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Get Started Free →Connect an MCP-capable coding agent to OpenChatCut and edit local video projects. Use when the user asks to install, connect, or set up OpenChatCut; inspect or edit an OpenChatCut project; work with its timeline, transcript, captions, media, generation, motion graphics, audio, color, or export tools; or recover from an OpenChatCut MCP error.
| Test case | Without → With | Effect | Δ tokens | Δ turns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| case-04 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -11% | 0% |
| case-07 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -30% | 0% |
| case-08 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -65% | 0% |
| case-09 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -55% | 0% |
| case-10 | ✗→✓ | ▲ Improved | -43% | 0% |
OpenChatCut is a local-first, agent-native video editor. This skill is the single external entry point; specialized editing guidance remains inside the running editor and is loaded on demand with load_skill.
references/getting-started.md.
references/editing-workflow.md.read references/known-errors.md.
http://localhost:5199/api/external-mcp/mcp.
openchatcut_status, then list_projects. Select a project only whenthe user names it or the current context identifies it.
load_skill before specialized work. It is read-only and requiresneither begin_edit_session nor editSessionId; available names and support files come from the live MCP tool description. With progressive exposure enabled, this call reveals the skill's referenced tools and emits tools/list_changed; refresh the list before continuing.
begin_edit_session. Keep itseditSessionId and pass it to every draft-safe editor tool.
approvalMode: "manual" unless the user explicitly asks for unattendedapplication. In manual mode, the user approves the complete proposal in OpenChatCut. In auto mode, review_edit_session applies the complete draft.
review_edit_session. Report success only afterget_edit_session returns applied.
2026-08-10.1
The OpenChatCut MCP server announces its required skill baseline. If the server baseline is newer, run:
bashnpx skills update openchatcut
Fallback command:
bashnpx skills add 0xsline/OpenChatCut --skill openchatcut
Other measured skills in the registry, with their headline benchmark lift.