chatcut-plugin-basics

Editing video timelines without flattening requires an authenticated ChatCut MCP connection to create and modify editable timeline items directly, preserving the project structure for future adjustments rather than exporting a flattened video output.

Yes, you can import media and add captions by asking Codex to target your accessible ChatCut project, which uses task-specific skills to organize assets, assemble timeline items, and generate transcriptions or overlays within the editable timeline.

Yes, an authenticated ChatCut MCP connection is required to modify motion graphics, as it provides the operating context needed to apply task-specific tool schemas and verify visual changes within the current project and timeline state.

The best way to create a highlight reel is to ask Codex to target your accessible project, assemble editable timeline items from imported footage, and visually verify the result in the editor, leaving the final video export decision to you.

Your video editing assistant needs current project and timeline state to avoid stale item states, ensuring that ChatCut MCP tools accurately target and modify the correct editable timeline elements during media import and editing workflows.

A limitation of editing video projects through Codex is that it requires an accessible target project and relevant task-specific ChatCut skills, and it leaves export decisions to the user rather than automatically generating flattened video outputs.