AutoShort
MCP connector

Make AutoShort videos from your AI chat

AutoShort has a remote MCP server. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor or VS Code, sign in once, and your assistant can draft a video with you, render it with your credits and hand you the finished link.

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Connector URL
https://autoshort.org/api/mcp

No API key needed. Your AI app will ask you to sign in to AutoShort and click Allow.

Checking the AutoShort MCP server…

What your AI can do with AutoShort

  • Write a video script with you, show the scenes and the credit estimate, and render only when you approve.
  • Make faceless shorts, product ads from a product page, image-to-video clips and chat-style videos.
  • Run Silent UGC campaigns for your own app: hooks, a preview, then a batch.
  • Check your credits, plan and usage before spending anything.
  • Watch renders and hand you the finished video links.

It uses the same credits and limits as the web app. It can't delete videos, change your plan or payment details, or create API keys.

Set it up in your app

Every app below signs in with OAuth: you paste the URL, approve AutoShort once, and no key is copied anywhere.

Claude

No API key

  1. In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. Click + Add, then Add custom connector.

  3. Name it AutoShort, paste the connector URL and click Continue. Keep the detected sign-in settings and click Add.

    Connector URL
    https://autoshort.org/api/mcp

  4. Click Connect. A window opens: sign in to AutoShort and click Allow.

  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn AutoShort on.

Free Claude plans can add one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors, then each member clicks Connect.

On the Claude mobile app: add the connector on the web or desktop first. It then shows up on your phone.

Sign in to AutoShort to check whether your app is connected.

Steps checked against the Anthropic documentation on Oct 17, 2026. Official steps

Signed in? The dashboard version shows which apps are connected and when they were last used.

Try it: starter prompts

Copy one into your AI app after connecting.

  • Draft a video from my script

    Works in chat

    Use AutoShort to draft a short video from my script below. Show me the scenes and the credit estimate, and don't render until I say go. [paste your script]

    Drafting is free. Credits are charged only when you approve the render.

  • Make 10 Silent UGC ads for my app

    Needs a step in AutoShort

    Use AutoShort Silent UGC to make 10 ads for my app [app name]: [what it does, who it's for]. Suggest hooks, show me one preview first, and wait for my OK before rendering the batch.

    Upload your app's screen recording in AutoShort → Silent UGC first. Your AI can't attach files yet.

  • Check my credits

    Works in chat

    What's my AutoShort credit balance and plan, and roughly how many short videos does that cover?

    Free to ask.

  • Show my latest videos

    Works in chat

    List my 5 most recent AutoShort videos with their status, and give me the links to the finished ones.

    Renders usually take a few minutes. Your AI can check back.

  • Turn my product page into an ad

    Works in chat

    Use AutoShort to make a short vertical ad for my product: [product page link]. Tell me the credit cost before you start.

    Needs a public product page link.

  • Publish to YouTube

    Not in chat yet

    When my AutoShort video is finished, publish it to my YouTube channel with a good title and description.

    Posting from chat isn't available yet. Your AI hands you the finished video and a title; publish it from AutoShort (connect YouTube in Settings), or let a Series auto-post.

Advanced: no OAuth (API key)

Only for apps that can't sign in with OAuth, or if you prefer a local server. Claude Desktop runs the npm package on your computer and uses an API key. Needs Node.js.

  1. Create a key below. It is shown once and filled into the JSON for you.

    Create the key from your dashboard: it is filled into this JSON for you.

  2. In Claude Desktop open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and paste the JSON. The file is ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows.

  3. Quit and reopen Claude Desktop.

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autoshort": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-autoshorts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTOSHORT_API_KEY": "sk_live_paste_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

modelcontextprotocol.io · npm: mcp-server-autoshorts

Questions

Do I need an API key?

No. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code sign in with OAuth: you approve AutoShort once in the browser. An API key is only needed for the local npm package (Advanced).

Does connecting cost anything?

Connecting is free. Videos your AI renders use the same credits as videos you make on autoshort.org, and drafts are free.

Which plans does it need?

You need an AutoShort account with credits to render. Each AI app has its own rules: Claude's Free plan allows one custom connector, ChatGPT needs developer mode, and Gemini custom apps are US-only for now.

How do I disconnect an app?

Go to Dashboard → Connect to AI and click Revoke next to the app. It loses access within 5 minutes. You can also remove the connector inside the AI app.

What can the AI see?

Only your AutoShort account: your videos, drafts, credits and usage. It acts with the permissions you approved and can't touch your payment details.

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