OpenShorts plugin for Claude and Cursor
OpenShorts turns a long video into short vertical clips for TikTok, InstagramReels and YouTube Shorts. Give Claude a YouTube link (or share a video file)and OpenShorts finds the strongest moments, cuts them into 15 to 60 secondclips, reframes them to 9:16 so the speaker stays in shot, burns word-by-wordcaptions and writes a title for each one.
No API key to copy. You sign in to OpenShorts and approve access.
Install
Claude: from the Claude directory, or in Claude Code:
/plugin install openshorts --marketplace mutonby/openshorts-plugin
Cursor: from the Cursor Marketplace, or add the server by hand inSettings → Tools & MCP with the URL https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp.
Cline and other MCP clients: add https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp as aStreamable HTTP server. Step-by-step config is in llms-install.md.
What you can do
- Clip a video: podcasts, interviews, webinars, talks, livestreams andtutorials. Choose how many clips and how long, or let the AI decide.
- Pick the best: list the clips with their titles and open each one.
- Restyle captions: karaoke, one word at a time or highlighted, with yourfont, size and colours.
- Re-cut a clip: trim it, extend it, drop a dead moment or join two moments.
- Publish: post a clip to your connected TikTok, Instagram and YouTubeaccounts now or schedule it for later. Nothing is posted unless you ask.
Try: "Make shorts from this podcast: ", "Give me 5 clips of 30seconds from this interview", "Make the captions of clip 2 karaoke style" or"Post clip 1 to TikTok tomorrow at 9am".
What the plugin contains
- MCP server
https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp(OpenShorts' own hostedserver). You sign in with your OpenShorts account through OAuth the firsttime Claude uses it. The plugin sends no credentials of its own and runsnothing on your machine. - Skill
openshorts: tells Claude the flow (submit, wait, list, edit,publish) and the rules (rights confirmation, publish only on request).
Data and accounts
The video URL or file you give is processed on OpenShorts' servers to make theclips. Processing uses minutes from your OpenShorts plan; new accounts get freeminutes. You must own the video or hold the rights to it. Publishing goesthrough the social accounts you connected at openshorts.app.
- Website: https://www.openshorts.app
- Docs: https://www.openshorts.app/mcp
- Privacy policy: https://www.openshorts.app/privacy
- Terms: https://www.openshorts.app/terms
- Support: [email protected]
License
MIT. See LICENSE.
