Video Clipping MCP Servers in 2026: Which Tools Let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor Make Clips?

Which video tools have an MCP server for Claude? More than you might think: at least 13 AI video tools now expose one. They are not equivalent, though. Some only let an agent upload a file and add subtitles, others let it clip a two-hour podcast, caption the best moments and publish them on a schedule. And the plan you need ranges from free to $39 a month.

Everything below was checked on each vendor's own pages on November 10, 2026. Disclosure: I build Katto, one of the tools listed.

What a video clipping MCP server does

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets an AI assistant call a tool's functions directly. With a clipping server connected, you can ask Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor something like "clip the three best moments of this YouTube interview, add captions and post the best one to TikTok tomorrow at 9" and the agent calls the tool step by step: create the job, wait for it, read the scored clips, publish. The useful questions are how much of that chain each server covers, and what plan it requires.

The 13 servers at a glance

Tool	MCP access	Plan needed	What the agent can do
Katto	Hosted (OAuth or API key) + npm package	Every plan, Free included (2 videos/month)	29 tools: clip long videos, edit captions and hooks, dub, publish and schedule to 7 platforms (publishing on paid plans)
Reap	Hosted (OAuth)	Every plan per its docs, Free with 1 connection (its pricing table shows a dash on Free)	30 tools: clip, caption, reframe, dub, publish and schedule
OpusClip	Yes	Pro and above ($14.50/month billed yearly), not Starter	Clipping and its API features
Klap	Yes	Not stated (API usage is billed separately)	Klap's video tools for agents
Submagic	Yes, with the API key	Every paid plan (API minutes from Starter, 10/month)	Captions and Magic Clips through the API
Vizard	Vizard Agent MCP	Not stated	Connects Claude or Codex to the Vizard Agent product
Descript	Yes	Not stated	Editing through Descript's API (YouTube URLs not accepted as API sources)
Kapwing	Yes	Pro, Business, Enterprise	Upload, subtitles, translation, dubbing, auto-edited clips, B-roll sync
Choppity	Yes	Paid workspaces	Clipping workspace actions
Ssemble	Yes, needs an API key	Pro and above	Clipping through Ssemble's API
Riverside	Yes	Grow ($39/month)	Riverside's recording and editing workspace
Pictory	Connector	Your Pictory plan, no API subscription needed	Script and article to video
OpenShorts	Yes (open source, MIT)	Every paid cloud plan, or self-hosted for free	Clipping, with REST API and webhooks

"Not stated" means the vendor's own pages don't say; it is not a claim that the feature is missing.

The three that cover the whole chain

If you want the agent to go from a long video to a published short without leaving the chat, three servers cover clipping, captions and publishing:

• Katto: 29 tools, hosted at https://mcp.katto.tech/mcp, on every plan including Free. Priced per video, so an agent clipping a 90-minute podcast uses one video of the quota, the same as a 10-minute one. Also dubs into 105 languages (86 in beta) on the Creator plan and, on paid plans, publishes to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon.
• Reap: 30 tools, hosted at https://mcp.reap.video/mcp. Its docs say the server works on every plan, with one connection on Free. Metered in hours of video (10 hours a month on Creator, $9.99/month billed yearly).
• OpusClip: MCP and API start on the Pro plan ($14.50/month billed yearly, $29 monthly), metered in credits (about one per source minute).

The others are useful too, but for narrower jobs: Kapwing for subtitles, translation and dubbing inside its editor, Pictory for turning scripts into videos, Riverside for its own recordings.

How to connect Katto, in one line

• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http katto https://mcp.katto.tech/mcp, then type /mcp to sign in.
• Claude.ai or Claude Desktop: Settings, Connectors, add a custom connector, paste https://mcp.katto.tech/mcp.
• ChatGPT: open chatgpt.com/plugins, click +, choose "Add custom MCP server", paste the same URL with OAuth, and sign in to Katto.
• Cursor: add the hosted URL as an MCP server, or run it locally with npx -y katto-mcp and a KATTO_API_KEY from your dashboard.
• Gemini CLI: gemini extensions install https://github.com/miracleweasel/katto-mcp.

Reap connects the same way with its own URL, https://mcp.reap.video/mcp, and OAuth.

What a session looks like

Ask: "Clip the best moments of https://youtube.com/watch?v=..., then show me the titles and scores." The agent calls katto_create_clip_job, polls katto_get_job until the job is done, then katto_get_clips, and answers with each clip's title and its score out of 100. In our own test, a 20-minute video gave 8 clips in about 5 minutes. From there you can say "add a hook to clip 2", "dub it into Spanish" or "post it to TikTok tomorrow at 9", and each request maps to one tool. Publishing always asks for your confirmation first.

Which one should you pick?

• You want to try it free from Claude or ChatGPT: Katto (2 videos a month on Free) or Reap (1 connection on Free, per its docs).
• Long videos every week, priced predictably: Katto Creator counts videos (25 a month up to 90 minutes); Reap counts hours (10 a month on Creator).
• Sources longer than 90 minutes: Reap (up to 3 hours) or OpusClip (up to 10 hours).
• Self-hosting: OpenShorts, open source under MIT.
• Subtitles and translation inside a full editor: Kapwing.

For prices and limits across 58 clipping tools, see the AI video clipper pricing table, which includes an MCP column.

FAQ

Which video tools have an MCP server for Claude?

As of November 10, 2026: Katto, Reap, OpusClip, Klap, Submagic, Vizard, Descript, Kapwing, Choppity, Ssemble, Riverside, Pictory and OpenShorts. Katto and Reap are hosted servers you add with a single URL; OpusClip requires its Pro plan.

Do I need a paid plan to use a clipping MCP server?

Not with Katto (every plan, including Free) or Reap (Free gets one connection, according to its docs). OpusClip starts on Pro, Riverside on Grow, Kapwing on Pro.

Does the agent use my video quota?

Yes. On Katto, each new clipping job uses one video from the same monthly quota as the web app, whether it comes from the dashboard, the API or the MCP server. Re-rendering a clip, adding a hook or translating its captions doesn't use extra videos; dubbing has its own allowance on Creator (20 dubs every 30 days).

Can the agent publish clips by itself?

Katto and Reap both have publishing and scheduling tools. On Katto, the publish tool instructs the agent to show you the clip, platform and caption and to wait for your confirmation before posting.