# DriftEdit for AI agents

> Connect Claude, Cursor or any MCP client to DriftEdit. The MCP server gives agents access to the full video editor on your computer.

https://driftedit.app/agents/

Give Claude, Cursor or any MCP client access to the full editor. Agents can cut clips to a song, apply techniques, inspect frames and export, all on your computer.

[Open editor](https://studio.driftedit.app/)

## Connect an agent

### Download the server

Download driftedit-mcp.mjs from Help, Connect an AI agent in the studio. Node 20 or later and Chrome must be installed on the same computer.

### Add it to your agent

Run the command below in Claude Code, or add an entry in the MCP settings of Claude Desktop, Cursor or another client.

### Ask for a video

Provide file paths and describe the edit, including the song, style, length and export location.

## MCP settings

Replace the example path with the location of the downloaded file.

### Claude Code

`claude mcp add driftedit -- node ~/Downloads/driftedit-mcp.mjs` ### Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients `{ "mcpServers": { "driftedit": { "command": "node", "args": [ "/full/path/to/driftedit-mcp.mjs" ] } } }` Add `--show` after the file path to watch the agent work in Chrome. Use `--out` followed by a folder path to set the export location.

### Example request

`Make a 30-second vertical edit from the videos in ~/Videos/trip, cut to ~/Music/song.mp3 in the Hype style. Check a few frames, then export to ~/Desktop.` ## 33 tools, each explained The describe tool explains how to make an edit and lists the available styles, techniques, effects, transitions, text, captions and Library assets.

### Auto mode settings

- Style, length and aspect ratio, starting at the drop or the beginning
- Intensity, exclusions and sound effects
- Source ranges for each video and looping edits

### The whole timeline

- Place, move, trim, split, speed up and reverse clips
- Keyframes, effects, transitions, blend modes and masks
- Titles, captions from speech, sound and fades

### Song analysis

Read the tempo, kicks, snares, sections and drop. Correct kick timings by hand and use them in the next take.

### Editing techniques

Apply kick impacts, punch-ins, velocity edits, rewinds, freezes, wipes and loops. Track motion, animate depth, blur backgrounds or use the talking-head editing tools.

### Check frames before export

The agent can inspect individual frames or a contact sheet before making changes.

### Export to a path

Save MP4, WAV or PNG files to a specified path. Free video exports are up to 1080p with a faint watermark.

## On your computer

The server opens the studio in a separate Chrome instance on your computer. It reads files from disk and saves exports there; nothing is sent to DriftEdit. Frames and timeline data requested by the agent are sent to that agent, under its own terms.

## Open editor

Find the server file and setup instructions in Help, Connect an AI agent.

[Open editor](https://studio.driftedit.app/)