Shotstack MCP

What it does

Shotstack's MCP server exposes its cloud video editing API to agents: create renders from JSON timelines, save reusable templates, render merge-field variants, inspect media, and poll render status. For filmmaker-agents it is the programmable render farm lane: fast campaign variants, data-driven video, and cloud assembly jobs that should not depend on a local NLE being open.

Connect

https://mcp.shotstack.io/

claude mcp add shotstack -e SHOTSTACK_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY -- npx -y @shotstack/shotstack-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shotstack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shotstack": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"
    }
  }
}

Tools you'll see

Field notes

Official npm package @shotstack/shotstack-mcp-server 1.1.0, MIT, Node >=18, published by author Shotstack with a shotstack.io maintainer; latest modified May 8 2026. Local stdio uses SHOTSTACK_API_KEY; the hosted endpoint at https://mcp.shotstack.io/ responds as an OAuth-protected MCP resource for web clients. No public source repo was advertised in npm metadata, so verify behavior against package docs and the live endpoint rather than GitHub stars.

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