Docs & guides
Everything you need to connect an agent and start editing.
No MCP experience required. Start with "What is MCP", then connect whichever AI tool you already use.
Setup & connecting an agent
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol), in plain English?
The one thing you need to understand before any of the setup steps make sense.
Installing Editz, the AI video editor for your terminal
One command, no account, nothing installed permanently until you want it.
Edit video with Claude Code: connect Editz over MCP
One terminal command, or a two-line config file, and Claude Code can cut video.
Edit video in Cursor: connect Editz over MCP
Add it once in Settings → MCP, or drop the JSON in yourself, and Cursor can cut video.
Edit video from Codex CLI: connect Editz over MCP
A one-liner, or a two-line TOML block, and Codex can cut video.
Edit video in Claude Desktop: connect Editz over MCP
Desktop speaks a different transport, so we bridge through mcp-remote.
MCP server won't connect: the five things that actually go wrong
The five things that actually go wrong, in order of likelihood.
Prompt ideas & guides
10 AI video editing prompts to try in your first session
Start here — these map directly onto what Editz can actually do.
Cut filler words and dead air from raw footage with AI
Turn a rambly 20-minute take into something watchable, without scrubbing a timeline.
Auto-caption a video with AI: prompts for captions people read
Captioning is easy to get wrong — here's how to ask for it right.
AI color grading: describe a look, not a preset
Describing a mood grades a video better than naming a preset you don't know.
AI title cards and lower-thirds: prompts for motion text
Cinematic text overlays, timed to what's actually happening on screen.
How an AI video editor reads your transcript and footage
It's not just reading a transcript — here's what's really happening.
From raw clips to a finished reel with an AI video editor
A realistic walkthrough of an actual AI editing session, start to finish.