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title: 'OpenClip + ChatGPT MCP Integration | Video Editing from ChatGPT - OpenClip'
description: 'Connect ChatGPT to OpenClip over MCP: enable Developer mode, add the connector on a paid plan, and edit videos from a ChatGPT conversation.'
canonical: 'https://openclip.app/integrations/chatgpt-mcp'
markdown: 'https://openclip.app/integrations/chatgpt-mcp.md'
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Part of OpenClip's video editing MCP resource hub

Explore setup guides, assistant workflows, examples, and prompt templates for controlling OpenClip from MCP-compatible AI assistants.

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# OpenClip + ChatGPT MCP Integration

ChatGPT supports custom MCP connectors through Developer mode on paid plans. Once OpenClip is connected, ChatGPT can submit videos, track processing, and render captioned clips through the same tools Claude and Cursor use. Here is the exact setup, including the plan requirement most guides skip.

ChatGPT

AI assistant

## Prerequisites

- An OpenClip account with an active subscription
- A paid ChatGPT plan (Plus, Pro, Business, or Enterprise); custom connectors are not available on the free tier
- ChatGPT on the web (Developer mode is a web app setting)

## Setup Steps

1

### Enable Developer mode

In ChatGPT on the web, open Settings, then Apps & Connectors, then Advanced, and toggle Developer mode on. This is what unlocks custom MCP connectors; if you do not see the option, check that you are on a paid plan and on the web app rather than mobile.

2

### Create the OpenClip connector

Still under Apps & Connectors, click Create, name it OpenClip, and paste the server URL: https://openclip.app/mcp. The URL is the same for every account; your team binding comes from the sign-in in the next step.

3

### Choose OAuth and sign in

Select OAuth as the authentication method and complete the OpenClip sign-in when prompted. The grant is scoped and revocable; no API key is created anywhere in this flow.

4

### Ask ChatGPT for clips

Start a conversation with the connector enabled and paste a video URL: ChatGPT calls submit\_video, polls get\_video\_status while OpenClip processes, shows you the detected moments from list\_clips, and renders your approvals with render\_clip.

## Features

### Same server, ChatGPT surface

OpenClip's MCP server is client-agnostic: the tools ChatGPT gets are identical to Claude's and Cursor's, so workflows transfer between assistants unchanged.

### Developer mode, documented

The one non-obvious step is enabling Developer mode under Apps & Connectors, Advanced. It exists on paid plans on the web; this page says so up front so you do not hunt for a missing button.

### OAuth sign-in

Authentication is OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration: sign in with your OpenClip account and approve once. Nothing to paste, nothing to rotate.

### Full clipping pipeline

submit\_video, get\_video\_status, list\_clips, render\_clip, get\_transcript, and list\_caption\_presets cover the whole path from long video to captioned vertical clips.

### Transparent usage

Credits are minutes of processing. ChatGPT can check the balance with get\_usage before submitting a two-hour recording.

### Review stays with you

ChatGPT presents scored moments for your approval and renders only what you pick; publishing happens in OpenClip after human review.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Why don't I see the option to add a custom connector?

Two requirements gate it: a paid ChatGPT plan (Plus, Pro, Business, or Enterprise) and Developer mode enabled under Settings, Apps & Connectors, Advanced, on the web app. Free-tier and mobile-only users will not see the Create option.

### Do I need an OpenAI API key or an OpenClip API key?

Neither. The connector authenticates with OAuth: you sign in to OpenClip from inside ChatGPT and approve access. Your OpenClip subscription covers the processing.

### What can ChatGPT actually do once connected?

Submit source videos by URL or upload, monitor processing, list detected viral moments with scores, render captioned clips in your chosen preset, pull time-coded transcripts, and check account credits. The heavy lifting runs inside OpenClip.

### Is the workflow different from Claude's?

No. The server and tools are identical; only the connector setup differs. If you switch assistants later, your OpenClip workflow, presets, and history come along unchanged.

## Edit videos from ChatGPT with OpenClip

Enable Developer mode, add the OpenClip connector, and turn your next long video into clips from a chat.

[Get Started Free](https://openclip.app/register)

## Related Pages

### Guides

[How to Automate Video Editing with MCP](/guides/automate-video-editing-with-mcp) [Troubleshoot Video Editing MCP Workflows](/guides/troubleshoot-video-editing-mcp-workflows)

### Glossary

[Model Context Protocol for Video Editing](/learn/model-context-protocol-video-editing)

### Integrations

[OpenClip + Claude MCP Integration | Video Editing from Claude](/integrations/claude-mcp) [OpenClip + Cursor MCP Integration | Video Editing from Cursor](/integrations/cursor-mcp) [OpenClip + Perplexity MCP Integration | Video Editing from Perplexity](/integrations/perplexity-mcp)