> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.reap.video/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Clips With MCP

> Turn a long video or a YouTube URL into short, social-ready clips by asking your AI agent — orientation, duration, captions, and confirmation, all in chat.

> **For AI agents:** a documentation index is at [/llms.txt](/llms.txt). Every page is also available as markdown, just append `.md` to the URL.

## Overview

With Reap MCP connected, your AI agent can generate AI clips from a video for you. You describe what you want, the agent submits one clipping job, and Reap returns many short clips ready for social.

If you have not connected Reap yet, start with [Connect Reap MCP Server](/help-center/connect-reap-mcp-server). The examples use Claude, but the same prompts work in any MCP-compatible agent.

<Note>
  Reap MCP requires a paid plan with API access enabled.
</Note>

## Clip From A URL

The quickest path. Point your agent at a public URL (like YouTube):

```text theme={"system"}
Clip the most engaging moments from this video and keep them under 60 seconds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXX
```

## Clip From An Uploaded File

When the video is on your machine, ask your agent to upload it first:

```text theme={"system"}
Upload ~/Videos/founder-interview.mp4 to Reap, then create portrait clips with captions.
```

Your agent requests an upload URL, uploads the `.mp4` or `.mov`, and uses the result as the clip source. See [Track & Download Results With Reap MCP](/help-center/track-and-download-results-with-reap-mcp) to fetch the finished clips.

## Give Creative Direction

For broad requests, keep it simple — Reap's auto-selection finds strong moments better when you don't over-direct. Add detail only when you have a clear editorial goal:

```text theme={"system"}
From this interview, give me three punchy sub-30s hooks about pricing,
two 60-90s clips on the product demo, and skip the intro.
```

<Tip>
  A single clipping job returns **many** clips. There's no need to ask for several separate projects from the same video.
</Tip>

## Options You Can Ask For

You can describe any of these in plain language and your agent applies them:

* **Orientation** — portrait (9:16) for social, square (1:1), or keep the original landscape.
* **Duration** — target lengths like "under 60 seconds" or "60–90s."
* **Captions** — on by default; ask for a specific style, emojis, or keyword highlighting, or turn them off.
* **Brand template** — apply your saved logo/intro/outro/music/caption style. See [Use Brand Templates With Reap MCP](/help-center/use-brand-templates-with-reap-mcp).
* **Resolution** — 720p, 1080p (default), 1440p, or 2160p.
* **Language** — just name it (e.g. "Spanish"); your agent looks up the code. Leave it out to auto-detect.
* **Translate captions** — into another language.
* **Face tracking** — keep the speaker centered when reframing to vertical.

## How Your Agent Handles It

<Steps>
  <Step title="It proposes settings">
    Before submitting, your agent shows the planned settings — orientation, resolution, caption style, captions on/off — and asks you to confirm.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You confirm or adjust">
    Approve as-is, or change anything in that step rather than re-running the job later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="It tracks the job">
    Clipping runs asynchronously. Ask for status anytime, and you'll get an email when it finishes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="It returns your clips">
    When ready, your agent lists each clip with links to open in Reap or download.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

* [Use Brand Templates With Reap MCP](/help-center/use-brand-templates-with-reap-mcp)
* [Track & Download Results With Reap MCP](/help-center/track-and-download-results-with-reap-mcp)
* [Publish & Schedule Clips With Reap MCP](/help-center/publish-and-schedule-with-reap-mcp)
* [Connect Reap MCP Server](/help-center/connect-reap-mcp-server)
* [MCP API Reference](/api-reference/mcp)