Your AI can make shorts now
Add SendShort to Claude, ChatGPT and Grok Bot, or to Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Paste a YouTube link, and your assistant finds the best moments, captions them, and hands back ready-to-post shorts. From Professional ($29/month).
Terminal
# 1. Add SendShort to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user \
sendshort https://app.sendshort.ai/api/mcp
# 2. Sign in
/mcp → sendshort → Authenticate
# 3. Ask for shorts
> Turn https://youtu.be/xxxxxxx into 5 shorts \
with captions using my custom theme id:xxx
✓ 5 shorts ready, with MP4 download links
Built for automation
Everything the agent can reach
Assistant ready
Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot or Cursor can import, clip, check the status of each job and get the download link on their own.
Long video → shorts
Point it at a YouTube, Twitch, Kick or direct video link. It finds the best moments, cuts them and crops them to 9:16.
Captions & B-roll
Word-level captions at 98%+ accuracy, caption themes and templates, B-roll, zooms, silence cuts and caption translation.
MCP connector
One server URL for every app: Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP apps.
Same engine as the API
The agent uses the same engine as the SendShort API. Both share one rate limit of 120 requests a minute.
How it works
Connect SendShort
Add the SendShort server URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot or another assistant. Sign in and click Allow, or use an API key.
Setup
https://app.sendshort.ai/api/mcp
# Sign in, check the app name
✓ SendShort connected
Paste a YouTube link
Paste a link to a video you own or have the rights to use, and say what you want.
Chat
> Turn https://youtu.be/xxxxxxx
into 5 shorts with captions.
Get your shorts
The assistant finds the best moments, adds captions and makes the shorts. It gives you a download link for each one.
Chat
✓ 5 shorts ready
# In your SendShort workspace
Schedule them
Ask the assistant to post them to your connected TikTok and YouTube accounts at the time you choose.
Chat
> Schedule my latest short to
TikTok and YouTube tomorrow at 6 pm.
✓ Scheduled
From any chat
Ask in plain language, get clips back
No timeline, no exports, no file juggling. Describe the shorts you want and the agent runs the whole pipeline — import, clip, caption, reframe, render.
ChatGPT
New chat
Images
Library
Plugins
Projects
More
youtube.com/watch?v=…
Import this YouTube video and make 5 shorts.
Done - prj_9fA2. Imported the video and rendered 3 high-retention clips:
SendShort agent: Done — prj_9fA2
00:42 "Hook" 9:16 · captions ✓
03:18 "Story" 9:16 · captions ✓
07:05 "Lesson" 9:16 · captions ✓
2 more rendering.
Captions burned in · ready to download or keep editing in SendShort.
I shared this story
0:22
03:18 — Story
go to my website
0:48
14:50 — CTA
proof that it works
0:31
11:22 — Proof
Ask for a different aspect ratio, language, or caption style…
Set up SendShort in your app
Pick your app for the exact setup steps and prompts to try.
Raw → post-ready
Why AI agents work well with SendShort
Same footage, cropped to 9:16, cut to the moment that holds attention and captioned word by word. No timeline, no export settings.
20 tools, from import to scheduling, each with a matching API endpoint
Sign in with OAuth, or with an API key in the Authorization header
The agent can read your caption themes and templates before it clips
Long jobs run in the background: the agent checks the status until they are done
Works in any app that supports MCP, not only one assistant
Posts go only to the TikTok and YouTube accounts you connected, and you can cancel them
SendShort MCP server
url: https://app.sendshort.ai/api/mcp
transport: Streamable HTTP
auth: OAuth, or
Authorization: Bearer ss_sk_…
rate limit: 120 requests a minute
# Local option (stdio)
npm package: sendshort-mcp
env: SENDSHORT_API_KEY
# Some of the tools
- import_youtube
- clip_video
- create_music_video
- schedule_short
Tool reference
The 20 tools of the SendShort MCP server. Each tool has a matching endpoint in the REST API. No tool makes slideshows, faceless videos or AI avatars: make those in the app.
Tool
Description
get_status
Your plan, long-video slots (max 8), shorts quota and rate limits
import_youtube
Import a long video from YouTube, Twitch, Kick or a direct link
get_import_status
Check an import
list_videos
Your imported long videos and slot use
delete_video
Delete a long video to free a slot (its shorts stay)
list_moments
The AI moments (best parts) of a video
list_themes
Caption theme presets
list_templates
Your templates
clip_video
Clip a video into shorts: count or chosen moments, theme, crop, format, B-roll, zoom, silence cut, transitions, audio effects, translation
get_clip_status
Check a clip job and get the MP4 download link
create_music_video
Make a 9:16 music video (up to 60 s)
get_music_video_status
Check a music video
list_social_accounts
Your connected TikTok and YouTube accounts
list_shorts
Your shorts
get_short
One short with its download link
list_slideshows
Your slideshows
schedule_short
Schedule a short to TikTok and/or YouTube
schedule_slideshow
Schedule a slideshow to TikTok as a photo post
list_scheduled_posts
Scheduled, failed and published posts
cancel_scheduled_post
Cancel a scheduled post
Questions about the AI Agent
Which AI apps work with SendShort?
Which plan do I need?
The AI Agent and the API are on the Professional plan ($29/month) and the Business plan. Starter does not include them. See pricing.
What can the agent make?
It imports long videos, clips them into captioned shorts and makes 9:16 music videos of up to 60 seconds. It can also list your content and schedule shorts and slideshows. It cannot make slideshows, faceless videos or AI avatars.
Where can the agent post?
Shorts schedule to TikTok and YouTube. Slideshows schedule to TikTok as photo posts. For other platforms, download the MP4 and post it yourself.
Do I need an API key?
Not for Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or Cursor: they sign in with OAuth. Grok and some other apps use an ss_sk_… API key in the Authorization header. Create one in Settings → Preferences → API keys.
Are there limits?
120 requests a minute, shared with the API. Your plan quotas apply, and Credits pay for use past the quota.
Post shorts every day
never open an editor
The AI Agent and API are included on the Professional ($29/month) and Business plans.
