Openshorts MCP server
Turn long videos into viral vertical shorts and publish them to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-24 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 443ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
What the publisher says
From the Openshorts repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
OpenShorts.app
Open source AI video platform with 3 tools in one: Clip Generator, AI Shorts (UGC videos with AI actors), and YouTube Studio.
Two people on camera? OpenShorts stacks them instead of shrinking the wide shot, puts the captions on the seam where they cover nobody, and switches back to a face-tracked crop when the cut goes to one person. The AI picks the layout per video; nothing to configure.
Two ways to run it, same software either way:
Self-hosting is genuinely free and always will be. It costs you a machine, your own API keys and the time to keep it running. The hosted plans exist to cover that hardware and those keys, not to unlock features.
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Video Tutorial: How it works
Click the image above to watch the full walkthrough.
3 Tools in 1 Platform
1. Clip Generator
Turn your long-form videos — podcasts, webinars, livestreams, vlogs, interviews — into viral-ready 9:16 shorts for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
2. AI Shorts (UGC Video Creator)
Generate marketing videos with AI actors for any product or business. No camera, no studio, no influencer budget. Just describe your product or paste a URL.
- Two cost modes: Low Cost (~$0.65/video) and Premium (~$2/video)
- Works for any business: SaaS, restaurants, e-commerce, coaching, local businesses
- AI-generated actors with lip-sync, voiceover, b-roll, and TikTok-style subtitles
- Choose from a shared avatar gallery or upload your own photo
- Publish directly to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
3. YouTube Studio
Complete free AI YouTube toolkit: thumbnails, titles, descriptions, and direct publishing.
- AI thumbnail generator with face overlay
- 10 viral title suggestions with refinement chat
- Auto-generated descriptions with chapter timestamps
- One-click publish to YouTube
UGC Video Gallery
All generated videos and avatars are saved to a public gallery with SEO pages for each video.
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http openshorts https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp
Openshorts: common questions
- Is Openshorts MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (97/100). Read the Openshorts safety report
- How do I install Openshorts?
- It runs remotely at mcp.openshorts.app. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Openshorts need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is Openshorts maintained?
- The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-23). The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Openshorts up?
- 100% of our last 20 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Openshorts?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: TokPortal MCP server, Justtranscribe MCP server and Qpost MCP server. Compare all Openshorts alternatives.
Alternatives to Openshorts
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TokPortalManaged TikTok/Instagram/YouTube accounts + video posting at scale, operated by human managers.not reviewedGrowingA- JusttranscribeTranscribe public videos & audio (YouTube, TikTok, IG) into accurate, timestamped text via API.not reviewedGrowingA
QpostMCP server for QPost — lets AI agents publish video and image posts to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram.not reviewedGrowingA- KattoAI video clipping MCP: long videos and podcasts into scored, captioned 9:16 shorts.not reviewedGrowingB
CreatorDBCreator discovery & analytics across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok (30M+) + brand/sponsor intel.not reviewedGrowingA
