AI agents (MCP) Claude Code
Motion Text in Claude Code
One command, and Claude Code drafts real, editable videos from the same terminal you code in.
Claude Code speaks the Model Context Protocol natively, so connecting Motion Text is a single command, with no config file to hand-edit and no key to paste for anonymous drafting. Once the server is registered, you describe the video you want in plain language and Claude Code calls the tools to build it, then hands back a link that opens the whole project in the Motion Text editor.
It fits how you already work: run the command inside a repo to scope the connector to that project, or globally to have it everywhere. Because drafting needs no account, you can try it in seconds, then add the studio endpoint later to work on your own saved projects and, on Pro, queue real 1080p or 4K renders straight from the CLI.
Connect Claude Code
One command in your terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http motion-text https://motiontext.video/mcpThe command registers the server in Claude Code's MCP config. Run claude mcp list to confirm it connected, and add --scope project to write it to a committable .mcp.json in the current repo instead of your global config.
That's the anonymous endpoint: drafting only, no account. For the full toolset on your own projects (and, on Pro, 1080p/4K server renders), use the studio endpoint https://motiontext.video/mcp/studio and sign in when Claude Code prompts you. Details on the main MCP page.
Your first prompt
Connected but staring at a blank prompt is where most people abandon an MCP server. Paste this into Claude Code and you will have an edit link back in a few seconds.
Draft a 25-second vertical promo for this release. One beat per line, energetic pace, bold type, and give me the edit link: Ship faster No config One command v2.0 is out
Swap in your own words and change the length, format, or mood. Line breaks are load-bearing: the Director paces scenes and captions from them, so one beat per line gives it a rhythm to work with where a paragraph makes it guess.
What Claude Code can and cannot make
| What that means here | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Scenes, pacing, timed captions, text edits and deletions, visual presets, format, duration, layout validation. |
| Drafts | A complete project behind an edit link. Anonymous drafts last 30 days; save one to keep it. |
| Renders (Pro) | Signed in, it queues a real 1080p or 4K server render and polls the job to a download link. |
| Not media | Your audio, your photos, and AI imagery are added in the editor — never pulled in on your behalf. |
| Not sight | It cannot watch what it made. That is precisely why it hands you a link instead of a file. |
Good to know
- Use --scope project to share the connector with your team through the repo's .mcp.json.
- For your own workspace and server renders, add the studio endpoint. Claude Code opens a browser sign-in the first time you use it.
- Give it a script with one beat per line; the Director paces scenes and captions from it automatically.
Questions
Do I need an API key or account?
Not for drafting; the anonymous endpoint needs nothing. For your own projects and server renders, add the studio endpoint and sign in when Claude Code prompts; a free account is created on first sign-in.
Can Claude Code render the final MP4?
Yes, with the studio endpoint on a Pro account: it queues a real 1080p or 4K server render and polls it to a download link. Anonymously, it drafts and you export from the editor.
Where does the connector get saved?
In Claude Code's MCP configuration, globally by default, or in the repo's .mcp.json with --scope project. Remove it any time with claude mcp remove.