What do you want AI to do with your videos?
Pick a job. See which tools do it, what they cost, whether they run on your computer and whether they need code.
Three ways in
160 apps, open-source projects and integrations, searchable by job.
Which platforms have an official MCP server, CLI or API.
MCP, CLI or API? An MCP server lets an assistant like Claude or ChatGPT use a service for you. A CLI is a terminal command. An API is for code. MCP vs CLI vs API explained →
Every stage of making a video
Official or community? Check before you connect an agent
YouTube has official APIs but no MCP server. Every YouTube MCP server is community-built or from another company, such as vidIQ.
| Platform | Official MCP | Official CLI | Official API |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wistia | MCP · OfficialHosted server, OAuth or access token, owners and managers only | CLI · Official | API · Official |
| Vimeo | MCP · Official betaHosted server in public beta, no delete actions | CLI · None found | API · Official |
| Frame.io | MCP · Official betaHosted server in public beta, Adobe sign-in, V4 accounts only | CLI · None found | API · Official |
| Canva | MCP · OfficialAI Connector for your designs; separate Dev MCP for app builders | CLI · Official | API · Official |
| Descript | MCP · OfficialHosted server, Descript login (OAuth), one Drive per connection | CLI · Official | API · Official |
| YouTube | MCP · None foundNone from Google; community and vidIQ servers are not Google's | CLI · None found | API · Official |
| vidIQ | MCP · OfficialvidIQ's own server, not YouTube's; OAuth or read-only API key | CLI · None found | API · None found |
| Premiere Pro | MCP · None foundNo Premiere MCP; Adobe for Claude connector includes Premiere tools | CLI · None found | API · None found |
What the badges mean
Workflow guides you can follow today
Cut 2-3 vertical Shorts from one long vlog with OpusClip, Descript or VEED, and approve every clip before it is posted.
Turn vlog speech into SRT and VTT subtitle files on your own computer, with an app or the command line, then check every name.
Detect shots in raw GoPro or phone clips, choose the story order, join the clips with FFmpeg, and keep GPS and faces under your control.
Have Claude Code build an animated explainer as editable Remotion code, preview it in Remotion Studio, render it and check every claim before publishing.
Upload a finished video as private with the YouTube Data API, check it in YouTube Studio, then publish or schedule it yourself.
Connect an AI agent to Wistia with the official MCP server or CLI, read your library first, and approve every change by hand.
Free tools that keep footage on your computer
These run on your own machine, so your footage stays there.
Run efficient Whisper inference on local hardware
Desktop transcription / speech-to-text workflow
Generate speech subtitles inside Resolve, Premiere or After Effects workflows
Detect hard cuts and scene boundaries in footage
Cut, transcode, crop, concatenate, subtitle and inspect video in scripts
Faster Whisper-based transcription with CTranslate2
How we check tools
Every listing links to the vendor page or repository it came from. We mark a tool as tested only after running it on our own footage; none has been yet. How we test AI video tools