How do I get an Elai.io API Key?

Log in to your Elai.io account, navigate to **Account Settings** → **API**, and you can generate or retrieve your unique API Key from there. API access may require a specific plan.

Can the agent render videos automatically?

Yes, you can use the trigger_video_rendering tool to start the rendering process for any existing video project directly via the agent.

Does the integration show final video URLs?

Yes, once a video has finished rendering (status: ready), the agent can retrieve the final output URL through the get_video_details tool.

Elai AI Video MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Author: Vinkius

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elai-ai-video": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Elai AI Video MCP Server

Integrate Elai.io, the leading AI video generation platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your video projects and rendering statuses, track available AI avatars and voices, monitor templates and languages, and oversee your video production using natural language.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Elai AI Video to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Video Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information and status for all your AI video projects and renders.
Avatar Intelligence — Access the avatar registry to monitor available AI presenters, their unique identifiers, and preview thumbnails.
Content Management — Monitor video templates, supported languages, and high-quality AI voices for automated narration.
Production Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of rendering progress, remaining account minutes, and organizational metadata instantly.

The Elai AI Video MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Elai AI Video to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Elai AI Video MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Elai AI Video

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Elai AI Video MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Elai AI Video through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

Elai AI Video + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Elai AI Video MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Elai AI Video MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Elai AI Video to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_new_ai_video

Create a new AI video from a template or text script

get_elai_account_metadata

Retrieve metadata and credit balance for your Elai account

get_video_details

Get detailed settings and rendering status for a specific video

list_ai_videos

List all AI videos created in your Elai account

list_available_avatars

List all AI avatars available for video generation

list_available_voices

List all AI voices and languages supported for video narration

list_latest_video_projects

Identify the most recently created or updated video projects

list_successfully_rendered_videos

Identify videos that have finished rendering and are ready for download

list_video_templates

List all video templates available in your account

trigger_video_rendering

Start the rendering process for a specific video project

Example Prompts for Elai AI Video in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Elai AI Video immediately.

"List all my AI video projects."

"Show me the available AI avatars."

"Check the status of video 'VID-12345'."

Troubleshooting Elai AI Video MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Elai AI Video to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

Elai AI Video + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Elai AI Video MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.