> Shorty provides a remote MCP connector that lets a compatible client such as Claude request edits of your own footage. Connect the Shorty endpoint with OAuth, supply clips and a brief, and request a render. Shorty processes and renders the video; the chat is where you direct the workflow. Source: https://shortyedit.com/guides/edit-video-with-claude --- # Can I edit my own videos with Claude and Shorty? Shorty provides a remote MCP connector that lets a compatible client such as Claude request edits of your own footage. Connect the Shorty endpoint with OAuth, supply clips and a brief, and request a render. Shorty processes and renders the video; the chat is where you direct the workflow. [The Shorty team](https://shortyedit.com/about#editorial-team) · Updated 15 September 2026 ## Key takeaways - A conversation can help you decide the story, but a usable video requires an editing and rendering service. - Use a small set of clips you own and a concrete objective. - The optional choose_reference tool provides a reference. - Use local files or supported direct media URLs according to the client’s capabilities. - Ask for the finished result, watch the whole cut and compare it with the brief. ## Understand what the connector does A conversation can help you decide the story, but a usable video requires an editing and rendering service. Shorty supplies that service through Model Context Protocol. Its documented endpoint is https://mcp.shortyedit.com/mcp and uses Streamable HTTP with OAuth. Client access and connector availability depend on the client and account. Follow the maintained connection documentation linked below. ## Start with a narrow, reviewable edit Use a small set of clips you own and a concrete objective. For example: “Make a vertical product demonstration from these clips. Show the result first, then the action that produces it. Preserve spoken facts and keep the product visible.” An optional reference supplies visual direction. Shorty uses your footage for the new video rather than generating replacement scenes. ## Follow the documented tool workflow The optional choose_reference tool provides a reference. The add_footage tool supplies your source clips and can create a project when no reference was selected. The render tool runs the edit and produces an MP4. If the connection drops, use status to inspect the existing run before starting a duplicate. The documentation also describes a director mode for clients that author and preview a composition. ## Check material, credits and permissions Use local files or supported direct media URLs according to the client’s capabilities. A social platform page is not a direct media file. Uploaded media is stored privately to the account, and service providers process material as described in the privacy policy. Connecting and rendering are separate actions: edits and renders consume credits, and the paywall tool reports the current balance and pricing. ## Review before sharing Ask for the finished result, watch the whole cut and compare it with the brief. Confirm captions, visual accuracy and soundtrack rights. An MCP endpoint does not by itself imply approval or listing in any assistant’s public directory. If you are evaluating whether Shorty is available to your account, use the actual connector settings and current documentation rather than assuming every chatbot can render videos. ## Review and revise the result Shorty supports follow-up revision requests. In supported editable compositions, you can select an editable element and describe a targeted change. Review the new version before sharing. Objects flattened into source footage are not automatically separate editable layers; the timeline is for playback and inspection rather than full manual frame-by-frame authoring. ## Keep the ideas coming ### Connection instructions Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### MCP tool reference Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Explore the Shorty connector Connect Shorty to a compatible AI assistant and direct an edit in chat. Bring your footage and a brief; Shorty handles the media processing and rendering. ### Media processing and privacy Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Choose a simple video automation workflow Choose a video automation tool by what you already have and what it must deliver. Shorty assembles your footage from a brief or reference. Canva Magic Video creates a draft inside a design workspace. VEED automates cleanup and finishing tasks. Guidde captures software walkthroughs. AutoClips describes a generated-video and scheduled-posting workflow. These starting points require different checks. ### Compare manual and automated editing trade-offs Choose automated assembly when a brief and review are the easiest way to direct your footage. Choose a timeline when exact timing, layered changes or an editable production project are central to delivery. Transcript editing suits speech-led stories. These workflows overlap: Premiere, CapCut and Descript all include automation. Judge the first draft, one difficult correction and the final handoff together. ### Compare creative-brief-to-video workflows A creative brief can direct several video workflows. Shorty assembles footage you supply. Pictory and VEED can turn scripts into scenes; Synthesia and HeyGen offer presenter workflows. InVideo and Runway can plan, generate and assemble projects. Choose by the material you have, what may be generated and what must remain exact. ### Compare AI assistant editing connections Assistants direct edits, operate installed editors, search footage or coordinate tasks. Compare source access, controls and project/file delivery. ## Questions, answered. ### What is the Shorty MCP endpoint? The documented remote endpoint is https://mcp.shortyedit.com/mcp. It uses Streamable HTTP and OAuth sign-in. ### Does Claude itself render the MP4? Shorty handles the video processing and rendering. The connected assistant directs the workflow through Shorty’s tools. ### Can every chatbot use this endpoint? No. The client must support the required MCP transport and authorization, and account access may vary. Use the maintained connection instructions. ### What if a render disconnects? Use the status tool to inspect the existing durable run and retrieve its result before starting a new edit. ## Your next video starts here. Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit. --- Published by Tools Products FZ-LLC. Canonical HTML: https://shortyedit.com/guides/edit-video-with-claude