# Ssemble AI Clipping

This MCP server turns YouTube videos into short clips through Ssemble. Use it to submit jobs, follow processing, and collect finished videos from an AI assistant.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 7
- Author: ssembleinc
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/ssembleinc/ssemble-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-04-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/ssemble-ai-clipping

## What it does

Ssemble AI Clipping connects Claude Code to Ssemble’s clipping engine. It can start a short-video job from a YouTube URL or an uploaded file, return a request ID, check progress, and fetch finished clips with video URLs, titles, and viral scores.

The server also exposes asset browsing for caption templates, background tracks, gameplay overlays, and meme hooks. You can poll the request status yourself or provide a `webhookUrl`; Ssemble then sends an HTTP POST when processing succeeds or fails, which fits n8n, Zapier, Make, or a custom backend. An active Ssemble subscription, an API key, and Node.js `>= 18` are required.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp`
- Environment variables: `SSEMBLE_API_KEY` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-server https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env SSEMBLE_API_KEY=<SSEMBLE_API_KEY> --transport stdio ssemble-ai-clipping -- npx -y @ssemble/mcp-server
```
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### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add ssemble-ai-clipping --url https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add ssemble-ai-clipping --env SSEMBLE_API_KEY=<SSEMBLE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @ssemble/mcp-server
```
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### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ssemble-ai-clipping": {
            "url": "https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ssemble-ai-clipping": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@ssemble/mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SSEMBLE_API_KEY": "<SSEMBLE_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ssemble-ai-clipping": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ssemble-ai-clipping": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@ssemble/mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SSEMBLE_API_KEY": "<SSEMBLE_API_KEY>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http ssemble-ai-clipping https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e SSEMBLE_API_KEY=<SSEMBLE_API_KEY> ssemble-ai-clipping npx -y @ssemble/mcp-server
```
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## When to use it
- turn a YouTube video into short clips
- check the progress of a clipping request
- retrieve finished videos with their URLs
- browse caption and music assets
- send completed results to an automation webhook

## Example prompts
- Create short clips from `https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123` using the first 10 minutes and calm background music.
- Show the available caption templates and background tracks.
- Check my video request and return the finished clips.

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