PricingConnect Shorty to ChatGPT
Shorty connects to ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex over MCP at https://mcp.shortyedit.com/mcp, with OAuth sign-in in your browser. A free Shorty account is created the first time you authorize.
- Copy the Shorty endpoint: https://mcp.shortyedit.com/mcp.
- In ChatGPT Settings, enable Developer mode.
- Open Plugins, press +, name the connection Shorty and paste the URL.
- Complete the Shorty sign-in in your browser, then add the connection from the tools menu in a chat.
Sources: Shorty MCP setup · Edit your clips inside ChatGPT. Shorty’s published setup steps.
Add the reference and your clips
Ask ChatGPT to open Shorty Studio. The Shorty editor opens inside the conversation: add your clips, add the video you want to copy as the reference or pick one from Discovery, and send. In Studio, ChatGPT studies the media and builds the edit; Shorty uploads the files and renders it.
Open Shorty Studio. Edit my clips like the reference reel I added: same cut speed, captions in the same place with the key words highlighted, cuts on the beat. Recreate its opening title over my first clip. 20 seconds, vertical.
Tell the assistant what to copy
A reference shows the target; your list says which parts of it matter.
| Trait | Say |
|---|---|
| Pace | “Cut as fast as the reference.” |
| Captions | “Captions in the same place, key words highlighted.” |
| Music | “Cut on the beat of the reference track” or attach your own song. |
| Opening and titles | “Recreate the opening title one to one with my first clip.” |
| What stays yours | “Keep my voiceover; use my brand colour.” |
Revise in the chat
Watch the render in Studio, select a title or clip and say what should change. Opening Studio uses no credits; rendering uses credits from your Shorty plan.
If your ChatGPT workspace does not allow custom connections, use the same Shorty account at shortyedit.com, where Reference Match 2.0 does the analysis.