Video clipping MCP server: a hosted URL or one npx line, 3 tools, 3 ranked clips in under 90 seconds

Other servers as their own docs describe them, checked the day this page was updated.

1. 1

   Claude Code, hosted

   One command and nothing to install. The clips come back as links.

   claude mcp add --transport http clipsdk https://mcp.clipsdk.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer csdk_live_xxx"

2. 2

   Cursor or Windsurf, hosted

   Cursor reads .cursor/mcp.json in your project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Windsurf: Settings, Cascade, MCP Servers, View raw config, with serverUrl in place of url.

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "clipsdk": {
         "url": "https://mcp.clipsdk.com/mcp",
         "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer csdk_live_xxx" }
       }
     }
   }

3. 3

   VS Code, hosted

   .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code asks for the key once and stores it encrypted.

   {
     "inputs": [{ "type": "promptString", "id": "clipsdk-key", "description": "clipsdk API key", "password": true }],
     "servers": {
       "clipsdk": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "https://mcp.clipsdk.com/mcp",
         "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:clipsdk-key}" }
       }
     }
   }

4. 4

   Codex or Gemini CLI, hosted

   Codex reads this from ~/.codex/config.toml, with CLIPSDK_KEY set in your environment. Gemini CLI takes one command: gemini mcp add --transport http --header "Authorization: Bearer csdk_live_xxx" clipsdk https://mcp.clipsdk.com/mcp.

   [mcp_servers.clipsdk]
   url = "https://mcp.clipsdk.com/mcp"
   bearer_token_env_var = "CLIPSDK_KEY"

5. 5

   Claude Code, local

   One command. Add --scope project to share it with your team through .mcp.json.

   claude mcp add clipsdk --env CLIPSDK_KEY=csdk_live_xxx -- npx -y github:bitgate/clipsdk-mcp

6. 6

   Cursor, Windsurf or Claude Desktop, local

   The same Cursor and Windsurf files, or Claude Desktop's Settings, Developer, Edit Config. Same entry in all three.

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "clipsdk": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "github:bitgate/clipsdk-mcp"],
         "env": { "CLIPSDK_KEY": "csdk_live_xxx" }
       }
     }
   }

7. 7

   VS Code, local

   .vscode/mcp.json, the same prompt for the key.

   {
     "inputs": [{ "type": "promptString", "id": "clipsdk-key", "description": "clipsdk API key", "password": true }],
     "servers": {
       "clipsdk": {
         "type": "stdio",
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "github:bitgate/clipsdk-mcp"],
         "env": { "CLIPSDK_KEY": "${input:clipsdk-key}" }
       }
     }
   }

8. 8

   Ask for clips

   Plain words work: "make 3 clips from ./talks/keynote.mp4 with karaoke captions". Locally, create_clips uploads the file and saves the clips to clipsdk-output/keynote/, best first, with SRT and VTT files in captions/. Hosted, the agent calls create_upload, runs the curl command it returns, then create_clips, and gets the clips as links.