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Claude Desktop#

Add ClipKit to the Claude Desktop app as a custom connector, so Claude can author and preview ClipKit videos inside any chat.

ClipKit's connector is open (no sign-in, no API key) and speaks Streamable HTTP at https://www.clipkit.dev/mcp.

Add the connector#

In Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (at the bottom of the list), then paste the URL:

https://www.clipkit.dev/mcp

Leave the Advanced settings (OAuth client ID / secret) blank — ClipKit needs no auth — and click Add.

Verify#

Open a new chat, click the attachment / connectors menu, and confirm clipkit is listed with its tools (e.g. preview_still, validate). Ask Claude to "list the ClipKit tools." (transcribe_to_captions won't appear — it's local-only.)

Run the bridge locally#

If your build lacks the custom-connector UI, or you want the connection to originate from your own machine, use the mcp-remote bridge in claude_desktop_config.json:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipkit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.clipkit.dev/mcp", "--transport", "http-only"]
    }
  }
}

Fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop afterward (not just close the window). The bridge needs Node.js 18+ on your PATH.

Notes#

  • Free tier can add only one custom connector; Pro / Max / Team / Enterprise have no limit. Custom connectors are still beta.
  • The native connector is brokered through Anthropic's servers, so the URL must be public (clipkit.dev is). The mcp-remote fallback connects from your machine instead.

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