Convertify MCP

Convertify MCP is the local Model Context Protocol server for Convertify, the all-in-one offline file converter for Windows.

It lets MCP clients talk to a locally installed Convertify instance over stdio, so conversions, inspections, batch jobs, and AI-powered workflows can run directly on the user's Windows machine without uploading files to a cloud service.

Overview

Convertify is built for users who want serious file conversion power without file size limits, watermarks, account requirements, or privacy tradeoffs. The MCP server extends that same approach to AI clients and agent workflows.

With Convertify MCP, clients can work with local files through Convertify's conversion engine and toolchain, including:

- Single-file conversions across images, video, audio, documents, eBooks, archives, fonts, subtitles, and 3D models
- Batch conversion workflows
- File inspection and planning
- File discovery and lightweight file handoff helpers
- Optional module preparation and installation
- AI image upscaling
- AI background removal
- AI video upscaling
- AI frame interpolation
- AI audio stem splitting

Why Convertify MCP

- Fully local by design: files stay on the user's PC
- Windows-native workflow: built around the installed Convertify desktop and CLI binaries
- Broad format coverage: Convertify supports 230+ formats across media and document categories
- Batch-ready: designed for large local conversion jobs
- Privacy-first: ideal for sensitive documents, creative assets, CAD files, scans, and personal media
- AI tools included: advanced enhancement workflows run on-device instead of being sent to remote services

Requirements

- Windows
- Convertify installed locally from convertifypro.com
- Convertify-MCP.exe available in the Convertify install folder
- Convertify-CLI.exe available beside it, or reachable through CONVERTIFY_CLI_PATH
- An MCP client that supports local stdio servers

Quick Start

1. Download and install Convertify from convertifypro.com.
2. Open your MCP client's configuration file.
3. Add the convertify server entry from mcp.json.
4. Replace YOUR_USERNAME with the correct Windows account name if needed.
5. Restart your MCP client.

Example client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "convertify": {
      "command": "C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Convertify\\Convertify-MCP.exe",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "CONVERTIFY_CLI_PATH": "C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Convertify\\Convertify-CLI.exe"
      }
    }
  }
}

If Convertify-CLI.exe is already installed beside Convertify-MCP.exe, the env block is optional.

What The Server Does

Convertify MCP is a local wrapper around the installed Convertify CLI. It does not upload files or proxy work to a hosted backend. Instead, it launches the local Convertify binaries, reads structured output, and returns tool results to the MCP client.

That makes it a strong fit for:

- Offline-first assistant workflows
- Desktop automation
- Bulk local media processing
- Private document conversion
- Creative and production pipelines that need direct access to local files

Tool Surface

The current server exposes tools in these areas:

- Convert a single file
- Convert batches of files
- Inspect a file and plan workflow options
- Find files by category or pattern
- Copy a file to a new destination
- Run small linear pipelines
- List supported formats
- List, prepare, and install optional modules
- Check, validate, and activate licensing
- Use built-in AI workflows for images, video, and audio

Directory Submission Notes

If you are submitting this server to MCP directories or catalogs, these are the important details to keep consistent:

- Name: Convertify MCP
- Short description: All-in-one offline file conversion MCP server for Windows, powered by a local Convertify installation.
- Transport: stdio
- Platform: Windows
- Runtime model: Local
- Hosted endpoint: None
- File access model: Local Windows file paths
- Dependency: Requires Convertify to be installed on the same machine

Positioning

Convertify itself is the all-in-one offline file converter for Windows. It is designed for users who want broad format support, local privacy, batch scale, and advanced enhancement tools in one place.

Core product highlights include:

- Truly offline conversion with no uploads, tracking, accounts, or watermarks
- Fast batch conversion for large local workloads
- Support for standard and advanced formats across media, documents, archives, eBooks, subtitles, fonts, and 3D models
- OCR, background removal, image upscaling, video upscaling, frame interpolation, and audio stem splitting
- File Explorer integration for right-click conversions

Current Limitations

- Windows only
- Intended for local stdio MCP usage
- Requires a local Convertify installation from convertifypro.com
- Operates on local file paths, not uploaded blobs
- Not intended to be listed as a hosted public HTTP MCP endpoint in its current distribution model

Roadmap Note

A hosted cloud MCP version may come later depending on adoption and demand for the offline release. For now, Convertify MCP is focused on the strongest current use case: fast, private, local file conversion on Windows with a full Convertify install.

Recommended Directory Description

Convertify MCP brings the Convertify desktop file conversion suite into MCP-compatible clients on Windows. It wraps a local Convertify install and exposes offline conversion, inspection, batch, pipeline, and AI-enhancement tools over stdio, keeping files on the user's device.