# Video tools with an official MCP server

Video apps like OpusClip, Descript and Riverside now run their own MCP servers. Connect one and Claude, Codex or Cursor can clip, caption, edit or render in that app for you

Last checked 2026-10-21. 10 tools.

## What is an official MCP server for a video app?

It's an MCP server run by the company that makes the app, like OpusClip, Descript or Riverside. You add one web address to Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, sign in, and the agent can clip, caption, edit or render inside that app. Nothing runs on your computer, but the work spends your plan's credits and some tools can post to social accounts, so read the plan before you say go

## Official MCP tools compared

| Tool | MCP address | Sign in | Price | Plan needed for MCP | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Plainly Videos MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/plainly-videos-mcp-official/) | MCP server (cloud) | see docs | paid | unknown | 2026-10-19 |
| [OpusClip MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/opusclip-mcp/) | https://mcp.opus.pro/mcp | OAuth sign in, no API key | paid | Any account can sign in and see the tools. Calling them needs Pro (API in beta), Max or Business | 2026-10-21 |
| [Submagic MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/submagic-mcp/) | https://api.submagic.co/mcp | Submagic API key sent as a Bearer token. Claude also has a Submagic connector with sign in | paid | Uses the same credits and rate limits as the Submagic API. On the Submagic pricing page, API and Integrations is listed on some paid plans only | 2026-10-21 |
| [Descript MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/descript-mcp/) | https://api.descript.com/v2/mcp | OAuth sign in, no API token | freemium | unknown. Imports use your media minutes and Underlord edits use AI credits from your Descript plan | 2026-10-21 |
| [Riverside MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/riverside-mcp/) | https://mcp.riverside.com/mcp | OAuth sign in | paid | Grow, Webinar and Business plans. Account owners, admins, directors and editors can connect it | 2026-10-21 |
| [Reap MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/reap-mcp/) | https://mcp.reap.video/mcp | OAuth sign in, no API key | freemium | Every Reap plan. The Free plan includes one MCP connection | 2026-10-21 |
| [Shotstack MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/shotstack-mcp/) | https://mcp.shotstack.io/ | OAuth sign in, or an x-api-key header for headless use | paid | Uses Shotstack credits. New accounts get 10 trial credits for 30 days, then paid credits or a plan | 2026-10-21 |
| [Creatomate MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/creatomate-mcp/) | https://api.creatomate.com/mcp | OAuth sign in, or the project API key as a Bearer token for headless use | paid | Renders spend credits from your plan. There is a one time free trial | 2026-10-21 |
| [invideo MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/invideo-mcp/) | https://mcp.invideo.io/mcp | OAuth sign in, no API key. Device sign in for agents without a browser | freemium | Manual editing in the invideo Editor is free. AI generation uses credits on your invideo plan | 2026-10-21 |
| [Vizard Agent MCP (official)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/vizard-mcp/) | https://mcp.agent.vizard.ai/mcp | OAuth sign in | freemium | Free accounts use the Flash tier. Paid plans can also use Pro, Max and Ultra | 2026-10-21 |

## Questions

### How many Official MCP tools does AgentCut list?

10 as of 2026-10-21: 4 freemium and 6 paid

### Which Official MCP tool is easiest to set up?

Plainly Videos MCP (official), OpusClip MCP (official), Submagic MCP (official) and Descript MCP (official) are rated easy setup. Easy means one install command and no panel to load

### Which Official MCP tool is most popular on GitHub?

Plainly Videos MCP (official) with 6 stars. Stars were checked on 2026-10-21

### Which of these tools can run arbitrary code?

None of the 10 has a safety note about running arbitrary code, but all of them change your project, so work on a duplicate

### How often is this list checked?

Each entry shows the date it was last checked against the vendor's own MCP docs. The latest check on this page was 2026-10-21

## Tool details

## Plainly Videos MCP (official)

Solves: Rendering lots of versions of your After Effects templates in the cloud without opening AE

Lets agents browse your Plainly After Effects templates, see required parameters and previews, and render them in Plainly's cloud.

Real people using it:

* Their team designed one After Effects template and rendered 20,000 personalized donor thank you videos from a CSV file. This used the Plainly platform itself, not the MCP server, and the case study is written by Plainly (UNICEF Australia, Plainly customer, Plainly case study: https://www.plainlyvideos.com/success-stories/unicef)

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/plainly-videos-mcp-official/
* Source: https://github.com/plainly-videos/mcp-server
* Works with: After Effects, Official MCP
* Type: MCP server (cloud)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Node.js 18+
* Price: paid
* License: unknown
* GitHub stars: 6
* Last updated: 2026-09-21
* Checked: 2026-10-19

Setup steps:

1. Create a Plainly API key in your Plainly account.
2. Add the server to your MCP client with PLAINLY_API_KEY set.
3. Ask the agent to list renderable templates and their parameters.

Safety notes:

* Needs a Plainly API key; renders run in Plainly's cloud (paid service).
* Store the key in your MCP config, not in prompts.

## OpusClip MCP (official)

Solves: Turns a long video into captioned vertical clips from a chat with your agent

OpusClip's own hosted MCP server. Your agent sends a long video or link and gets back short clips with captions and vertical reframing, and can also pull transcripts, make thumbnails and social copy, and schedule posts

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/opusclip-mcp/
* Source: https://help.opus.pro/api-reference/agent-setup
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, ChatGPT and other remote MCP clients. stdio clients can use the npx @opusclip/mcp launcher
* Price: paid
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add --transport http opusclip https://mcp.opus.pro/mcp in your terminal
2. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick opusclip and sign in to your OpusClip account
3. Ask it to clip a video, for example a YouTube link, and check the clips in OpusClip

Safety notes:

* On this endpoint the posting, scheduling, unscheduling and project sharing tools act right away. The Claude.ai connector version asks you to confirm those in OpusClip instead
* Tool calls use your OpusClip plan and its API usage cap

## Submagic MCP (official)

Solves: Adds styled captions and makes short clips from a chat with your agent

Submagic's own hosted MCP server. Your agent can create caption projects from a video link, make Magic Clips from YouTube videos, add music, export, and publish or schedule to social accounts

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/submagic-mcp/
* Source: https://docs.submagic.co/mcp-server
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude Code, Claude Desktop (through mcp-remote, Node.js 20.18 or later), Cursor, Windsurf and other remote MCP clients
* Price: paid
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Create an API key in Submagic under account settings, API tab
2. Run claude mcp add --transport http submagic https://api.submagic.co/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $SUBMAGIC_API_KEY"
3. Ask it to caption a video from a link, then check the project in Submagic

Safety notes:

* Keep the API key in your MCP config or an environment variable, never in a prompt or a shared file
* It can publish to TikTok, Instagram and other connected accounts, so read the plan before you say go
* MCP calls spend the same credits as the API

## Descript MCP (official)

Solves: Cleans up and edits podcast and talking head video in Descript from a chat

Descript's own hosted MCP server. Your agent can import media, run Underlord edits like Studio Sound and filler word removal, manage projects and publish, all in the Descript Drive you sign in to

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/descript-mcp/
* Source: https://help.descript.com/api-and-mcp/mcp-custom
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through official connectors. Claude Code through the descriptinc/descript-mcp plugin or one command. Any remote MCP client with OAuth
* Price: freemium
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add descriptinc/descript-mcp and then /plugin install descript@descript, or add only the server with claude mcp add --transport http descript https://api.descript.com/v2/mcp
2. Sign in to Descript when asked and pick the Drive the agent can use
3. Ask it to import a file and transcribe it, then open the project in Descript

Safety notes:

* It works in whichever Descript Drive you sign in to, so pick a test Drive or folder first
* Imports and AI edits spend media minutes and AI credits. When they run out, requests fail
* Descript says to connect it only once. Two Descript servers side by side cause conflicting sessions

## Riverside MCP (official)

Solves: Finds moments in your recordings and cuts clips and edits from a chat

Riverside's own hosted MCP server. Your agent can search transcripts across your recordings, cut edits and clips, add captions, lower thirds and branding, export, and publish or schedule posts

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/riverside-mcp/
* Source: https://support.riverside.com/hc/en-us/articles/37803607978141-Connect-to-Riverside-MCP
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor with one click from Riverside settings. Claude Code, Codex and other remote MCP clients by URL
* Price: paid
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add --transport http --scope user riverside https://mcp.riverside.com/mcp
2. Open Claude Code, run /mcp and sign in to Riverside
3. Ask it to find a moment in your last recording and cut a clip

Safety notes:

* It can export and publish to your connected social accounts, so ask for the plan first
* On personal ChatGPT plans it only does read only tasks
* You still record in Riverside. The MCP works on what is already in your account

## Reap MCP (official)

Solves: Clips, captions, reframes and dubs video from a chat with your agent

Reap's own hosted MCP server with 29 tools. Your agent can upload a video, make AI clips, add captions, reframe, dub, transcribe and publish or schedule posts in the Reap workspace you pick

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/reap-mcp/
* Source: https://docs.reap.video/api-reference/mcp
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI and other remote MCP clients
* Price: freemium
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add --transport http --scope user reap "https://mcp.reap.video/mcp"
2. Run /mcp in Claude Code, sign in to Reap and choose the workspace the agent may use
3. Ask it which Reap tools it has, then try one clip

Safety notes:

* The agent only sees the one workspace you choose, and you can revoke it from your Reap dashboard
* publish_clip posts right away, so read the plan before you say go

## Shotstack MCP (official)

Solves: Lets your agent build and render template videos in the cloud

Shotstack's own hosted MCP server. Your agent writes Shotstack Edit JSON and renders it in the cloud, manages templates, shows an inline Studio preview in chat, and can generate image, video or audio assets

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/shotstack-mcp/
* Source: https://shotstack.io/docs/guide/agents/mcp-server/
* Works with: Official MCP, Programmatic video
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT (developer mode), Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Zed, JetBrains, Goose and Raycast
* Price: paid
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add --transport http shotstack https://mcp.shotstack.io
2. Sign in to Shotstack when asked, or pass your API key as an x-api-key header
3. Ask for a short video and preview it in Studio before you render

Safety notes:

* render_video and generate_asset spend credits. Ask it to quote a generation first
* Studio share links carry your API key and do not expire, so share them with care

## Creatomate MCP (official)

Solves: Lets your agent edit video templates and render them

Creatomate's own hosted MCP server. Your agent can browse, draft and edit templates in one Creatomate project and start and check renders

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/creatomate-mcp/
* Source: https://creatomate.com/docs/fundamentals/getting-started/mcp-integration
* Works with: Official MCP, Programmatic video
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT (developer mode), Codex, Cursor, VS Code and other Streamable HTTP clients
* Price: paid
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add creatomate --transport http https://api.creatomate.com/mcp
2. Sign in and pick the Creatomate project to connect
3. Ask it to list your templates, then request a dry run before a real render

Safety notes:

* It can start renders that spend credits without you typing a command. Ask for a dry run or half scale while you test
* It can delete templates
* Removing the connector in Claude or ChatGPT does not cut access. Disconnect it in Creatomate under Account Settings, Connections

## invideo MCP (official)

Solves: Lets your agent edit a timeline in the invideo Editor while you watch

invideo's own hosted MCP server. Your agent opens an invideo project, brings in media, edits the timeline and exports, and you watch each edit land in the invideo Editor

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/invideo-mcp/
* Source: https://help.invideo.io/en/articles/11316042-connect-your-ai-agent-to-invideo-mcp-server
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude, ChatGPT (official plugin), Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and other remote MCP clients
* Price: freemium
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add --transport http --scope user invideo https://mcp.invideo.io/mcp
2. Restart Claude Code, run /mcp, pick invideo and choose Authenticate
3. Ask it to open your latest project and make a short teaser

Safety notes:

* AI generation spends invideo credits
* Old guides use mcp.invideo.io/sse, which is retired. Use the /mcp address

## Vizard Agent MCP (official)

Solves: Makes a finished promo or clip from a brief you write in chat

Vizard's own hosted MCP server. You describe the video you want and Vizard Agent makes it from your links or files, then hands back the finished video and project

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/vizard-mcp/
* Source: https://mcp.agent.vizard.ai/docs
* Works with: Official MCP
* Type: Hosted MCP server (official)
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Claude, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode
* Price: freemium
* License: Commercial service
* GitHub stars: n/a
* Last updated: unknown
* Checked: 2026-10-21

Setup steps:

1. Run claude mcp add --transport http --scope user vizard https://mcp.agent.vizard.ai/mcp
2. Run /mcp in Claude Code, choose vizard and sign in
3. Brief it like an editor: what the video is for, where it goes, how long, and which materials to use

Safety notes:

* Projects spend credits in your Vizard account. An assistant can start up to 10 new projects an hour
* Payments never happen in the chat. To buy credits it gives you a link to the Vizard site
* Vizard only receives what your agent sends it, not the rest of the conversation

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