Crabcut
by realcrabcutcommunityv2.0.7
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This MCP server processes YouTube videos to create short clips, optimizing them for vertical viewing and adding subtitles.
From the registry: Turn YouTube videos into short-form clips from any AI assistant
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- required
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `crabcut` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **CrabCut API key** — Get an API key at app.crabcut.ai/developers. (https://app.crabcut.ai/developers)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["@crabcut/mcp-server"]
- required environment variables:
- `CRABCUT_API_KEY`: CrabCut API key (sk_live_...). (example: `sk_live_<your-api-key>`)
- optional environment variables:
- `CRABCUT_API_URL`: API base URL. (example: `https://api.crabcut.ai`)
Note: Also available via Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.crabcut.ai/mcp with Bearer auth.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Also available via Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.crabcut.ai/mcp with Bearer auth.
Tools (5)
generate_clips
Start clip generation from a YouTube URL. Returns a project_id right away.
get_project_status
Check progress and get clips when ready. Clips are sorted by score (best first).
list_projects
List your projects with status and clip counts.
get_clip
Get full details for a single clip.
check_usage
See your plan, remaining credits, and usage.
Environment variables
CRABCUT_API_KEYrequiredAPI key for authentication.Packages
@crabcut/mcp-server
npmv2.0.7transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Mar 15, 2026
- Last commit
- Mar 15, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.realcrabcut/crabcut