Superbloo for Claude

Edit videos with Claude

Claude Code can now edit entire videos end to end with Superbloo — cuts, captions, graphics, color, sound and export, on a real timeline.

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The short answer

Can Claude edit videos?

Yes. Claude cannot edit video files on its own, but connected to Superbloo it can. Superbloo gives Claude the tools of a professional editor — timeline, transcripts, footage search, captions, color and audio — so Claude cuts, captions and finishes real projects. Run Claude Code inside Superbloo on your Claude subscription, or connect Claude Desktop or Claude Code over MCP.

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Key facts

  • Two ways in: Claude Code inside Superbloo, or your own Claude client over MCP
  • Claude's reasoning runs on your Claude plan, not Superbloo credits
  • Reading and editing the timeline cost no credits
  • Image and video generation always stop for your approval
  • Every edit is a single, undoable step on the timeline

How it works

You brief. Claude edits. You approve.

Real edits on a real timeline — every one of them reviewable and undoable.

  1. 01 · Brief
    You“Cut this interview to 90 seconds, remove the ums, add captions and a lower third for Maya.”
    Claude CodeYour Claude subscription

    You brief Claude

    Describe the edit in plain English: the runtime, the tone, what to keep and what to cut.

  2. 02 · Edit

    Claude Code is editing

    • Read transcript · 14:32 of speech
    • Removed 41 fillers and 23 long pauses
    • Condensed to 1:29 around 6 key answers
    • Captions added · lower third at 0:03

    Claude edits the timeline

    It reads transcripts and footage analysis, then cuts, captions, grades and mixes with Superbloo's tools.

  3. 03 · Review
    • Removed 41 fillers and 23 long pausesUndo
    • Condensed to 1:29 around 6 key answersUndo

    You review and refine

    Every change is a real, undoable edit attributed to Claude. Keep it, tweak it by hand, or ask for another pass.

Why it works

Why edit video with Claude?

Claude is great at the judgment side of editing — finding the story in a transcript, choosing what to keep. Superbloo gives it the missing half: a real timeline it can actually cut.

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Claude is good at the parts of editing that are really about language and judgment: reading an hour of transcript, finding the three answers that carry an interview, deciding what order a story should run in, and writing the on-screen text that goes with it. What it lacks on its own is a way to touch the footage. Ask a plain chat window to edit a video and the best it can do is write an ffmpeg command or a script and hope the timestamps are right.

Superbloo supplies the missing half. It is a full AI video editor — multi-track timeline, transcription, footage analysis, captions, color, audio and export — that exposes every editing action as a tool Claude can call. Claude reads the timeline and the transcript, decides what to change, and Superbloo applies each change as an ordinary edit you can see land, inspect and undo. You stay the editor; Claude does the tedious and the time-consuming.

Under the hood

How editing with Claude works

Claude reads what Superbloo knows about your footage — transcripts, shots, faces — then edits with Superbloo's tools. Every change lands on the timeline as one undoable step.

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There are two ways to put Claude to work in Superbloo, and they reach the same tools. The fastest is inside the app: in the Superbloo desktop app, open the Agent panel, choose Claude Code, and sign in with the Claude subscription you already pay for. Claude then answers your briefs in Superbloo's own composer, right next to the timeline, and Superbloo gives it its editing tools and nothing else.

The second way keeps you in the Claude client you already use. Superbloo runs an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server — an open standard Anthropic introduced so AI assistants can use outside tools. Add Superbloo to Claude Desktop with a one-click install, or to Claude Code with one terminal command, and Claude can list your projects, open one and edit it while you watch the changes arrive in Superbloo.

In both cases Claude works from what Superbloo already knows about your footage. Every clip is transcribed and analysed on import, so Claude can search for a moment in plain words, see who is on screen, read what was said with exact timings, and look at rendered frames before and after a change. It does not have to guess at a timestamp; it asks.

Capabilities

What you can do with Claude in Superbloo.

Nearly everything you can do by hand, Claude can do for you.

Cutting

Cut and restructure

Trim, split, reorder and retime to a target length.

Speech

Remove fillers and dead air

Ums, stalls and long pauses gone, with a preview first.

Captions

Word-accurate captions

Styled for Reels, Shorts and TikTok, editable word by word.

Graphics

Motion graphics

Titles and lower thirds the AI writes itself, free.

Look

Color grading

Grade, match a reference or apply a LUT.

Sound

Mix and clean audio

Denoise, duck music under speech, hit a loudness target.

Footage

Find any moment

Search footage and transcripts in plain words.

Library

Stock, music and SFX

Licensed clips, music beds and sound effects on demand.

Delivery

Reframe and export

9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 with the subject in shot, up to 4K.

Example prompts

One sentence in. A finished edit out.

Copy one, paste it in, and watch the timeline change.

  • “Turn this podcast into three 45-second vertical shorts, one per topic.”

    Three cuts, reframed to 9:16, captioned.

  • “Remove every filler word and any pause over half a second.”

    A clean-up preview, applied as one undo step.

  • “Add a lower third for Maya Chen, Head of Design, at 0:04.”

    An animated graphic Claude writes itself — no credits.

  • “Match every B-camera clip to the A-camera's grade.”

    A measured color match on each B-cam clip.

  • “Duck the music under dialogue and mix for YouTube.”

    Smooth ducking and a YouTube loudness target.

  • “Add b-roll wherever I describe something you can't see.”

    Licensed stock placed above the talking head.

Setup

Connect Claude in a minute. Or less.

Option A needs nothing installed by hand. Option B is for tools you already run, like Claude Desktop or Claude Code or Cursor.

Option A: Claude Code inside Superbloo

Recommended

No setup, no terminal. Claude's reasoning runs on your Claude subscription; Superbloo handles the rest.

  1. Step 01

    Open Superbloo for Mac

    Sign in and open a project.

  2. Step 02

    Pick Claude Code

    In the Agent panel's selector. It installs itself.

  3. Step 03

    Sign in with Claude

    Or reuse the Claude Code login already on your Mac.

  4. Step 04

    Brief the edit

    Type it in the composer and watch it land.

Option B: Connect your Claude client over MCP

Keep working where you already are. Superbloo generates the setup for you under Settings → Connected agents.

Claude Desktop

One-click install from the Superbloo desktop app.

  1. 1Allow external agents. Settings → Connected Agents on your Mac.
  2. 2Install in Claude Desktop. One click on the Claude Desktop card.
  3. 3Approve the pairing. The first time Claude connects.

Claude Code

One terminal command, on web or desktop.

  1. 1Generate a token. Settings → Connected agents → Claude Code.
  2. 2Run the command. Then start a new Claude Code session.
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http superbloo <endpoint> --header "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

Cursor

If you drive Claude models from Cursor.

  1. 1Generate a token. Settings → Connected agents → Cursor, or one-click Install in Cursor on desktop.
  2. 2Add the server. Paste the block into .cursor/mcp.json.
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "superbloo": {
      "url": "<endpoint>",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <token>" }
    }
  }
}

Connectors for Claude on the web (claude.ai) are coming. Until then, use Claude Desktop, Claude Code or the in-app option. On the web, keep the project open in a tab while the agent works; on desktop, Superbloo can stay in the background. Open Superbloo on the web.

Why Superbloo

Superbloo vs. asking Claude to write an ffmpeg script

A script is fine for one trim. For a real edit, Claude needs to see what it's cutting.

Knowing what is in the footage

Claude alone: Only what you paste in; it cannot watch or hear the files.

With Superbloo: Transcripts, shot detection, faces and on-screen text for every clip.

Cutting on the right word

Claude alone: Timestamps you supply or it guesses.

With Superbloo: Word-level timings, checked against rendered frames.

Reviewing a change

Claude alone: Re-render the whole file and scrub it yourself.

With Superbloo: See each edit land on the timeline; undo any single step.

Captions, graphics, color and mix

Claude alone: Separate tools and filter chains for each.

With Superbloo: One timeline with captions, motion graphics, grading and mixing built in.

Handing off to a person

Claude alone: A script and an output file.

With Superbloo: A normal project you or a colleague can keep editing, or export to Final Cut or Premiere.

Where it runs

Desktop app vs web

Use your subscription inside Superbloo
Mac · Yes, in the Agent panelWeb · Not yet
Connect your own client over MCP
Mac · Yes, local server on your MacWeb · Yes, while the project is open in a tab
Captions and footage analysis
Mac · Free, run on your MacWeb · Spend credits, run in the cloud
Final export
Mac · Free, rendered locallyWeb · Spends credits
Import files from disk, export to Final Cut or Premiere
Mac · YesWeb · No

Choosing

Which Claude should you use?

Just editing? Use Claude Code inside Superbloo. Live in Claude Desktop? Connect it. Scripting batch jobs? Use Claude Code in your terminal.

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If you want to edit and nothing else, use Claude Code inside Superbloo. It needs no setup, it sits next to the timeline, and it only ever sees Superbloo's editing tools, so it stays focused on the video.

If you already live in Claude Desktop, connect it over MCP. Claude can then edit a video in the same conversation where you drafted the script or the show notes.

If you script your work, use Claude Code in your terminal. It can batch jobs — a short from every episode in a folder, the same intro on ten projects — and combine Superbloo with your other tools.

Pricing

What it costs

Claude's thinking runs on your Claude plan and timeline edits are free. Credits only go to generation, always with your approval for video.

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Claude's thinking is paid for by your Claude plan. Superbloo does not charge credits for Claude reading your project or making timeline edits, and motion graphics Claude writes itself are free too. Superbloo credits are spent only on generation (images, video, voice, music, sound effects) and, on the web, on cloud work such as captions and exports; the Mac app runs those locally at no credit cost.

You stay in control of spending. Image generation stops for your approval unless a daily budget you set covers it, video generation always asks, and each connected client has its own spend permission, daily budget and per-call limit that you can change or revoke at any time. Claude can never delete a project, remove media that clips still use, or spend credits without that permission.

FAQ

Editing videos with Claude, answered.

Subscriptions, setup, costs and what the AI can and cannot do. Anything else — ask us directly.

Can Claude edit videos?

Yes, when it is connected to a video editor that gives it tools. On its own Claude can only read text and images and write code. Connected to Superbloo, Claude can open projects, read transcripts and footage analysis, and make real timeline edits — cuts, captions, graphics, color, audio and exports.

Can I use my Claude Pro or Max subscription?

Yes. Choose Claude Code in Superbloo's Agent panel and sign in with your Claude account; Claude's reasoning runs on your subscription. Superbloo's credits are only used for generation and cloud rendering, never for Claude's thinking.

Do I need a terminal or MCP setup?

No. The in-app option needs neither: pick Claude Code in the Superbloo desktop app and sign in. MCP is only for connecting a Claude client you run yourself, such as Claude Desktop or Claude Code in a terminal.

Does Claude Desktop work with Superbloo?

Yes. In the Superbloo desktop app, go to Settings → Connected Agents, turn on external agents and click Install in Claude Desktop. Approve the pairing the first time Claude connects.

Does it work with Claude on the web (claude.ai)?

Not yet. Connectors for claude.ai are coming. Today you can use Claude Code inside Superbloo, Claude Desktop, or Claude Code in your terminal.

Does Claude see my footage?

Claude sees what Superbloo shares through its tools: transcripts, footage analysis, timeline data and rendered frames it asks for while editing. Your media files stay in your Superbloo workspace, or on your Mac for local projects.

Is editing with Claude free?

Reading and editing the timeline cost no Superbloo credits, and Claude's reasoning runs on your Claude plan. Generating images, video, voice or music spends credits, and on the web so do captions and exports; the Mac app runs those locally for free.

Can I undo what Claude does?

Yes. Each edit Claude makes is a single undo step, attributed to Claude in the history, so you can reverse any change or restore an earlier version of the timeline.

What is MCP?

MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard introduced by Anthropic that lets AI assistants use external tools and data. Superbloo runs an MCP server so Claude and other assistants can operate its video editor.

Keep exploring

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AI Video Editor

The editor both agents drive, with its own AI agent built in.

AI Captions

Word-accurate captions styled for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.

Download for Mac

Local playback, analysis and exports, plus the in-app agents.

Pricing

Plans, credits and what is free when an AI agent edits.

Documentation

Guides for every Superbloo feature.

Superbloo for Claude

Give Claude a real video editor.

Download Superbloo, choose Claude Code, and brief your first edit in plain English.

  • Runs on your Claude subscription
  • Real, undoable timeline edits
  • Captions and exports free on Mac
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