Connect Claude (MCP)

VidKraken ships a remote MCP server (Model Context Protocol) so Claude — and any other MCP-compatible client — can cut clips from your long-form videos by timestamp. Turn your own podcasts, lectures, streams and interviews into short clips: give Claude a video URL and a time range, and VidKraken returns an audio or video file ready for your editor or other connectors.

VidKraken is for content you own or are licensed to use — your own uploads, recordings and licensed material.

Server URL

https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp

Transport: Streamable HTTP. Authentication: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and Dynamic Client Registration — you sign in with your VidKraken account and approve access; there is no API key to paste.

Connect from Claude

Open Claude → Settings → Connectors.
Add VidKraken from the connectors directory — or click Add custom connector and paste the server URL above.
Click Connect, sign in to VidKraken if asked, and approve access.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http vidkraken https://vidkraken.com/api/mcp/mcp

Tools

get_video_info — inspect one of your videos before cutting clips: title, duration, description/chapters, thumbnail, and (optionally) the available audio language tracks.
create_clip — extract a clip from a video you own or are licensed to use. Takes the video URL, start and end time in seconds, an output format (audio for MP3/M4A, or 360/480/720/1080 for MP4 at that resolution — the same tiers as the REST API), and an optional audio language. Transcoding runs asynchronously and consumes your plan's download and bandwidth allowance.
get_clip_status — poll a clip job; when done it returns the delivered format, file size, and a temporary hosted download URL for the media file (links expire about 12 hours after completion).
get_account_usage — your plan and live usage balances. Free to call.

Example prompts

"Cut 12:30–14:05 from this lecture as MP3."
"What chapters does this stream have?"
"Make a 60-second clip of the intro in video format."
"How much of my clip allowance is left this month?"

Plans and billing

MCP usage is billed to your own VidKraken plan, exactly like direct API calls: clips consume your download/bandwidth allowance and video lookups consume your info allowance. You need a VidKraken account with available API credit — see pricing and your dashboard for live balances.

Acceptable use

Use VidKraken with content you own or have the rights to use. Clip files are stored temporarily and expire automatically. See our terms and privacy policy.

For developers

OAuth discovery documents are served at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server and /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource. The same clip functionality is available over the REST API with your API key.