MCP connector

Can ChatGPT or Claude make short clips from a long video?

Yes, once SnapDub is connected. Paste a YouTube, Twitch or podcast link into the chat, say how many clips you want, and the assistant has SnapDub cut them - captioned, vertical, with titles and hashtags - then hands you the download links.

Make 3 clips from youtube.com/watch?v=... for TikTok and tell me which one to post first.
create_video → get_video → list_clips

Done - SnapDub cut 3 vertical clips with captions. Ranked by how likely they are to hold attention:

  1. "Nobody tells you this about your first 1,000 followers" 94
  2. "The 10-second rule that saved my channel" 88
  3. "Why I stopped posting every day" 81

Post the first one today. Download links, descriptions and hashtags are below.

In plain words

What is an MCP connector?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard way for an AI assistant to use another app on your behalf. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and a growing list of tools speak it. Add a connector once and the assistant can call that app whenever your request needs it.

SnapDub's connector gives the assistant the parts of SnapDub that matter in a chat: make clips from a link, follow the progress, read the finished clips with their titles, scores and hashtags, use your saved templates, and look up live paid clipping campaigns. It works on your own account and your own credits, exactly like the app.

Set up once

How to connect SnapDub

Every assistant asks for the same thing: this address.

https://snapdub.ai/mcp
  1. Claude

    Open Settings, then Connectors, choose Add custom connector and paste the address. Add it on the web or in the desktop app; after that it works in the mobile app too.

  2. ChatGPT

    Open Settings, then Apps and connectors, and add a custom connector with the same address - ChatGPT may ask you to turn on developer mode for it first. Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients have the same option in their MCP settings.

  3. Claude Code

    One line in the terminal, then type /mcp and approve the sign-in:

    claude mcp add --transport http snapdub https://snapdub.ai/mcp
  4. Sign in and press Allow

    The assistant opens a SnapDub page. Sign in the way you always do - Google, Whop or email - check which app is asking, and press Allow. No API key to copy and nothing to paste back.

Examples

What can you ask it?

Behind the chat

How it works

  1. The assistant sends the link

    It calls create_video with the link and your settings - number of clips, length, captions, a template. SnapDub checks the link and your credits before anything starts and says so plainly if something is off.

  2. SnapDub does the real work

    The same pipeline as the app: it fetches the video, reads what is said and what is on screen, picks the moments worth clipping, crops each one to vertical on whoever is speaking, and burns in captions.

  3. The assistant checks back

    Longer videos take a few minutes. The assistant can check progress with get_video, or you can come back later and ask - the clips also appear in your SnapDub projects.

  4. You get the clips

    list_clips returns every clip with its title, score, description, hashtags and a download link. Post them straight away, or open them in SnapDub to trim, restyle or schedule.

Reference

What the assistant can do

whoami
Your plan and how many credits are left.
create_video
Make clips from a YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Rumble or Zoom link. Uses credits, the same as in the app.
get_video
Progress of one video, in plain words.
list_videos
Your most recent videos and where each one is.
list_clips
Finished clips, best first, with title, score, description, hashtags and a download link.
list_templates
Your saved templates, to apply to new clips by name.
list_campaigns
Live paid clipping campaigns with budget left, sorted by budget, rate or newest.
Why bother

Why run SnapDub from a chat?

Because the chat is where the rest of the work already is. You ask for clips in the same place you write the posting plan, the caption ideas or the message to your client, and the assistant can take the clip titles straight into whatever comes next.

It also chains things no single app does on its own: find a campaign with budget left, read its rules, make clips from a video that fits it, and pick the ones that score highest - in one conversation.

Nothing changes about the clips themselves. They come out of the same pipeline, carry the same template, cost the same credits and land in the same projects as clips made in the app.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Does the connector cost anything extra?

No. It is included on every plan, free one too. Making clips through the assistant spends the same credits as making them in the app; reading your videos, clips and templates costs nothing.

Which assistants does it work with?

Any app that supports remote MCP connectors: Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and others. They all use the same address.

Do I need an API key?

No. The assistant opens a SnapDub page where you sign in and press Allow. It never sees your password.

Can the assistant see my other projects?

It sees what the tools return for the account you signed in with: your videos, clips, templates and credits. It cannot change your settings, billing or connected social accounts.

How do I disconnect it?

In SnapDub, open Profile, then Connected apps, and press Disconnect. The assistant loses access straight away. You can also remove the connector in the assistant itself.

Can it post the clips for me?

Posting runs through SnapDub's Content Plan, where your TikTok, YouTube and Instagram accounts are connected. Ask the assistant for the clips and their text, then schedule them in SnapDub.

Start here

Connect SnapDub and ask for your first clips

Every account starts with 500 free credits - enough for a full video. Create one, add the connector, and ask.

Create a free account

Related: how we handle your data, how clipping campaigns work, questions about the connector.