Shotstack

Shotstack MCP Connector for Claude

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Render and edit videos programmatically with a cloud API that generates personalized video content at scale from templates.

10 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Connect your Shotstack account to any AI agent and take full control of your high-volume video editing and media orchestration through natural conversation. Shotstack provides a powerful API-first platform for rendering videos, managing cloud templates, and ingesting assets directly from your chat interface.

What you can do

  • Video Rendering Orchestration — Trigger professional video renders from JSON-based templates or custom edits programmatically.
  • Template Lifecycle Management — Create and monitor cloud-based video templates to ensure consistent automated outputs directly from the AI interface.
  • Asset & Ingest Control — Ingest source media and manage your hosted assets to maintain a clear overview of your production resources.
  • Render Intelligence — Retrieve real-time render statuses and detailed metadata to track the progress of your video pipeline via natural language.
  • Operational Monitoring — List available renders, templates, and source assets using simple AI commands to ensure your production is optimized.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Shotstack API Key from your dashboard (Stage or Production)
  3. Start generating cloud videos from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

No more manual status checking or template hunting. Your AI acts as a dedicated video producer or media coordinator.

Who is this for?

  • Video Developers — quickly test render configurations and monitor template performance without writing complex scripts.
  • Content Marketers — automate the generation of personalized video content and monitor render progress via natural conversation.
  • Operations Teams — streamline the management of cloud assets and monitor production usage directly within the chat.
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10 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

create_video_template

Save an edit as a reusable template

get_hosted_asset_details

Get details for a hosted file

get_render_status

Check the status of a render job

ingest_media_source

Upload or fetch a source asset

list_assets_from_render

) associated with a specific job ID. Find all files created by a specific render

list_hosted_assets

List all hosted media files

list_recent_renders

List recent render history

list_ingested_sources

List all ingested media sources

list_templates

List available video templates

render_video

Returns a render ID. Start a new video render job

See how to talk to your AI agent using Shotstack.

Check the status of my latest video render in Shotstack.

I've retrieved the render status. Your video 'PROMO_V1' (ID: abc-123) is currently 75% complete. I'll let you know once the final asset URL is available.

List all video templates in my Shotstack account.

Retrieving templates... I found 5 cloud templates including 'Social_Post_Template', 'Intro_Video', and 'Outro_Video'. Would you like to use any of them for a new render?

List all hosted assets in my Shotstack Serve account.

Fetching assets... You have 12 hosted assets including 'Logo_Animation.mp4' and 'Background_Music.mp3'. Would you like to get the public URL for any of them?

Yes! Use the `get_render_status` tool with the Render ID. Your agent will respond with the current status (e.g., 'rendering', 'done') and the final video URL if completed.

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