Transloadit MCP Server
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Official MCP server for Transloadit. Process video, images, documents, and audio through 80+ media processing Robots via natural language.
Details
- Author
- transloadit
- GitHub stars
- 73
- Downloads
- 323
- Categories
- Cloud Service, Other, Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Media, AI
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- Supports Streamable HTTP and stdio transport.
- Provides MCP tools for Transloadit file processing.
- Part of the official Transloadit SDK monorepo.
- Includes shared TypeScript types and Zod schemas.
- Built with Node.js.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Transloadit MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install the @transloadit/mcp-server package and configure it with your Transloadit API credentials. Full setup, authentication, and tool documentation are available in the package’s own README file.
transloadit_lint_assembly_instructions
Lint Assembly Instructions without creating an Assembly. Returns structured issues.
transloadit_create_assembly
Create or resume an Assembly, optionally uploading files and waiting for completion.
transloadit_get_assembly_status
Fetch the latest Assembly status by URL or ID.
transloadit_wait_for_assembly
Polls until the Assembly completes or timeout is reached.
transloadit_list_robots
Returns a filtered list of robots with short summaries.
transloadit_get_robot_help
Returns a robot summary and parameter details.
transloadit_list_templates
List Assembly Templates (owned and/or builtin). Tip: pass include_builtin: "exclusively-latest" to list builtins only.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"transloadit mcp server": {
"transloadit": {
"url": "https://api2.transloadit.com/mcp"
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"transloadit": {
"url": "https://api2.transloadit.com/mcp"
}
}
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Transloadit JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs
Monorepo for Transloadit SDKs, shared packages, and the MCP server.
Packages
- @transloadit/node — Node.js SDK + CLI. See packages/node/README.md.
- transloadit — Stable unscoped package (built from @transloadit/node).
- @transloadit/mcp-server — MCP server (Streamable HTTP + stdio). See packages/mcp-server/README.md.
- @transloadit/types — Shared TypeScript types.
- @transloadit/utils — Shared utilities.
- @transloadit/zod — Zod schemas for Transloadit APIs.
Quick start
Node SDK
import { Transloadit } from '@transloadit/node'
const client = new Transloadit({
authKey: process.env.TRANSLOADIT_KEY as string,
authSecret: process.env.TRANSLOADIT_SECRET as string,
})
const result = await client.createAssembly({
params: {
steps: {
':original': { robot: '/upload/handle' },
},
},
files: { file: '/path/to/file.jpg' },
waitForCompletion: true,
})
MCP server
See packages/mcp-server/README.md for MCP setup, auth, and tool docs.
Development
- Install: corepack yarn
- Checks + unit tests: corepack yarn check
- Node SDK unit tests: corepack yarn workspace @transloadit/node test:unit
Repo notes
- Docs live under docs/ (non-MCP).
- The transloadit package is prepared via scripts/prepare-transloadit.ts.
- PR checks enforce that tracked files in packages/transloadit/ stay in sync with @transloadit/node.
- Tarball fingerprint parity remains available as a manual release/debug tool via corepack yarn parity:transloadit.
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