elevideo MCP Server

AI video editing for agents. Render videos with captions and templates directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI tool.

Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elevideo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@elevideo/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "CLIPCODE_API_KEY": "ck_your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add to .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elevideo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@elevideo/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "CLIPCODE_API_KEY": "ck_your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to MCP settings with the same command and env.

Config file (alternative)

Instead of environment variables, create ~/.elevideo/config.json:

{
  "apiKey": "ck_your_key_here",
  "baseUrl": "https://custom-api-url.example.com"
}

Tools

Rendering

• render_video — Start a render with a video URL and template
• start_caption — Add AI captions to a video with a specific style
• start_ai_edit — Apply an AI edit template to a video
• check_render_status — Poll render progress, get download URL when complete
• export_render — Trigger MP4 export for a completed render

Discovery

• list_templates — Browse available templates
• list_caption_styles — Browse caption styles
• list_ai_edit_styles — Browse AI edit styles
• get_style_info — Get details about a specific caption or AI edit style

Account & Upload

• get_account — Check credit balance
• list_api_keys — List API keys on the account
• get_upload_url — Get a presigned URL to upload a video file

Resources

• clipcode://templates — JSON list of all available templates