CartCut runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 51 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.
Edit video in the CartCut desktop editor: cuts from a transcript, captions, motion, effects.
We read the source, 7 h ago · rules ccca72095570
Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.
return path.join(dataRoot, extId);
child = spawn(INPUT_BIN_PATH, ["watch"], { stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add cartcut -- npx -y @cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"cartcut": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.cartcut]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"cartcut": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"cartcut": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cartesiancs/cartcut-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
CARTCUT_MCP_TOKEN (Optional. CartCut's MCP token; read from CartCut's own settings when unset.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
A video editor in your browser that your AI drives: cuts, captions, multicam, motion titles, export.
Narrated, captioned videos from a topic or script, editable scene by scene.
Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as text, in any caption language. Free API key.
AI video editor: create projects, edit timelines, add captions and effects, and render videos.
Any video URL to LLM-ready transcript. ASR built in, no captions needed. TikTok, X, TED and more.
YouTube transcripts for AI agents, including videos without captions (Pro API key).
Edit video by talking to your AI — search footage, cut timelines, apply effects, add captions.
Local-first AI video editor: recordings to a finished film, cut by transcript, then verified
Answers built from our own checks of this server.