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Shotstack for AI agents

Shotstack is a cloud video and image editing API that automates rendering media at scale from templates. Developers and marketing teams use it to generate personalized video and image content. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

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Video and audioAPI keyMCP + RESTshotstack.io
AUDIT LOG · SHOTSTACKPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
shotstack.list_sources
List Sources✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
shotstack.get_assets
Get Asset✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
shotstack.create_template
Create Template✓ approved · approved by user
09:41:12 · claude · u_8f2destructive
shotstack.delete_workflow
Delete Shotstack Workflow✕ blocked · policy: deny
EVERY SHOTSTACK CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in Shotstack.

01

Render a video from a template

Trigger a render job that fills a saved template with new footage, text, or images.

02

Check render status before publishing

Poll a render's status to confirm it finished successfully before the video goes out to viewers.

03

Build a reusable template

Create a new template so future renders can reuse the same layout and structure.

02 · ACTIONS

24 Shotstack actions, graded by risk.

Every Shotstack action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

14

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • shotstack.get_assets
    Get Asset
  • shotstack.get_source
    Get Source Details
  • shotstack.get_template
    Get Template
  • shotstack.list_sources
    List Sources
  • shotstack.list_sources2
    List Sources (with Environment)
  • shotstack.get_upload_url
    Get Upload URL
  • shotstack.list_templates
    List Templates
  • shotstack.list_templates2
    List Templates with Environment
  • shotstack.get_assets_render
    Get Assets by Render ID
  • shotstack.get_ingest_status
    Get Ingest Status (Deprecated)
  • shotstack.get_render_status
    Get Render Status
  • shotstack.get_render_callback
    Get Render Callback
  • shotstack.get_template_by_version
    Get Template By Version
  • shotstack.fetch_source
    Fetch Source

write

7

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • shotstack.post_upload
    Request Upload URL
  • shotstack.create_template
    Create Template
  • shotstack.update_template
    Update Template
  • shotstack.create_template2
    Create Template (v2)
  • shotstack.render_video
    Render Video
  • shotstack.inspect_media
    Inspect Media
  • shotstack.transfer_asset
    Transfer Asset

destructive

3

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • shotstack.delete_workflow
    Delete Shotstack Workflow
  • shotstack.delete_template2
    Delete Template
  • shotstack.delete_ingested_media
    Delete Ingested Media
03 · HOW IT WORKS

Shotstack in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect ShotstackThey add their Shotstack api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, writes like “create Template” can wait for the user, and “delete Shotstack Workflow” can be denied outright.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls Shotstack through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('shotstack', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // create_template
  destructive: 'deny',  // delete_workflow
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How Shotstack connects.

Users add their Shotstack api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same Shotstack connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use Shotstack from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
06 · RELATED

More video and audio apps.

YouTube51 actionsAmara30 actionsTwitch131 actionsSoundCloud52 actionsVimeo50 actionsRev AI36 actionsListen Notes26 actionsAudioscrape20 actions
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07 · FAQ

Shotstack and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use Shotstack with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect Shotstack to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the Shotstack actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect Shotstack?

Users add their Shotstack api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which Shotstack actions can my agent take?

24 in total: 14 read, 7 write and 3 destructive, such as “create Template”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I stop my agent from deleting things in Shotstack?

Yes. Actions like “delete Shotstack Workflow” are graded destructive. Set destructive actions to deny, or to ask so the user approves each one, and blocked calls still show up on the audit log.

Q05

Can my own backend call Shotstack too?

Yes. The same Shotstack connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

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Plug Shotstack into your agent.

Your users connect Shotstack once, under your brand. Your agent gets 24 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan