Make a branded launch video with a presenter
A marketer gives Claude the Tidepath launch brief, chooses Talia and a caption style, checks the credit estimate and reviews the plan. Watch how the brand and presenter choices appear in the preview.
ngram MCP Server
Turn a chat brief into a video you can review.
Connect ngram to your AI assistant. Start with a brief or a public page, check the credit estimate, and review the result before you share it.
Choose your client
Remote MCP client
Full workflowConnect a client that supports remote HTTP MCP. Create, preview, revise and export videos.
Server URL
https://mcp.ngram.comAdd this URL as a remote MCP server. If your client supports OAuth, sign in to ngram when it prompts you.
Set up a remote clientMy client requires an API key
Use a key if your client accepts bearer tokens and has no sign-in flow. Creating videos with a key requires a paid ngram plan and available credits.
Get an API keyClaude custom connector
Full workflowCreate and revise videos, review the preview and request an MP4.
Connector URL
https://mcp.ngram.com/claudeIn Claude, add the URL as a custom connector, then sign in with your ngram account.
Set up ClaudeChatGPT custom app
Narrated explanationsCreate a narrated explanation from a concept, text or a public page. Check progress or cancel from chat.
Narrated explanation app URL
https://mcp.ngram.com/openaiUse ChatGPT on the web in an eligible workspace with custom app creation enabled, then sign in with ngram.
Set up ChatGPTCursor plugin
Full workflowUse the ngram plugin in Cursor to turn a brief, release note or public page into a video.
Server used by the plugin
https://mcp.ngram.comInstall the ngram plugin in Cursor and sign in with your ngram account.
Set up CursorThe full MCP workflow
From source to MP4
Use this path in Claude, Cursor or a compatible remote client after you connect.
- 01
Give it a source
Share a brief or a public URL. Say who the video is for and what it should explain.
- 02
Check the quote
Review the model, estimated duration and credit cost before you confirm creation.
- 03
Watch the preview
Play it in chat when supported, or open the project in ngram. Ask for a revision if needed.
- 04
Export an MP4
Once you’re happy with the preview, ask for an MP4 export and download the finished file.
Using ChatGPT? Create a narrated explanation and check its progress in chat. See the ChatGPT workflow.
Setup walkthrough
See how to connect ngram
Follow the illustrated setup in Claude or ChatGPT, from adding the connector to signing in.
Three illustrated video workflows in Claude
Build a demo around an existing recording
The author attaches a Tidepath screen recording, chooses Dev as presenter and shortens the requested duration. The preview combines the original task-board walkthrough with a presenter inset.
Revise a specific moment in the preview
The reviewer points to 0:08, asks for coral title text, enlarges the closing call to action and adds captions. Compare the original and revised Tidepath previews in the same conversation.
What the server exposes
Choose the profile that fits the work
Claude and developer clients
Claude’s /claude endpoint and the developer root endpoint offer the full toolset. In a compatible client you can bring source files into a project, browse creative options and request changes.
Connected sign-in or API key
Use the connector’s sign-in flow to link your ngram account. For a client that sends bearer headers, API-key video creation requires a paid plan and credits.
ChatGPT explanations
The /openai endpoint has three actions. Create a narrated 16:9 explanation from a concept, text or public HTTPS page, check progress or cancel a running job. Its presentation settings are fixed.
Preview and delivery
Follow the project in ngram if your client cannot display its inline preview. Use the full profile to export the current version at a resolution available on your plan.
Where it fits
When to make a video from the conversation
Use MCP when an assistant already has the brief and a person can check the output. For a recurring unattended job triggered by a release or a form submission, choose an event-driven integration.
Explain a decision to a new teammate
Give the assistant the approved rationale and ask for an explanation that answers one question. If the teammate only needs a date or a policy quote, send the original text.
See the explainer playbookShow a change that readers cannot see in the release note
Give Claude the release note and a recording of the changed interaction. Ask it to show the old obstacle, the new action and the result. Check the preview against the shipped interface.
See the changelog playbookTeach a customer a repeatable support task
Use a recording from a safe demo account to show the clicks that customers tend to miss. Keep the exact command or setting in the article so readers can copy it.
See the help center playbookSupported MCP clients
Where you can use ngram
Use your existing assistant or connect a remote HTTP MCP client. Available actions and inline playback depend on the client.
Claude web or Desktop
/claude · connected sign-in
ChatGPT web
/openai · eligible workspaces
Cursor
ngram plugin · connected sign-in
Custom developer client
Developer root · remote MCP
The rest of ngram
Explore all features What you can change in an ngram project
These features apply to the project in ngram. The full Claude and developer profiles expose creative controls that the fixed ChatGPT explanation preset does not offer.
AI Visuals
Scene-matched graphics in 30+ styles, generated from the prompt the agent passed in.
Explore featureAI Voiceover
A choice of voices in multiple languages, auto-synced to the generated timeline.
See featureScript Generation
Build a script from a brief, supplied text or a public source page. Review the script against your original source.
See featureVideo Editing
ngram selects background music from its hosted library to match the video's tone and pacing. In Edit > Music, you can browse, swap, and adjust the track volume.
See featureMotion Graphics
Auto-animated text, transitions and charts. Zero timeline work for the agent.
See featureCaptions
Burned-in or .srt captions, frame-accurate and editable by humans after the agent hands off.
See featureBrand Kit
Have the agent select the intended Brand Kit for the video’s logo, colors, fonts and tone. Saved intro/outro slides are chosen separately in ngram’s creation flow.
See featureTranslation
Translate scripts, captions, on-screen text, and voiceover before the finished video moves through this integration.
See featureStart with a source
All converters Which source best explains the task?
Choose a source by what the viewer needs to learn. These guides cover ngram’s conversion workflows, including options you can use directly in Studio.
More ngram tools
All ngram tools Tools to use when you open the project in ngram
Use these Studio tools for a separate creation or editing task. The tools available directly in your assistant depend on its MCP profile.
Generate from prompt or scriptStart from approved material
Polish what the agent renderedReview the first preview
Built for teams
All solutions Teams that already write their briefs in chat
Start with a brief you can check against a trusted source. Let the intended viewer’s next action guide what you include.
Developer Relations
Pair an API change with a short recorded example that another developer can reproduce.
Product Managers
Give the assistant approved release notes and specify which user action changed.
Founders
Turn the part of an investor update that benefits from a demonstration into a short video.
Customer Success
Create a handoff walkthrough from approved onboarding material for the account owner to review.
Support Teams
Use an article and a safe recording to show the step customers miss, then review it before sending the ticket reply.
Product Marketing
Give Claude the launch brief, brand direction and viewer’s next step.
By industry
Other ways to trigger ngram
All integrations Other ways to start or deliver a video
Choose the integration that matches where a request originates or where the finished video needs to go.
ChatGPTcreate
Explain an approved concept or passage using the custom connection in an eligible ChatGPT workspace.
Create from ChatGPTCursorcreate
Start from an approved change summary in Cursor using its local video creation skill.
Explore the Cursor plugin
Chrome ExtensioncreateStart from an open webpage using the Chrome extension.
Explore Chrome Extension integration
ZapiercreateStart a video from a supported Zapier trigger.
Explore Zapier integration
Make.comcreateMake is marked Coming Soon in Studio. Use the MCP setup guide for an available connection.
See Make.com status
n8ncreateBuild an n8n workflow around ngram’s API.
Explore n8n integration
LinkedInpublishCompose and publish an agent-rendered video to LinkedIn from its supported calendar workflow.
Explore LinkedIn integration
X (Twitter)publishCompose and publish an agent-rendered video to X from its supported calendar workflow.
Explore X (Twitter) integration
YouTubepublishConnect YouTube to compose and publish an agent-rendered video from the content calendar.
Explore YouTube integrationHow it compares
When MCP is the right trigger, and when it isn't.
ngram MCP you are here | REST API raw HTTP | HTTP webhook event hook | Zapier automation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who triggers it | An AI agent in chat | Your application code | An upstream event in another system | An automated multi-step Zap |
| Where you review the request | In the assistant conversation | In your application | In the upstream system | In the Zap configuration |
| What you configure | A client-specific MCP endpoint | An HTTP request and credential | An event and receiving endpoint | A trigger and action fields |
| Best for | Chat-driven agents and copilots | Embedding ngram inside your product | Reacting to upstream system events | No-code multi-step pipelines |
FAQ
Common questions about the MCP server
Use https://mcp.ngram.com/claude for the custom Claude connector, https://mcp.ngram.com/openai for narrated explanations in eligible ChatGPT workspaces, or https://mcp.ngram.com for a remote MCP client. The ngram plugin for Cursor connects to the root server when you sign in.
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MCP Server
Connect ngram to your assistant
Choose the setup instructions for your client, sign in and try a brief with a clear audience and a source you can review.