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Create and edit video drafts for CapCut/JianYing using VectCutAPI MCP tools. Use this skill when users need to create video projects, add media (video/audio/images), add text and subtitles, apply effects and animations, or save drafts for import into CapCut/JianYing.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/capcut-api:capcut-videoThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
VectCutAPI provides 11 MCP tools for programmatic video editing with CapCut/JianYing. Drafts are created in-memory, media and overlays are added via tool calls, and the final draft is saved as a folder that can be imported into CapCut or JianYing.
VectCutAPI provides 11 MCP tools for programmatic video editing with CapCut/JianYing. Drafts are created in-memory, media and overlays are added via tool calls, and the final draft is saved as a folder that can be imported into CapCut or JianYing.
1. Create draft (create_draft)
- Set resolution: 1080x1920 (portrait) / 1920x1080 (landscape) / 1080x1080 (square)
- Returns draft_id for all subsequent calls
2. Add media tracks
- add_video: Add video clips with transitions, masks, speed control
- add_audio: Add audio/music tracks with volume control
- add_image: Add images with animations and transitions
3. Add text overlays
- add_text: Titles, captions with shadows, backgrounds, multi-style colors
- add_subtitle: Import SRT subtitle files with styling
4. Apply effects and animations
- add_effect: Visual effects on the timeline
- add_sticker: Sticker overlays with position/rotation
- add_video_keyframe: Keyframe animations for scale, position, rotation, opacity
5. Save the draft
- save_draft: Generates a dfd_* folder importable into CapCut/JianYing
- Returns a draft_url for web preview
| Use Case | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok / Reels (portrait) | 1080 | 1920 |
| YouTube (landscape) | 1920 | 1080 |
| Instagram (square) | 1080 | 1080 |
| Tool | Purpose | Key Parameters |
|---|---|---|
create_draft | Create new project | width, height |
add_video | Add video track | video_url, draft_id, start, end, volume, speed, transition |
add_audio | Add audio track | audio_url, draft_id, start, end, volume, speed |
add_image | Add image | image_url, draft_id, start, end, intro_animation, transition |
add_text | Add text overlay | text, draft_id, start, end, font_size, font_color, shadow_enabled, background_color |
add_subtitle | Import SRT subtitles | srt_path, draft_id, font_size, font_color |
add_effect | Add visual effect | effect_type, draft_id, start, end |
add_sticker | Add sticker | resource_id, draft_id, start, end, scale_x, scale_y |
add_video_keyframe | Keyframe animation | draft_id, track_name, property_type, time, value |
get_video_duration | Get video length | video_url |
save_draft | Save project | draft_id |
The plugin uses config.json in the project root. Key settings:
is_capcut_env: true for CapCut (international), false for JianYing (China)draft_domain: API endpoint for draft operationsis_upload_draft: Whether to upload drafts to cloud storageIf config.json doesn't exist, it is auto-created from config.json.example on first run.
create_draft first to get a draft_idget_video_duration to check video length before clippingsave_draft output folder (starting with dfd_) should be copied to the CapCut/JianYing drafts directorynpx claudepluginhub lamtuanvu/agentskills --plugin capcut-apiEdits CapCut/JianYing video project files via CLI, supporting subtitles, timing, speed, volume, animations, and long-form to shorts conversion.
Creates and edits videos with filters, effects, transitions, subtitles, speed changes, trimming, merging, and composition utilities. Useful for programmatic video generation and editing tasks.
Orchestrates AI video production workflow: gathers specs interactively, generates scripts/storyboards, Gemini TTS voiceovers, Lyria music, Veo 3.1 clips or image animations, assembles with FFmpeg.