Shotstack MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Shotstack MCP or direct API to generate dynamic videos, create branded images, automate audio clips, and manage creative assets through natural language.

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Shotstack is a cloud platform for programmatically generating videos, images, and audio. Automate creative content production at scale with flexible RESTful APIs.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Shotstack action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Template

Tool to create a new template for video editing.

Create Template (v2)

Tool to save an Edit as a re-usable template.

Delete Ingested Media

Tool to delete an ingested media asset.

Delete Template

Tool to delete a specific Shotstack template by its ID.

Delete Shotstack Workflow

Tool to delete a specific Shotstack workflow.

Fetch Source

Tool to fetch a remote media file and store it as a source asset.

Get Asset

Tool to fetch details of a hosted asset by its unique identifier.

Get Assets by Render ID

Tool to retrieve hosted assets by render ID.

Get Render Callback

Tool to retrieve the webhook/callback URL configuration for a specific render job.

Get Render Status

Tool to retrieve the current status and details of a Shotstack render job by render ID.

Get Source Details

Tool to fetch the details of a specific source asset.

Get Template

Tool to retrieve details of a specific template.

Get Template By Version

Tool to retrieve a template by template id and API version.

Get Upload URL

Tool to request a signed URL for direct file upload to Shotstack.

Inspect Media

Tool to inspect media metadata.

List Sources

Tool to list all source assets.

List Sources (with Environment)

Tool to list all ingested source files with environment selection.

List Templates

Tool to list all Shotstack templates for the account.

List Templates with Environment

Tool to list all Shotstack templates for the specified environment.

Request Upload URL

Tool to request a signed URL for direct file upload.

Render Video

Tool to initiate a new video render job.

Transfer Asset

Tool to transfer a file from any publicly available URL to one or more Serve API destinations.

Update Template

Tool to update an existing template by its ID.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shotstack MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["shotstack"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Shotstack and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Create a 30-second promo video using product images and a background track",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Shotstack request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Shotstack API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["shotstack"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Shotstack
3

Run Shotstack tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Create a 30-second promo video using product images and a background track" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Shotstack tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Shotstack Integration

  • Supports both Shotstack MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Shotstack data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key handling with secure storage and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Shotstack access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Shotstack
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Shotstack resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Shotstack requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Shotstack connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Shotstack account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Shotstack actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Shotstack at any time.

When you connect a Shotstack account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Shotstack as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Shotstack. If Shotstack lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Shotstack at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Shotstack connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Shotstack rejects the old key. Create a new key in Shotstack and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Shotstack. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Shotstack use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Shotstack plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Shotstack accounts).

With Composio, you connect Shotstack once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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