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ClipEmber MCP server: turn long videos into captioned vertical clips from Claude, Cursor or VS Code

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Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

This project does not publish an install method we can turn into a config. Follow the README instead.

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synced Oct 22, 2026

ClipEmber MCP server

Turn a long video into captioned vertical clips and schedule them to TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels from Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client.

ClipEmber is a hosted service, so there is nothing to install or run: this repository documents the remote MCP server and gives ready-to-copy configs.

What you can ask

  • "Make clips from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=… — the first 20 minutes, clips under 60 seconds."
  • "Is it done? Show me the clips with their scores and download links."
  • "Schedule the top one to TikTok tomorrow at 6 pm."
  • "Show me what Autopilot proposed today and approve the first two."
  • "How many credits do I have left?"

A run usually takes about 5 minutes (median 4.6 minutes across 156 runs, 11–19 October 2026), so ask for the status again later rather than waiting in the same message.

Connect

Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop)

  1. Open Customize → Connectors, click + Add, then Add custom connector.
  2. Name it ClipEmber and use https://clipember.com/api/mcp as the URL.
  3. Sign in on clipember.com and approve access. No API key is needed.

On Claude's free plan you can add one custom connector (Anthropic help).

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http clipember https://clipember.com/api/mcp

This opens a browser tab to authorize. To use an API key instead, add --header "X-API-Key: cf_your_key".

ChatGPT

Add https://clipember.com/api/mcp as a custom connector in developer mode and choose OAuth. Which plans allow custom connectors, and where the setting sits, has changed several times; check OpenAI's help center for the current path.

Other MCP clients (API key)

For clients without OAuth, create an API key in the ClipEmber dashboard and send it as a header. See examples/ for Cursor and VS Code. Field names vary slightly between clients.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipember": {
      "url": "https://clipember.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "cf_your_key" }
    }
  }
}

Limits worth knowing

  • Every clipping run uses one credit and covers a window of up to 20 minutes of the video. The free plan has 5 runs a month and its downloads carry a watermark (pricing).
  • Posting and scheduling need a paid plan or the 7-day Pro trial. TikTok, YouTube and Instagram accounts are connected inside ClipEmber, not through the MCP client.
  • The OAuth connection works on every plan. Issuing new API keys needs Pro or Agency, or the trial.
  • Editing a clip (trimming by words, caption style) happens in the ClipEmber editor; through MCP you create runs, read results, schedule posts and review Autopilot.
  • Only clip videos you have the right to use. See Is clipping legal?.

Files

  • TOOLS.md — every tool with its description and whether it is read-only
  • server.json — the manifest published to the official MCP Registry
  • examples/ — client configs

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