Ssemble AI Clipping MCP Server - install & status [2026]

01 · Install Ssemble AI Clipping

before you install - you'll need

SSEMBLE_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ssembleinc-ssemble-mcp-server --transport http https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssembleinc-ssemble-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.ssemble.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.ssemble.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @ssemble/mcp-server - the @ssemble scope differs from the repo owner (ssembleinc); confirm it's the project's official package

registry vendor namespace com.ssemble - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Ssemble AI Clipping can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can check processing progress (0-100%) and current step, retrieve completed clips with video URLs, titles, viral scores, list all your requests with pagination and status filtering, and browse caption style templates.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Ssemble AI Clipping lets an agent do.

read & search

7 tools - e.g. Check processing progress (0-100%) and current step; Retrieve completed clips with video URLs, titles, viral scores; List all your requests with pagination and status filtering

get_status · get_shorts · list_requests · list_templates · list_music · list_game_videos…

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Create AI-generated short clips from a video. Returns request ID instantly.

create_short

delete

1 tool - e.g. Permanently delete a request and its videos

delete_request

04 · Who maintains Ssemble AI Clipping

Ssemble AI Clipping is maintained by ssembleinc. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ssembleinc/ssemble-mcp-server
website: https://www.ssemble.com/mcp
category: media - ranked #105 of 155 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: com.ssemble/mcp-server (active, first published 2026-03-25 · 9 versions)
packages: npm:@ssemble/mcp-server

06 · Ssemble AI Clipping FAQ

Is Ssemble AI Clipping still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-04-01. We re-verify nightly.

What can Ssemble AI Clipping do?

With this server connected, an agent can check processing progress (0-100%) and current step, retrieve completed clips with video URLs, titles, viral scores, list all your requests with pagination and status filtering, and browse caption style templates.

How do I install Ssemble AI Clipping?

Run `npx -y @ssemble/mcp-server`. The README documents one environment variable (SSEMBLE_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ssemble AI Clipping require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Ssemble AI Clipping

Alternatives to Ssemble AI Clipping

Maintained media servers if Ssemble AI Clipping isn't the fit.

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