVERSE_CONNECTOR_URL": "https://botverse.cloud/mcp?token=bv_sess_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Command line (botverse)

The same package ships a botverse CLI for the shell — it reads files from disk and streams them straight to the API (no content goes through an LLM), so it's the fast path for evaluation, automation, and local coding agents.

export BOTVERSE_API_KEY=bv_live_…        # or BOTVERSE_CONNECTOR_URL=…?token=bv_sess_…

npx botverse convert report.md --to pdf
npx botverse convert *.md --to docx,pdf -o ./out
npx botverse transcode clip.mov --to mp4 -o ./out
npx botverse transcribe call.mp4 --to docx --attendees "Sarah Chen,Mike Torres"
npx botverse conform video.mp4 audio.wav --to mp4 --method speed_conform --target-framerate 25
npx botverse balance

Each job uploads → polls → downloads the finished file to -o (default: current dir). Globs and multiple --to formats run as a batch.

Sandbox note: the CLI needs outbound network to botverse.cloud and S3, so it does not run inside sandboxed agent environments (claude.ai / Claude Desktop), whose egress is allowlisted. There, use the MCP tools (e.g. convert_content) instead.

Tools (MCP)

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_upload_url | Get a presigned URL to upload a file for use with the _media/_file/_video (object-key-based) tools | | transcode_from_url | Transcode video from a public URL | | transcode_video | Transcode an uploaded video file | | conform_from_url | Mux a separate video + audio source (public URLs) into one output | | conform_media | Mux an uploaded video + audio source into one output | | conform_splice_from_url | Concatenate video/image segments (public URLs) — slates, bumpers, end cards, inserts, joined clips | | conform_splice_media | Concatenate uploaded video/image segments — same use cases | | convert_content | Convert document content inline (up to 4 MB; sandbox-safe) | | convert_from_url | Convert a document from a public URL | | convert_file | Convert an uploaded document | | submit_workflow | Submit a multi-step BWDL workflow chaining several of the above tools together, with dependency ordering and parallel branches | | get_workflow_status | Poll a workflow (and its per-step status) until it reaches a terminal state | | cancel_workflow | Cancel an in-progress workflow; already-completed steps are billed, the rest are not | | get_job_status | Poll a job until complete | | get_download_url | Get the signed download URL | | get_wallet_balance | Check wallet balance |

Workflows

submit_workflow chains multiple Botverse tools (transcode, convert, transcribe, conform, splice) into one server-side job — e.g. transcribe → clip extraction → delivery — instead of your agent making each call and polling each one individually.

• Workflow definitions use BWDL (Botverse Workflow Definition Language): a JSON object with a workflow_id and a steps array. Each step has an id, a tool (any MCP tool name), an inputs object, and an optional depends_on array of prior step ids.
• Steps run in dependency order; steps that share the same depends_on run in parallel.
• A later step can reference an earlier step's output with "$.steps.<step_id>.output_key", and a workflow-level parameter with "$.params.<name>" — no other template syntax is supported.
• Submit with submit_workflow, poll with get_workflow_status every 5–10 seconds until the status is COMPLETED, FAILED, PARTIALLY_FAILED, or CANCELLED, and stop early with cancel_workflow if needed (you're only billed for steps that already completed).
• Billing: convert-only workflows run on wallet balance at $0.05/step. Workflows containing a transcode or transcribe step require auto-refill to be enabled (billing scales with source duration).

Example — a two-step conversion chain (URL → DOCX → PDF):

{
  "workflow_id": "md-to-pdf-via-docx",
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "to_docx",
      "tool": "convert_from_url",
      "inputs": {
        "source_url": "https://example.com/report.md",
        "output_format": "docx"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "to_pdf",
      "tool": "convert_file",
      "depends_on": ["to_docx"],
      "inputs": {
        "object_key": "$.steps.to_docx.output_key",
        "output_format": "pdf"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Pricing

• Video transcode (≤5 min): $0.25/job
• Video overage: +$0.08/min
• ProRes 422: $0.35/source-min ($0.50 min)
• Document conversion: $0.05/file

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Links

• Documentation
• Dashboard
• Support