handbrakemcp (sandraschi/handbrakemcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 74 out of 100, grade C. It declares 15 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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handbrakemcp

HandBrake batch encode via FastMCP — queue transcodes without babysitting the GUI. For Cursor / Claude Desktop.

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The grade above is for the source repository. Registries can serve a different version, so we mark the ones we were not able to read.

// key findings
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
✅
Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
// tools this server exposes15 tools

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handbrake_agentic_workflow

High-level agentic workflow to achieve complex transcoding goals. Uses SEP-1577 sampling to request guidance from the host.

handbrake_optimize_library

Expert tool to optimize an entire directory for a specific device. Leverages sampling to find the best preset for the given device.

transcode_video

Transcode a single video file using HandBrake with professional quality settings

batch_transcode

Transcode multiple video files in efficient batch processing mode with parallel execution

get_job_status

Get comprehensive real-time status and progress information for video transcode jobs

cancel_job

Cancel a running or queued video transcode job with immediate effect and resource cleanup

get_presets

Get a comprehensive, dynamically updated list of all available HandBrake presets for video encoding

get_loaded_models

Get list of loaded models (HandBrake presets) - MCP compatibility endpoint

get_provider_status

Get comprehensive real-time status and system information about the HandBrake video processing provider

help

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tool_categories

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multilevel_help

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configMCP_BRIDGE_URLS
configHANDBRAKE_TAURI
configMCP_PORT
configMCP_HOST
configMCP_CENTRAL_DOCS
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployPORT
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

15/15 tools missing one or more hints — handbrake_agentic_workflow (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); handbrake_optimize_library (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); transcode_video (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +12 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool test coverage

Only 4/15 tools referenced in tests (27%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
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