Connector
Unsora Connector
One MCP connector that lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code turn long videos into short captioned clips and schedule them to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. Paste one URL, sign in once, and your assistant can clip and post without leaving the chat.
https://mcp.tryunsora.com/mcpDefinition
What an MCP connector is
An MCP connector is a server your AI assistant can call. It speaks the Model Context Protocol, an open standard that lets a client like Claude or ChatGPT discover a list of tools and run them mid-conversation.
Claude calls them connectors. ChatGPT calls them connectors, or apps. The MCP community calls them MCP servers. They're all the same thing: a URL your assistant connects to, and a list of functions it gets back.
So "Unsora Connector" and "Unsora MCP" are one product. This page is the connector-flavoured entrance, and it covers the two jobs most people connect it for. The MCP pagecovers the rest of the server, including generation, and what an MCP connection genuinely can't do.
Two jobs, one connector
Most connectors let your assistant read something. Unsora lets it finish something.
A calendar, a doc, a CRM: that is what most of Claude's directory gives your assistant eyes on. This one hands it a pair of hands.
Clip.
Hand it a YouTube link or an mp4 and it finds the moments worth cutting, or pulls out the ones you describe. It reframes to vertical with the speaker centred, burns in captions, and hands back up to 20 clips.
Schedule.
Post now or later, to one account or ten, with a different title on YouTube and a different caption on TikTok. Then list, update, retry or delete what's in the queue.
A session that used to end with "here are timestamps you could cut" now ends with clips in your TikTok queue.
Clipping
Clipping: what your assistant can do
The tool is create_clipping. What it takes and what it gives back:
Input
A YouTube link or a direct video file URL (an .mp4, for example), or a file you've uploaded to your Unsora library.
Two modes
Leave it to find the most viral moments, or describe what you want in plain language: "every product demo", "the goal moments and key plays", "funny reactions".
Up to 20 clips per run
Clip length is yours to set: under 30 seconds, 30 to 60, 60 to 90, 90 seconds to 3 minutes, or longer. Ignored when you describe specific moments; those come out at the length of the moment.
AI reframe
9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1:1 or 4:5 for feed, 16:9 for YouTube, or keep the original.
Captions
Burned in, animated on the spoken word, 35 styles from classic yellow to gaming magenta to a plain white card.
Translation
Into another language, with the source language set if the detection needs a hint.
One rule your assistant follows: it asks before it spends. Aspect ratio, captions on or off, number of clips and clip length all have to be your choice, because clipping spends credits. If you leave one out, expect a question, then the clips.
Scheduling
Scheduling: what your assistant can do
Five tools, plus one for bringing your own files in.
get_accounts
Lists the social accounts you've connected in Unsora. Supported today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
create_post
Publish now or schedule for a time, to up to 10 accounts in one call. Video, image slideshow, or text only. Per-account overrides so the YouTube title, the TikTok caption and the LinkedIn caption aren't the same string. YouTube privacy, tags and category.
list_posts, get_post, update_post, retry_post, delete_post
See what's queued this week, change a caption, retry a failed post, or pull one.
upload_file
Import a video or image from a URL (up to 200MB) into your Unsora library. The returned URL works anywhere a media URL is accepted, including as clipping input.
Scheduling needs a paid plan. Instagram wants a professional account and rejects 9:16 feed images (use 4:5 or 1:1 for feed, 9:16 for Reels). TikTok has its own audit. The scheduler pages list what each platform will and won't accept from a third-party tool.
Also in the server: image, video, music, voiceover and thumbnail generation, through the same connection and the same credits. This page doesn't cover them. The MCP page does.
Setup
Add the Unsora connector
There's nothing to install. Unsora runs as a remote MCP server, so connecting is a settings change in your client. You'll need an API key, which you get from Get your API key in the dashboard (it looks like uns_live_...). Treat it like a password.
Claude (web and desktop)
- 01In claude.ai go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- 02Paste
https://mcp.tryunsora.com/mcpand click Add. - 03Sign in to Unsora when prompted, and pick the account to connect.
- 04In any chat, click + at the bottom left, open Connectors, and switch Unsora on.
Works on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise. Free accounts get 1 custom connector, so this can be it. On Team and Enterprise, an owner adds it under Organization settings first; then everyone else clicks Connect.
Claude reaches the server from Anthropic's cloud, so this works from any device once it's added.
ChatGPT
- 01Go to Settings, then Connectors.
- 02Under Advanced, turn on Developer mode, then click Create.
- 03Name it Unsora, paste
https://mcp.tryunsora.com/mcp, and save. - 04In a new chat, open the tools menu and enable Unsora.
Custom connectors in ChatGPT need a paid plan and, on Business or Enterprise, a workspace admin to allow them.
Claude Code
One command, with your key in place of the placeholder:
claude mcp add --transport http unsora https://mcp.tryunsora.com/mcp --header "apiKey: uns_live_YOUR_KEY"Run /mcp inside Claude Code to confirm the server connected. It shows the connection status and the tool count.
Cursor
Add this to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or to the global ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"unsora": {
"url": "https://mcp.tryunsora.com/mcp",
"headers": { "apiKey": "uns_live_YOUR_KEY" }
}
}
}Keep the key out of git: Cursor resolves ${env:UNSORA_API_KEY} inside headers.
Any other MCP client
OpenClaw, Hermes, Windsurf, VS Code, Gemini CLI, or anything that speaks Streamable HTTP:
- URL
- https://mcp.tryunsora.com/mcp
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP
- Auth
- header apiKey: uns_live_YOUR_KEY
If your client only supports local stdio servers, it can't reach a remote connector directly. Use a bridge like mcp-remote, or use the API.
Connection steps last checked September 20, 2026.
Prompts
What to ask for once it's connected
These are the phrasings the connector is built to match. Each one finishes with clips, or a post in the queue, that exist.
- Clip this YouTube video into 10 vertical shorts with captions.
- Turn my podcast episode into TikToks.
- Find every product demo moment in this video and clip it.
- Cut this stream into highlights for Reels.
- Repurpose this webinar into short-form content.
- Schedule this to TikTok and Instagram for Tuesday 9am.
- Post this clip to YouTube Shorts and Facebook.
- Put this on LinkedIn Thursday morning.
- What's in my posting queue this week?
And chained, which is the point of having both jobs in one connector:
Take this podcast link, find the 5 best moments, cut them 9:16 with the glow-yellow captions, and schedule one a day across TikTok and Instagram starting Monday at 9am.
The assistant runs the tools in order: clip, wait, post. Your job is the instruction and the review.
Honesty
What to expect
Four things worth knowing before you connect. The MCP page has the long version.
Clipping takes real time.
A 2-hour source can take several minutes. Your assistant starts a job and polls it; an assistant that looks idle is usually waiting on the queue.
Your assistant can't watch the clips it made.
It gets back URLs and a success status, and has no eyes on the frames. Review every clip before it posts.
Clipping spends credits.
Which is why the assistant asks about ratio, captions, count and length first. Ask for a small run, check it, then scale.
Platform rules still apply.
Instagram's professional-account requirement, TikTok's audit, YouTube's privacy defaults. The connector doesn't route around any of them.
Which one
Connector, MCP server or API: which one do I want?
| Connector (this page) | MCP server (/mcp) | REST API | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Anyone using Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor | Same people, plus anyone comparing MCP servers | Developers building software |
| How you use it | Paste a URL in your client's settings | claude mcp add, or a JSON config | HTTP calls with a bearer token |
| What you get | Clipping and scheduling in your chat | Everything on the server, generation included | The same capabilities as endpoints |
| Code required | None | None | Yes |
| Docs | Right here | /mcp | /docs/get-started |
Same account, same credits, same key. Pick by where you want to work.
Pricing
Connecting is free
Clipping spends credits from your plan: Basic is $19 a month for 500 credits, Pro is $39 for 1,100, Power is $149 for 5,000. Every plan includes connector and API access, and there's a 3-day trial. Scheduling needs a paid plan. Full detail on pricing.
FAQ
Common questions
What is an MCP connector?
A server your AI assistant can call, using the Model Context Protocol. The client connects to a URL, gets a list of tools back, and can run them during a conversation. Unsora is one of those servers.
Is a Claude connector the same as an MCP server?
Yes. Claude's connector directory is a list of MCP servers Anthropic has reviewed. A custom connector is any other MCP server you add by URL. Unsora works as a custom connector today.
What's the difference between connectors and MCP in Claude?
Vocabulary. MCP is the protocol. A connector is one server that speaks it, shown in Claude's settings. Every Claude connector is an MCP server underneath.
What are the best Claude connectors for short-form video?
Most directory connectors read data. For clipping and posting, you want one that exposes both as tools your assistant can call. Unsora does clipping with captions and scheduling to 5 platforms from one connection. (We're biased. Try the trial and judge.)
Can I add Unsora on Claude's free plan?
Yes. Free accounts get 1 custom connector.
Does it work in ChatGPT?
Yes, as a custom connector in Developer mode on a paid plan. The steps are above.
Which platforms can it post to?
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, to accounts you've connected in Unsora.
Can it generate video too?
Yes, through the same connector, though this page doesn't cover it. Image, video, music, voiceover and thumbnail generation are described on the MCP page.
Do I need to write code?
No. Connecting is a settings change. The API exists for people who do want to write code.
Where do I get the API key, and is it safe to paste into my client?
From the dashboard under API keys. Your client stores it locally and sends it as a header to Unsora only. Don't put it in a shared repo or a public config. You can revoke and reissue it from the same screen.
What if my client doesn't support remote MCP servers?
Use a stdio bridge such as mcp-remote, or switch to the API. Most current clients do support Streamable HTTP; check your client's docs if the connection fails.