AI AGENT RECIPE

Clip the moments you bookmarked

While you watch a video in FastClip, press Bookmark at the moments you like. Later, ask your agent to clip them. It reads your bookmarks, finds where each thought starts and ends, and makes the clips.

Paste this into your agent

Use FastClip. Find my video (name of the video) and get my bookmarks in it. For the bookmark (time or note), read the transcript around it, choose the complete thought that contains it, and make one clip with captions. Give me the link.

Replace the parts in brackets. Your agent must be connected to FastClip first (next section).

Connect your agent once

In Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or VS Code, use a token. Sign in to FastClip and open Settings, then Agents. Create a token and copy it. FastClip shows it only one time. Then add FastClip's MCP server to your agent with the command or install link on the AI agents page. In an app that adds a custom MCP server by its address, add https://api.fastclip.it/mcp and sign in to FastClip when the app asks. No token is needed. A token, or an app you connect, can import videos, read transcripts and make clips. It cannot post, change your settings or delete anything.

What the agent calls, in order

These are FastClip's real MCP tools and arguments. The values are examples. Times are in seconds.

1. Find the video
The agent finds the video in your account by its title or channel name.
```
list_videos { "query": "interview", "limit": 5 }
```
2. Get your bookmarks
The agent gets the bookmarks you saved, each with its time and your note, if you wrote one.
```
get_moments { "video_id": "VIDEO_ID" }
```
3. Read around the bookmark
A bookmark is a moment, not a range. You often press it after the good part starts. The agent reads the transcript before and after it.
```
get_transcript { "video_id": "VIDEO_ID", "start": 1270, "end": 1390 }
```

4. Cut the clip

The agent cuts the thought that contains the bookmark, in the original frame, with captions.

create_clip { "video_id": "VIDEO_ID", "start": 1281.5, "end": 1347, "format": "original", "captions": true }

5. Get the link
The agent waits for the render and gives you the download link.
```
get_clip { "clip_id": "CLIP_ID" }
```

What you get

Clips of the moments you chose while watching, without going back through the video.

Where it works

Claude Code: Tested. We made clips from Claude Code with FastClip's server.
Codex: Tested. We made clips from Codex with FastClip's server.
Cursor: The setup follows Cursor's documented format for a remote server. We have not made a clip from Cursor yet.
VS Code: VS Code accepts the setup. We have not made a clip from VS Code yet.
Claude (web and desktop app): Add FastClip as a custom connector with the server address https://api.fastclip.it/mcp and sign in to FastClip. We tested the sign-in with a generic client, not yet from the Claude app. FastClip is not in the Claude connector directory yet.
ChatGPT: In developer mode, add the server address https://api.fastclip.it/mcp and sign in to FastClip. We tested the sign-in with a generic client, not yet from ChatGPT. FastClip is not in the ChatGPT directory yet.
Grok: Add a custom connector with the server address https://api.fastclip.it/mcp and sign in to FastClip. We tested the sign-in with a generic client, not yet from Grok. FastClip is not in the Grok directory yet.

Limits

Only bookmarks you saved in FastClip. The agent cannot read bookmarks or notes from other apps.
You choose the moment. FastClip does not cut a batch of clips on its own and gives no virality scores. The agent makes the clips you ask for.
Clip length: 1 second to 5 minutes. Original keeps the frame of the video. Vertical is 9:16 at 1080 × 1920.
Speed limits: 6 new videos and 20 clips in 10 minutes for your account. The agent gets a clear error with the time to wait.
Your plan: the clips and imports an agent makes count toward your plan. The free plan has 100 finished clips and 50 YouTube or upload imports in total, and up to 30 finished clips a day.
If YouTube refuses the download: YouTube refuses many downloads from FastClip's servers. Then the import is queued and FastClip tries again by itself for about a day. You can also open the video in FastClip and upload the file. Waiting clips then continue from the file.

Questions

How do I save a bookmark?

Open the video in FastClip and press Bookmark while it plays. It saves the current playback time.

Can the agent see my bookmarks in other videos?

It sees the bookmarks of the video it asks about, in your account only.

Do bookmarks count toward my plan?

No. Only the clips the agent makes count.

More recipes

All recipes and the setup

Try it with your own video

Free, no credit card, no watermark. Connect your agent with a token from Settings or with a sign-in, and paste the prompt.

Start clipping for free