Shotstack MCP Server

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Shotstack is answering right now. Last checked 7 min ago.

Generate, edit, and render videos via the Shotstack video editing API.

Uptime history 53 days of history · worst day 97%

53 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

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Tools

hidden behind auth

1039 ms

Response time

average over 24h

authentication required

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Shotstack every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 7 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add mcp --transport http https://mcp.shotstack.io/

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcp]
url = "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shotstack.io/"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://mcp.shotstack.io/	streamable-http	needs auth	1020 ms	7 min ago

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Shotstack — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Shotstack?

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: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is Shotstack working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 1039 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Shotstack?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Shotstack need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Shotstack answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Shotstack?

It answers our handshake in 1039 ms on average, which is faster than 7% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.