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Model Context Protocol

Video clipping MCP for any agent

Connect Klap to Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT or your own agent. It turns long videos into captioned shorts, cuts the moments you describe, and schedules them to your socials, all from a prompt.

  1. 1
    Run the command below in your terminal.
  2. 2
    Start Claude Code, run /mcp, pick klap and choose Authenticate.
  3. 3
    Sign in with your Klap account and click Allow.
claude mcp add --transport http klap https://api.klap.app/mcp/agents
See the 18 tools

No API key: sign in with your Klap account · Uses your Klap plan · Free trial included

Clip, edit and post from your agent

Your agent calls Klap like any other tool, and chains the calls for you: clip a video, read its transcript, cut the moment you asked for, write the caption, schedule the post.

  • Two-minute setup

    Add one URL and sign in. Nothing to install, no key to manage.

  • Any video

    YouTube, Twitch, Kick and Vimeo links, Google Drive and Dropbox files, or files on your computer.

  • The whole of Klap

    Virality scores, reframing, animated captions, your templates, translations, exports and scheduling.

› Make 3 shorts about hiring from yesterday's podcast and schedule the best one to TikTok tomorrow at 9am, visible only to me
● klap · create_clips(video_url: "youtube.com/watch?v=…", max_clips: 3, instructions: "hiring")
⎿ "Founders Podcast #48" is processing, ready around 10:12.
● klap · get_clips(job_id: "pX7mQ2vLr9sT")
⎿ 3 clips, best first:
1. Why we hire slow (42s, virality 94/100)
2. The interview question that never fails (38s, 88/100)
3. Hiring your first engineer (51s, 81/100)
● klap · write_post_caption(clip_id: "hR4tW8nKc2yZ")
⎿ Hiring slow is a superpower. Here's why 👇 #startups
● klap · schedule_clip(scheduled_at: "2026-10-14T09:00:00+02:00", tiktok_privacy_level: "SELF_ONLY")
⎿ Scheduled for tomorrow 9:00 on TikTok.

18 tools your agent can call

Everything you do on klap.app, as tools. Agents discover them on their own when they connect.

Clip
  • create_clips

    Turn a long video into shorts ranked by virality, with captions and reframing, from a link or a local file.

  • create_upload

    Get an upload URL for a video on your computer (MP4, MOV, WebM, up to 10 GB).

  • caption_video

    Caption and reframe a short video without cutting it.

  • get_clips

    A job's progress, then its clips with their scores, lengths and editor links.

  • list_projects

    Your recent projects and their status.

Edit
  • get_transcript

    The video's transcript with timestamps, for show notes, posts or picking moments.

  • create_clip_from_prompt

    Cut the moment you describe into a new short.

  • create_clip_from_range

    Cut a new short between two timestamps.

  • translate_clip

    Copy a clip with its captions in another language.

  • list_templates

    Your templates: caption style, fonts and layout.

Export
  • export_clip

    Render a clip to an MP4 with its captions burned in.

  • get_export

    The export's status and download link.

  • get_usage

    Your plan and what you used of it this month.

Publish
  • write_post_caption

    Write a post caption with a hook and hashtags, in the tone you ask for.

  • list_social_accounts

    Your connected YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts.

  • schedule_clip

    Post a clip now or later, once you confirm the details.

  • list_scheduled_posts

    Your upcoming, failed and published posts.

  • cancel_scheduled_post

    Cancel a post before it goes out.

Try it with one prompt

Ask in plain language. Works on podcasts, webinars, interviews, courses and streams.

Clip
“Turn this YouTube video into 5 shorts under 45 seconds about hiring: <link>”
Local file
“Clip ~/Movies/podcast-ep12.mp4 with Klap and export the 3 best shorts.”
Find a moment
“In my latest Klap project, find where we talk about pricing and make a 30-second short of it.”
Repurpose
“Read the transcript of my last podcast on Klap and write show notes with timestamps.”
Caption & reframe
“Caption this 2-minute video and reframe it to square: <Google Drive link>”
Schedule
“Write a caption for my best short and schedule it to TikTok tomorrow at 9am, visible only to me.”

MCP server or REST API?

MCP server

For you and your agents. Sign in with your Klap account, and your agent uses your plan, templates and social accounts.

REST API

For your product. Call Klap from your own code with an API key, create managed users and embed the editor.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Klap MCP server?

A Model Context Protocol server that gives AI agents Klap's video tools: finding the best moments of a long video, cutting them into captioned and reframed shorts, cutting the moments you describe, translating captions, exporting MP4s and scheduling posts. Any MCP client can call it, so you can clip and post videos from the assistant or editor you already use.

Which clients and agents does it work with?

Claude Code, Claude on the web and desktop, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT in developer mode, Windsurf, Codex, and any other client that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth. The tools are the same everywhere; only the way you add the server differs.

Do I need an API key?

No. You sign in with your Klap account once, through OAuth, and your agent acts on your account. API keys are for Klap's REST API, which you call from your own code.

What videos can I use?

Links to YouTube, Twitch, Kick and Vimeo videos, Google Drive and Dropbox files, direct links to video files, and video files on your computer (MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 10 GB): agents with a terminal, like Claude Code, upload them with create_upload.

How much does it cost?

Connecting is free. What your agent creates uses your Klap plan, exactly as on klap.app, and you can start with the free trial. Your agent can check what's left with get_usage.

How long does clipping take?

A few minutes for most videos, longer for multi-hour streams. The transcript is ready first, so your agent can start finding moments before the clips are done. An export takes about as long as the clip itself.

Can my agent post without asking me?

Klap's instructions tell agents to schedule or cancel a post only when you asked for it, after you confirm the clip, the accounts, the time and the caption. Clients like Claude also ask for your approval before calling a tool that publishes.

How is it different from Klap in Claude's connector directory?

The directory connector works with your own video files and shows your shorts as playable cards. This server adds everything else: video platform links, transcripts, clips cut from a description or exact times, translations, templates and managing scheduled posts. Both use the same Klap account.

Is my data private?

Your agent only reaches your own Klap account, through the access you granted. Klap never receives your conversations, only what each tool call needs. To disconnect, remove the server from your client.

Give your agent a video editor

Connect once, then turn any long video into ready-to-post shorts from a single prompt.