OpenClip

What OpenClip MCP server does

OpenClip MCP server connects an AI assistant to OpenClip’s video-processing service. Its stated purpose is to turn long videos into shorter clips and add captions to those clips. The listing positions the service for producing short-form, shareable video from longer source material.

The available description does not specify supported video formats, clip length controls, caption styling, export formats, or whether users can choose particular moments in a source video. Those details should be confirmed before building a workflow that depends on them.

How it works

An AI assistant uses the OpenClip MCP server as the interface for requesting video transformations. A long video is provided as the source, and the service produces short clips with captions. The supplied information does not document the individual MCP tool names, argument schemas, output structure, or whether processing is synchronous or asynchronous.

Authentication uses OAuth. The listing explicitly says that an API key is not required. This makes OAuth configuration the relevant access concern when adding OpenClip to an assistant, rather than provisioning a separate developer key.

Setup and configuration

Configure an MCP-compatible AI assistant to use the OpenClip MCP endpoint published at https://openclip.app/mcp. The available material does not include client-specific configuration examples, callback details, account requirements, or OAuth authorization steps, so those values cannot be specified here.

No environment variables are documented in the supplied listing. Do not assume that an API key, secret variable, or local executable is needed; the stated authentication method is OAuth and the endpoint is presented as a web address.

Tools and capabilities

The documented capability set is narrow but clear:

• Process long videos into shorter clips.
• Add captions to generated clips.
• Make those video operations available to an AI assistant through MCP.
• Authenticate through OAuth without an API key.

The OpenClip MCP server may suit assistants that need to initiate a short-video creation workflow from a longer recording. The source does not identify separate tools for uploading, trimming, caption editing, downloading, publishing, or reviewing results, so those functions should not be assumed.

Limitations and notes

The README is unavailable, and the short listing does not provide operational details such as supported clients, media limits, processing times, pricing, caption languages, output storage, error behavior, or permissions requested by OAuth. It also does not state whether the service creates one clip or multiple clips from each long video.

Treat the OpenClip MCP server as a documented entry point for AI-assisted clip generation and captioning, not as evidence of a complete video-production API. Verify the endpoint’s current authentication flow and available MCP tools before implementation.