Quickstart: Agents (MCP)

The fastest integration is no integration: AskEditor ships a hosted MCP connector. Point your agent at it and the whole catalog becomes callable.

Connect

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claude mcp add askeditor --transport http https://mcp.askeditor.com

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://mcp.askeditor.com → Authorize.

Add a custom MCP server with URL https://mcp.askeditor.com (Streamable HTTP). Complete the OAuth prompt when asked.

Authorization uses your AskEditor account via OAuth: no key handling.

First job, in plain language

Once connected, this is a conversation, not code:

“List the AskEditor templates.” → the agent calls list_recipes “Tighten this recording: ~/Desktop/take-3.mp4” → the agent uploads the file, gets a free estimate (price + any blockers), asks you to confirm, runs the job, and returns two links: the finished mp4 and the editable canvas.

What the agent sees

Every job resolves to the same envelope:

{
  "status": "completed",
  "finalUrl": "https://…/cut.mp4",
  "canvasId": "66f…",
  "canvasUrl": "https://askeditor.com/…/editor?canvas=66f…"
}

Refusals are typed and free: if the material can’t carry the template (silent recording, no visible subject, too long), the agent gets a machine-readable reason before anything is charged. See Refusals.

Overview

Setting up

Core concepts

Agents & MCP

Quickstart: Agents (MCP)

Connect

First job, in plain language

What the agent sees

​Connect

​First job, in plain language

​What the agent sees

Connect

First job, in plain language

What the agent sees