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title: 'OpenClip + Perplexity MCP Integration | Video Editing from Perplexity - OpenClip'
description: 'Connect Perplexity to OpenClip over MCP: add a custom connector on Pro, Max, or Enterprise, sign in with OAuth, and clip videos from a thread.'
canonical: 'https://openclip.app/integrations/perplexity-mcp'
markdown: 'https://openclip.app/integrations/perplexity-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 + Perplexity MCP Integration

Perplexity supports custom MCP connectors on Pro, Max, and Enterprise plans, which turns a research assistant into a clipping operator: find the video worth repurposing, then submit it to OpenClip and render captioned clips without switching apps. Setup is four short steps.

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## Prerequisites

- An OpenClip account with an active subscription
- A Perplexity Pro, Max, or Enterprise plan; custom connectors are not available on the free tier

## Setup Steps

1

### Open the Connectors settings

In Perplexity, open your Profile, then Settings, then Connectors, and choose "+ Custom connector". Connectors are a paid-plan feature (Pro, Max, or Enterprise), so this page is where you would notice a plan gate.

2

### Add the remote server

Choose Remote as the connector type and paste the OpenClip server URL: https://openclip.app/mcp. It is one static public URL for every account; there is nothing workspace-specific to copy.

3

### Pick OAuth and sign in

Select OAuth as the authentication method and complete the OpenClip sign-in. The OAuth 2.1 grant binds the connector to your account and team with a scoped, revocable token; no API key exists in this flow.

4

### Clip from a thread

Paste a video URL in a thread and ask for clips: Perplexity calls submit\_video, polls get\_video\_status while OpenClip processes, presents the scored moments from list\_clips, and renders your picks with render\_clip in your chosen caption preset.

## Features

### Research to clips in one place

Perplexity's strength is finding the source: the talk, the interview, the webinar. With OpenClip connected, the same thread turns the find into captioned clips.

### Remote connector, zero install

OpenClip is a hosted streamable-HTTP server, exactly what Perplexity's Remote connector type expects. Nothing runs on your machine.

### OAuth sign-in

Authentication is OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration: approve once, revoke any time, no keys to manage.

### The full OpenClip pipeline

Moment detection, speaker tracking, and word-level captions run inside OpenClip; Perplexity coordinates with submit\_video, list\_clips, and render\_clip.

### Approval-first flow

Perplexity presents the detected moments with virality scores for your judgment and renders only the ones you approve.

### Credit visibility

Ask for the balance any time: get\_usage reports remaining processing minutes and recent activity before you commit a long recording.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Which Perplexity plans support this?

Custom connectors require Perplexity Pro, Max, or Enterprise. On the free tier the Connectors settings will not offer a custom connector option.

### Do I need an API key?

No. Choose OAuth when adding the connector and sign in with your OpenClip account. The grant is scoped to MCP use and revocable from either side.

### What is a good first workflow?

Use Perplexity to find a strong long-form source on your topic (a talk or podcast episode), then in the same thread ask it to submit the video to OpenClip and bring back the five best moments for your platform.

### Is processing different from other assistants?

No. Perplexity talks to the same server at [https://openclip.app/mcp](/mcp) with the same tools, so statuses, credits (minutes of processing), and outputs match what Claude or ChatGPT would see.

## Clip what you discover

Add the OpenClip connector to Perplexity and turn the videos you research into clips you can publish.

[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

[Video Editing MCP Server: What It Is and How to Connect](/learn/video-editing-mcp-server)

### Integrations

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

### Use Cases

[Control Video Editing from AI Assistants](/use-cases/control-video-editing-from-ai-assistants)