Crabcut runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 57 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Mar 2026.
Turn YouTube videos into short-form clips from any AI assistant
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Connect this server
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 crabcut -e 'CRABCUT_API_KEY=<CRABCUT_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @crabcut/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"crabcut": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@crabcut/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CRABCUT_API_KEY": "<CRABCUT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.crabcut]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@crabcut/mcp-server"]
env = { CRABCUT_API_KEY = "<CRABCUT_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"crabcut": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@crabcut/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CRABCUT_API_KEY": "<CRABCUT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"crabcut": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@crabcut/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CRABCUT_API_KEY": "<CRABCUT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CRABCUT_API_KEY> (Your Crabcut API key from app.crabcut.ai/developers).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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