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Edit Video by Talking to Claude with the BlitzReels MCP Server

BlitzReels runs an MCP server at https://www.blitzreels.com/api/mcp. You add it in Claude as a custom connector, sign in through OAuth, and Claude gains 36 BlitzReels tools. From there you describe the edit and Claude makes the calls: clips_create turns a YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Google Drive or direct video URL into a clip batch, captions_themes_list picks your own look instead of a built-in one, and exports_list hands back a signed link per finished file. Send one instruction per message and check each preview before you export, because the agent proposes and you decide.

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What You'll Learn

  • Add https://www.blitzreels.com/api/mcp in Claude under Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, and approve the OAuth window once
  • Confirm the connection by asking Claude which BlitzReels tools it has, and expect 36 of them including clips_create, clips_get and exports_list
  • Cut a long video into clips from a single URL with clips_create, and trim silence in the same pass with autoTrimSilence
  • Apply your own caption theme through captions_themes_list so every clip inherits your font, weight and colour
  • Set a workspace default caption theme so later batches carry your look without being asked
  • Review a batch with clips_get before you spend an export, and send one instruction per message
  • Queue an export per placement, 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9, from one set of clips
  • Collect a signed download link for each finished export with exports_list
  • Add your technical terms and brand names to the workspace protected words list so captions spell them correctly
  • Expect a 1080p source to export at 1080p, since the gain is placements and captions rather than an upscale