Bring Ai Video Generation
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Synthesia to Claude Desktop and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Synthesia MCP Server?
Connect your Synthesia AI video account to any AI agent and simplify how you create professional avatar-led videos, manage video templates, and monitor production status through natural conversation.
What you can do
- AI Video Generation — Create high-quality videos by providing a script and selecting an avatar programmatically via AI.
- Template Automation — Generate videos by filling dynamic variables in pre-defined Synthesia Studio templates.
- Avatar Directory — List available stock avatars and retrieve detailed metadata to choose the right persona for your content.
- Production Monitoring — Check real-time processing status and retrieve final video links directly from the agent.
- History Oversight — List and query all previously generated videos and manage your production library.
- Workflow Webhooks — Manage notification endpoints to receive real-time updates when your videos are finished.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Synthesia API Key (found in your account settings under API)
3. Start generating professional AI videos from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Content Creators & Marketers — quickly generate personalized videos for social media or internal training via simple AI commands.
- Learning & Development Teams — automate the creation of instructional videos using pre-defined templates.
- Ops & Product Teams — monitor production status and manage video assets directly from the workspace via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Create a new AI avatar video
Generate video using a Synthesia template
completed or video.failed. Create a new notification webhook
Permanently delete a video
Remove an existing webhook
Get details and status for a video
List available AI avatars
List your video templates
List your generated videos
List configured webhooks
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Synthesia to your AI workflow. Add 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.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
Synthesia in Claude Desktop
Synthesia and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Synthesia to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Synthesia in Claude Desktop
The Synthesia MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 10 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Synthesia for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Synthesia MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see all available AI avatars via AI?
Yes! Use the list_avatars tool. Your agent will retrieve the complete directory of stock avatars available in Synthesia for your videos.
How do I check the status of a video being processed?
Run the get_video_details query with your Video ID. The agent will retrieve the real-time status (e.g., in_progress, completed) and the final download link if ready.
Is it possible to generate a video using a custom template?
Absolutely. Use the create_video_from_template tool. Provide the Template ID and a JSON object with the data for your dynamic variables to trigger the generation.
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.
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.