> ## 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.

# Reap MCP Guide

> Get the most out of Reap MCP — use your brand templates, caption styles, and the full clip-to-publish workflow straight from your AI agent.

> **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

When you connect Reap MCP to your AI agent, you can run your entire video workflow in plain language — clip, caption, reframe, dub, transcribe, and publish — without leaving your chat. This guide is a set of tips for getting better results, including how to use your own brand templates when creating clips through MCP.

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

<Note>
  Reap MCP requires a paid plan with API access enabled. To confirm the connection is live, ask your agent: *"What Reap tools do you have access to?"*
</Note>

## Step-By-Step Guides

Each task has its own walkthrough with sample prompts:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create clips" icon="scissors" href="/help-center/create-clips-with-reap-mcp">
    Turn a URL or upload into short, social-ready clips.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Add captions & translate" icon="closed-captioning" href="/help-center/add-captions-with-reap-mcp">
    Animated captions in 100+ languages, with translation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reframe videos" icon="crop" href="/help-center/reframe-videos-with-reap-mcp">
    Auto-crop to 9:16 or 1:1 with face tracking.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dub videos" icon="language" href="/help-center/dub-videos-with-reap-mcp">
    Voice-dub into 80+ languages with AI voice matching.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Transcribe videos" icon="file-lines" href="/help-center/transcribe-videos-with-reap-mcp">
    Timestamped transcript with speaker labels.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use brand templates" icon="palette" href="/help-center/use-brand-templates-with-reap-mcp">
    Apply your logo, intro/outro, music, and caption style.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish & schedule" icon="share-nodes" href="/help-center/publish-and-schedule-with-reap-mcp">
    Post or schedule clips to your social accounts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Track & download results" icon="list-check" href="/help-center/track-and-download-results-with-reap-mcp">
    Check status, find projects, get clip links.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Use Your Brand Templates In Clips

This is the tip most people miss. A **brand template** in Reap can carry your logo, intro and outro, background music, and a customized caption style — and your agent can apply it automatically when it generates clips.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create the template in Reap">
    Build it once in the dashboard: [Create Brand Template](https://app.reap.video/branding/caption-styles). Add your logo, intro/outro, background music, and caption styling. See [Brand templates](/help-center/caption-presets-are-now-brand-templates) for details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask your agent to find it">
    > List my Reap brand templates.

    Your agent lists your saved presets so you can pick the one you want.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply it when clipping">
    > Clip this video and use my "Podcast Brand" template: `https://youtube.com/watch?v=...`

    Your agent passes the template to the clipping job, so every clip comes out on-brand.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  This works for captioning too: *"Add captions to this video using my brand template."* Your branded caption style is applied instead of the default. Full walkthrough: [Use Brand Templates With MCP](/help-center/use-brand-templates-with-reap-mcp).
</Tip>

## Pick A Caption Style On The Fly

If you don't have a saved template, you can still choose from Reap's built-in caption styles (Karaoke, Bold, Minimal, and 50+ more):

```text theme={"system"}
Show me the available caption styles, then clip this video using the Karaoke style.
```

Your agent looks up the styles, describes how each one looks, and applies your pick.

## Let Reap Pick The Moments — Then Get Specific Only When Needed

For broad requests, don't over-direct. Reap's auto-selection finds strong moments better when you keep it simple:

```text theme={"system"}
Clip the best moments from this video and keep them under 60 seconds.
```

Add detailed direction only when you have a clear editorial goal — specific topics, counts, ordering, or a mix of lengths:

```text theme={"system"}
Give me three sub-30s hooks about pricing, two 60-90s clips on the 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. Full walkthrough: [Create Clips With MCP](/help-center/create-clips-with-reap-mcp).
</Tip>

## Just Name The Language — Your Agent Handles The Codes

You don't need to know Reap's language codes. Say the language in plain words and your agent looks up the right code:

```text theme={"system"}
Add captions and translate them into Spanish.
```

```text theme={"system"}
Dub this video from English into Hindi.
```

This applies to clipping, captions, dubbing, and transcription.

## Reframe And Dub Work From An Upload

Reframing and dubbing run on a video uploaded to Reap, not a public URL. Just ask your agent to upload first:

```text theme={"system"}
Upload ~/Videos/panel.mov, then reframe it to vertical 9:16 with the speaker centered.
```

```text theme={"system"}
Upload ~/Videos/launch.mp4 and dub it from English into Spanish.
```

For clipping, captions, and transcription you can use either a public URL (like YouTube) or an upload. Full walkthroughs: [Reframe Videos With MCP](/help-center/reframe-videos-with-reap-mcp) and [Dub Videos With MCP](/help-center/dub-videos-with-reap-mcp).

## Find And Reuse Past Work

Your agent can search your workspace, so you don't have to dig through the dashboard:

```text theme={"system"}
Show me my clipping projects from the last week.
```

```text theme={"system"}
Find my project called "Founder interview" and get its finished clips.
```

```text theme={"system"}
Which of my recent jobs are still processing?
```

More on this: [Track & Download Results With MCP](/help-center/track-and-download-results-with-reap-mcp).

## Polish Clips Before You Publish

You can tweak a clip's title or caption text through your agent before it goes out:

```text theme={"system"}
Rename clip 2 to "The pricing mistake" and update its caption to match.
```

## Publish Or Schedule — Safely

Once clips are ready, post them to your connected social accounts (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, X):

```text theme={"system"}
Which social accounts do I have connected in Reap?
```

```text theme={"system"}
Publish the best clip to my YouTube and TikTok.
```

```text theme={"system"}
Schedule these three clips to LinkedIn, one per day starting tomorrow at 9am.
```

You can also set platform-specific options — for example, YouTube privacy (public/unlisted/private) or TikTok comment settings — just by describing them. Full walkthrough: [Publish & Schedule Clips With MCP](/help-center/publish-and-schedule-with-reap-mcp).

<Warning>
  Publishing and scheduling post publicly to your social accounts. These actions always require explicit confirmation — your agent shows you exactly what it's about to post and asks before doing anything.
</Warning>

## Track Long Jobs Without Babysitting

Reap jobs run asynchronously. You'll get an email when a job finishes, and your agent can check progress on demand:

```text theme={"system"}
What's the status of that clipping job, and how long until it's done?
```

When clips are ready, your agent returns each one as a link you can open in Reap or download directly.

## A Few Prompts To Start With

```text theme={"system"}
Clip this podcast into portrait clips with my brand template: <url>
```

```text theme={"system"}
Add Spanish captions to this video and tell me when it's done.
```

```text theme={"system"}
Reframe my last upload to vertical and publish the result to TikTok.
```

## Troubleshooting

* **No Reap tools available?** Make sure the Reap connector is enabled for the conversation, then reconnect or restart your AI tool.
* **Template not found?** Confirm the brand template is saved in your workspace and you authorized that same workspace during sign-in.
* **Publishing fails?** Check that your social accounts are connected in Reap.
* **Wrong workspace?** Your agent only has access to the workspace you authorized. Reconnect and pick the correct one if needed.

## Learn More

* [Connect Reap MCP Server](/help-center/connect-reap-mcp-server)
* [Add Captions & Translate With MCP](/help-center/add-captions-with-reap-mcp)
* [Transcribe Videos With MCP](/help-center/transcribe-videos-with-reap-mcp)
* [Brand templates](/help-center/caption-presets-are-now-brand-templates)
* [MCP API Reference](/api-reference/mcp)
* [Connect Social Media Accounts](/help-center/how-to-connect-social-media-accounts)
* [Reap Dashboard](https://app.reap.video)