AutoShort

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http autoshort https://autoshort.org/api/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://autoshort.org/api/mcp

This server expects extra headers, usually an API key from its maker.

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autoshort": {
      "url": "https://autoshort.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

54 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• autoshort_get_capabilitiesStart here. Describes the whole agent workflow end to end — make, approve, render, publish, automate, pay — the only steps a human must do, and the limits. Free.
• autoshort_draft_videoCreate a video DRAFT — nothing is rendered and no credits are charged. Director mode, the recommended way to make a video the user has opinions about: (1) write and agree the script with the user in this conversation fir
• autoshort_get_draftRead a draft (or a submitted director video) as scenes with narration, visual, timing estimates, estimated credits and warnings. Free.
• autoshort_update_draftChange a draft before render. Free. Every scene number refers to the draft as it is now (1-based); operations apply in the order edits, reorder, remove, insert. edits: change a scene's narration (verbatim), visual (null
• autoshort_render_draftRender an approved draft. Call ONLY after the user has seen the draft and said yes. Charges the draft's estimatedCredits now (40 with the default voice), before any rendering work; refunded automatically if the render fa
• autoshort_revise_sceneChange one scene of a video that was already rendered. Creates a NEW draft that copies every scene (unchanged scenes keep their existing images) with this scene changed; the original video is untouched and nothing is cha
• autoshort_ugc_create_campaignCreate a Silent UGC campaign for the user's own app. Silent UGC: 9-12 s silent promo shorts for the user's OWN app. Scene 1 = one consistent FICTIONAL AI character (realistic, or faceless: hands on a phone / over-the-sho
• autoshort_ugc_suggest_hooksPropose 10-20 hooks for a campaign from its app description, in the families "I can't believe…", "No one told me…", "POV: …", "X months of … and now I find this" and a pricing angle. An honesty filter drops income or res
• autoshort_ugc_previewPreview ONE variant's scene 1 before rendering anything: the character in the chosen setting and gesture (expression = body language), with the hook laid out as the video will show it. Returns previewUrl and a variantId
• autoshort_ugc_render_batchApprove and render up to 20 variants. Call ONLY after the user approved the preview. Pricing: character portrait 1 credit; preview 1 credit only when a new start frame is generated; a variant with a new clip 42 credits;
• autoshort_ugc_get_campaignRead a Silent UGC campaign: character, recording, suggested hooks, and every variant with its status, preview and finished videoUrl (download). Free.
• autoshort_generate_videoGenerate a video from a topic; AutoShort writes the script (to render a script you already agreed with the user, use autoshort_draft_video). Optional image_urls (public https links, up to 6) put the user's own pictures i
• autoshort_generate_chat_videoCreate a video from a natural-language creative brief; AutoShort writes the script from it. To keep an agreed script word for word with your own shots, use autoshort_draft_video instead. To use the user's own pictures ("
• autoshort_generate_product_adCreate a product marketing video from a public product page. AutoShort extracts product details and images, writes the ad, and creates editable scenes. Costs at least 40 credits; the exact quote is checked before the pag
• autoshort_generate_image_to_videoAnimate ONE reference image into a silent 5-second AI-generated video (for a multi-scene video built from several of the user's pictures, use image_urls on autoshort_generate_chat_video instead). Send the image as image_
• autoshort_get_videoGet one video's status and details by id. While rendering, status is PENDING/GENERATING_*/RENDERING with estimatedCompletionTime. A PENDING video that cannot render returns blockedReason (e.g. INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS) with
• autoshort_list_videosList your videos, newest first, with pagination and an optional status filter (PENDING, GENERATING_SCRIPT, GENERATING_VOICE, FETCHING_MEDIA, RENDERING, COMPLETED, FAILED, DRAFT). Free.
• autoshort_list_nichesList the content niches, art styles, video qualities and durations the generation tools accept. Free.
• autoshort_get_credit_balanceYour current credit balance, monthly allocation, bonus credits and plan. Requires the "credits:read" scope (default in new keys). Free.
• autoshort_get_usage_statsAPI usage statistics: credit balance, API call counts (today/total) and recent credit transactions. Requires the "usage:read" scope. Free.
• autoshort_get_subscriptionYour subscription plan, status and credit allocation. Requires the "billing:read" scope. Free.
• autoshort_ugc_upload_recordingUpload the app screen recording for Silent UGC and get its recordingAssetId (for autoshort_ugc_create_campaign). Pass recordingUrl (a public https link — fetched by AutoShort, not by you; up to 50 MB) or recordingBase64
• autoshort_list_social_accountsList the connected publishing accounts per platform (YouTube, TikTok, Facebook Page, Instagram, Threads) with username, whether they need reconnecting, the publish mode, the AI-disclosure handling and today's platform li
• autoshort_get_connection_statusIs this platform connected? If yes, returns the account. If not, returns connectUrl: a short, single-use link (expires in 15 minutes) that opens the platform's consent screen directly. Give it to the user — that consent
• autoshort_publish_videoPublish one of the user's COMPLETED videos. YOUTUBE: uploads to the connected channel with your title/description and privacy (public, unlisted, private); the "altered or synthetic content" disclosure is always set; made
• autoshort_list_seriesList the user's series (autopilot channels), newest first, with schedule, auto-post flags, brief and video count. Paginated (page, limit). Free.
• autoshort_create_seriesCreate a series: AutoShort makes a video on this niche and brief every scheduleIntervalDays, and can auto-post it. Creating or changing a series is FREE. While active, the scheduler makes one video every scheduleInterval
• autoshort_update_seriesChange a series: name, brief, schedule, auto-post flags, the madeForKids answer or the AI motion level (motionMixLevel). Only the fields you pass change. Creating or changing a series is FREE. While active, the scheduler
• autoshort_pause_seriesPause a series: the scheduler stops making (and charging for) its videos until resumed. Videos already made are untouched. Free.
• autoshort_resume_seriesResume a paused series. Creating or changing a series is FREE. While active, the scheduler makes one video every scheduleIntervalDays (the first at its next run, within about 30 minutes) and charges each video like any v
• autoshort_create_webhookRegister an https URL to receive a signed POST when any of the user's videos reaches COMPLETED (video.completed) or FAILED (video.failed), within about a minute — instead of polling. Returns the signing secret ONCE: veri
• autoshort_list_webhooksList the registered webhooks (URL, events, active, last delivery, failures). Secrets are not shown. Free.
• autoshort_delete_webhookDelete a webhook; deliveries to it stop immediately. Free.
• autoshort_list_optionsEvery option and price the tools accept, from the live constants: voices for a language (premium flag + extra credits), art styles (PRO flag), niches, caption themes, aspect ratios, the durations each tool allows, video
• autoshort_cancel_videoCancel a video that has NOT started rendering (status PENDING or DRAFT) and refund whatever it was charged, through the credit ledger (net of earlier refunds — never twice). Refused once rendering has started (CANNOT_CAN
• autoshort_get_limitsEverything that can stop a call: credit balance, this key's daily agent spending cap (spent / remaining / reset), auto-recharge status and monthly cap, platform publishing limits, and per-hour caps on free AI calls. Free
• autoshort_set_limitsSet this key's daily agent spending cap in credits. Lowering (or keeping) it applies immediately. Raising it returns approvalUrl: the account owner must open it while signed in and approve — an agent cannot raise its own
• autoshort_estimate_costPrice a paid call BEFORE making it: pass {tool, arguments} — the tool name and the exact arguments you would send (or just {draftId} to price autoshort_render_draft). Returns the most credits it can commit, the balance i
• autoshort_get_buy_credits_urlA checkout link to buy credits (pack) or start a plan (plan, 3-day trial) on Whop — for the human to open and pay once. No email or personal data is in the link. Packs: MICRO, STARTER, VALUE, MEGA. After they pay, poll a
• autoshort_setup_auto_rechargePropose auto-recharge so later purchases need no link: a pack and a monthly USD cap. Returns approvalUrl — the owner signs in, confirms exactly that pack and cap, and saves a card on Whop (nothing is charged then). Tell

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