Openshorts MCP Server

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Openshorts is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. Last commit 7 Nov 2026.

Turn long videos into viral vertical shorts and publish them to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 98%

91 days agonow

98.9%

Uptime 24h

91 of 92 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

201 ms

Response time

average over 24h

7 532

Stars

last commit 7 Nov 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command active_speaker.py:81, recut.py:254, cloud/metering.py:59 и ещё 13

        raw = subprocess.run(

Builds a file path from a variable render-service/src/render-worker.ts:58, recut.py:227, thumbnail.py:268 и ещё 6

    const jobOutputDir = path.join(outputDir, jobId);

Image downloads and pipes straight to shell Dockerfile:84

RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | bash - \

Dumps the whole environment app.py:99

    env = dict(os.environ if base is None else base)

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 4 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add openshorts --transport http https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.openshorts]
url = "https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openshorts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "openshorts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.openshorts.app/mcp	streamable-http	sign-in	163 ms	4 min ago

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Openshorts — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Openshorts?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 98.9% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Openshorts working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 92 checks got a reply (98.9%), average response time 201 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Openshorts?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.

How do you sign in to Openshorts?

No API key is involved. Openshorts answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.

How fast is Openshorts?

It answers our handshake in 201 ms on average, which is faster than 72% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Openshorts open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 7 532 stars on GitHub and 5 open issues. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at mcp.openshorts.app, which runs on its operator's own terms.