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openclip-video-editing

Trim, crop, resize, rotate, compress, and mute video files via the OpenClip MCP server.

1|Updated Aug 7, 2026
Search Tags:#mcp#video editing#crop#compress#trim#9:16#openclip
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/OpenClip-App/agent-skills --skill openclip-video-editing-openclip-app
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: openclip-video-editing
Source: https://github.com/OpenClip-App/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/openclip-video-editing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/OpenClip-App/agent-skills --skill openclip-video-editing-openclip-app

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Editing video files normally requires desktop software or manual ffmpeg commands. This Skill lets an agent perform common video edits directly through the hosted OpenClip MCP server, with no local tooling to install. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Single-operation editing: Run crop, trim, rotate, resize, compress, or mute through one edit_video call per operation, chaining calls to combine edits. - Social-ready reframing: Crop landscape footage to 9:16 or 1:1 aspect ratios for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. - Size control: Compress a video to a target file size in MB or a specific CRF quality level. - Use Case: A user has a 400MB landscape recording and asks to cut it to the first 30 seconds, make it vertical, and get it under 50MB. The agent uploads the file, runs trim, then crop with aspect 9:16, then compress with target_mb 50, polling each job until completion. ## Quick Start Ask your agent to trim the attached video to the first 30 seconds and reframe it to vertical 9:16 using OpenClip.

Frequently Asked Questions about openclip-video-editing

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I trim a video to a specific length with an AI agent?▼

Upload the file with create_upload, PUT the bytes to the returned upload_url, then call edit_video with operation trim and start_ms and end_ms in milliseconds. Poll get_tool_job_status every 5 to 10 seconds until the job completes.

How to convert a landscape video to vertical 9:16 for TikTok?▼

Call edit_video with operation crop and aspect set to 9:16 to reframe landscape footage for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. You can also crop to 1:1, 16:9, or 4:5, or pass explicit x, y, width, and height values.

Is OpenClip video editing free to use?▼

Yes, edit_video is free with an OpenClip account and requires no subscription or credits. Free usage is rate limited per day with a per-file size cap, and error messages explain how to lift a limit.

Can I combine multiple video edits in one call?▼

No, edit_video performs one operation per call. To trim and then reframe, run the trim first, wait for it to complete, then pass its output URL into a separate crop call.

Why does edit_video return queued instead of a finished file?▼

edit_video is asynchronous and returns a tool_job hashid with status queued. Poll get_tool_job_status until it returns completed with permanent CDN output URLs, or failed with an error message.

Does OpenClip video editing convert between formats like mp4 and gif?▼

No, format conversion between mp4, webm, mov, mkv, gif, and audio formats is handled by the separate convert_media tool in the openclip-convert skill. This Skill only performs trim, crop, rotate, resize, compress, and mute operations.

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