Shotstack MCP. Orchestrate full-scale video production from chat.

Shotstack lets your AI client handle every step of video production. You connect your agent to this server, and it handles media orchestration, template management, and rendering. It’s a full cloud API right inside your chat—you never have to mess with a dashboard or write complex scripts to run a professional campaign.

Your agent acts like a dedicated video producer that lives in your conversation window.

Handling Source Media Assets. You can upload new source media using ingest_media_source if you've got raw footage or external assets, feeding them straight into your production library. If you need to know what’s already sitting there, the system lets you call list_hosted_assets to show an inventory of everything currently in your cloud account.

For a deep dive on any specific file you have stored, just use get_hosted_asset_details. You can also see all the raw source media files you've uploaded for future work by calling list_ingested_sources.

Building and Managing Templates. Consistency is key when you’re churning out content fast. The system lets you manage reusable templates to guarantee your final videos look the same, every single time. You can use create_video_template to take a finished video edit and save it as a reusable template ID. To see what kinds of templates are available for new renders, just call list_templates.

This keeps your whole process organized.

The Rendering Process. When you're ready to make the videos, you start the job with render_video, feeding in selected assets and a specific template ID. Once that job is running, you need to know what’s happening. You can check the real-time progress and status percentage of any video render job ID using get_render_status.

To see a history log of all your last few jobs, call list_recent_renders. When a render finishes, you don't just get one file—the system gives you all the final outputs created by that specific render job ID when you use list_assets_from_render.

Maintaining Production Inventory. Keeping track of everything is half the battle. You can call list_templates to see every saved template. For a comprehensive overview, calling list_hosted_assets shows all media files in your cloud account, while list_ingested_sources keeps track only of raw material uploaded for use later. This gives you a clear picture of everything you've got access to.

You manage the entire pipeline—from ingesting footage and building templates to initiating the final render and checking the status—all without writing code. Your agent just needs natural conversation to get the job done.