NextCut

Automate video creation and editing workflows by rendering scenes, templates, and slideshows programmatically.

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What it can do

  • Render Video: Render a video from scenes JSON. Each scene has layers (video, text, image, audio, shape, lottie).
  • Render Template: Render a video from a saved template ID with field overrides.
  • Stitch Videos: Concatenate multiple video clips into one with optional transitions.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

An API key from the service settings is required

Automate video creation and editing workflows by rendering scenes, templates, and slideshows programmatically. Edit media quickly with features for stitching clips, removing silence, trimming segments, and adding burned-in captions. Monitor production pipelines through job tracking and detailed metadata extraction.

How to connect

How to connect NextCut to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://nextcut.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect NextCut to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://nextcut.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect NextCut to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://nextcut.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (15)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

render_videoRender a video from scenes JSON. Each scene has layers (video, text, image, audio, shape, lottie).
render_templateRender a video from a saved template ID with field overrides.
stitch_videosConcatenate multiple video clips into one with optional transitions.
smart_stitchAuto-detect and remove silence from video clips, then stitch them together.
trim_videoExtract a segment from a video by start and end time in seconds.
extract_thumbnailExport a single frame from a video as PNG or JPEG.
add_captionsAuto-transcribe a video and burn captions onto it.
create_slideshowCreate a video from a sequence of images with transitions and optional audio.
probe_videoGet video metadata: duration, resolution, fps, codec, file size.
html_to_imageRender HTML strings to PNG images.
list_templatesList all available video templates.
get_templateGet full details of a specific template including scenes and dynamic fields.
get_render_statusCheck status of a render job by ID.
list_rendersList recent render jobs. Optionally filter by status.
get_usageGet current account usage: render count, plan tier, limits, cost.