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How do I use VIDEO AI ME with Claude Desktop?

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Claude Desktop connects to VIDEO AI ME through mcp-remote: add a videoaime server to claude_desktop_config.json that runs npx mcp-remote against https://videoai.me/api/v1/mcp with your Bearer API key. Create the key at videoai.me/developers (Pro or Premium plan required), restart Claude Desktop, and the VIDEO AI ME skills appear as tools.

How do I connect Claude Desktop to VIDEO AI ME?

  1. 1.Create an API key

    Log in at videoai.me and open /developers (Developers in the sidebar). Create a key, optionally with a budget cap in dollars so an agent can never overspend, and copy the full va_live_... value immediately: it is shown exactly once. API keys require an active Pro ($99/month) or Premium ($199/month) subscription.

  2. 2.Add the server via mcp-remote

    Claude Desktop launches local MCP servers from its config file, so the hosted server is bridged with the mcp-remote package (Node.js required). Open Settings, then Developer, then Edit Config, and add:

    claude_desktop_config.json

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "videoaime": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://videoai.me/api/v1/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer va_live_YOUR_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

  3. 3.Restart and ask for a video

    Quit and reopen Claude Desktop, then check the tools icon in a new chat: the videoaime skills should be listed. Ask in plain language, for example: "Clone this brief into a 30 second explainer video". Claude quotes the credit cost and waits for your confirmation before spending anything.

What can Claude Desktop do once connected?

Every skill in the VIDEO AI ME registry: maker skills that generate UGC-style ads, product ads, explainers, and talking-head clips, publishing skills that post and schedule finished videos to your connected social accounts, free discovery skills for templates, actors, voices, and brand memory, and check_run for polling long runs. The full catalog with credit costs and typical durations is on the skill center page, and the REST API equivalent of every tool is described at https://videoai.me/api/v1/openapi.json.

What does access cost?

The API and MCP server are included with the Pro ($99/month) and Premium ($199/month) plans; there is no separate API price. Maker skills spend video credits from the plan's monthly allowance at 1 credit = 1 cent, always quoting the estimate first, and each API key can carry its own budget cap in dollars. Plans and allowances are on the pricing page.

Claude Desktop setup questions

Direct answers about connecting Claude Desktop to VIDEO AI ME.

Why does Claude Desktop need mcp-remote for VIDEO AI ME?

Because claude_desktop_config.json launches local processes, while the VIDEO AI ME server is hosted (streamable HTTP with a Bearer header). mcp-remote is a small bridge: Claude Desktop runs it locally over stdio, and it forwards every call to the hosted endpoint with your Authorization header attached.

Where is claude_desktop_config.json on my computer?

On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json. The fastest route on both is inside the app: Settings, then Developer, then Edit Config, which opens the right file directly.

The VIDEO AI ME tools do not appear in Claude Desktop. What should I check?

Three things, in order: fully quit and reopen the app (the config is read at launch), confirm Node.js is installed so npx can run mcp-remote, and confirm the key is active at videoai.me/developers. A revoked key or a lapsed Pro or Premium subscription makes the server reject the connection.

Is it safe to keep my API key in the Claude Desktop config file?

The file lives in your local user profile, so treat it like any credential file: do not sync or share it. Two mitigations are built in: keys can carry a dollar budget cap, and any key can be revoked instantly at videoai.me/developers, which cuts off the config file copy immediately.

Can Claude Desktop wait for a video that takes 20 minutes to generate?

Yes, through polling rather than blocking. Maker skills return a run id immediately, and the check_run skill reports status and, when finished, the video URL. A typical generation takes 6 to 25 minutes, so ask Claude to check the run again after a few minutes rather than in a tight loop.

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