What is clipkit?
clipkit is a MCP server by clipkit-video that compose motion-graphics videos from a single JSON document: author, validate and preview frames, add captions and promo templates, and render MP4s on GPU. It is listed under Media & design and has 19 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | clipkit-video |
| Repository | clipkit-video/clipkit |
| Popularity | 19 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,343 of 4,418 MCP servers; #84 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-08-12 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is clipkit safe to install?
clipkit scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install clipkit?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/clipkit-video/clipkit
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add clipkit -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http clipkit <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clipkit for you:
Add the "clipkit" MCP server from https://github.com/clipkit-video/clipkit to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.