Shortform Kit MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Shortform Kit in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http shortform-kit https://shortformkit.com/mcp

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortform-kit": {
      "url": "https://shortformkit.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Transcribe and read public Reels, TikToks and Shorts, plus sourced creator data: upload specs and loudness targets.

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Remote. Hosted by the provider. You connect with a URL, nothing to install.

Run: claude mcp add --transport http shortform-kit https://shortformkit.com/mcp

Search and download free sound effects, music and ambience, with rich metadata and previews.

Ask for a sound effect by role or take a ready-made kit; 4,600+ CC0 files with permanent hotlinkable URLs.

Audio analysis for authorized public URLs: BPM, musical key, and waveform peaks.

Write and edit screenplays, import Final Draft or Fountain scripts and turn scenes or comic pages into storyboard shots.

Video pipelines that script, render, narrate, caption and publish to YouTube and TikTok.

Records narrated demo and tutorial videos of your web app from a plain-language guide, on desktop or as a phone.