How to Connect the Sentarys MCP to Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT

TL;DR: create an API key in Settings, API and MCP, add https://api.sentarys.com/v1/mcp to your assistant with the header Authorization: Bearer <key>, and ask for a video in plain words. ChatGPT and Claude.ai connectors, which cannot send headers, use your personal connector URL instead.

What the MCP server does

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard way for AI assistants to use outside tools. The Sentarys server gives your assistant 39 tools over the whole video product: clip a podcast from a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, follow the progress, read and edit a clip, export it in 1080p, dub it into 12 languages, make variations with new hooks, create faceless videos and long edits, search what is going viral this week, search your own library and connect a Twitch channel for live clips.

It runs on your account and your credits, with the same prices as the app. Edits, previews and exports are free; a job that fails gives its credits back.

Step 1: create an API key

Open Settings, API and MCP, give the key a name (for example "Claude Code on my laptop") and copy it. It starts with snt_live_ and is shown only once. Use one key per assistant, so you can revoke one without touching the others.

Step 2: add Sentarys to your assistant

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http sentarys https://api.sentarys.com/v1/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer snt_live_YOUR_KEY"

Add --scope user to use it in every project, then run /mcp to check that Sentarys shows as connected.

Cursor

Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or use the Add to Cursor button on the settings page):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentarys": {
      "url": "https://api.sentarys.com/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer snt_live_YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code with Copilot

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json and press Start above the entry. The tools show up in Copilot Chat agent mode.

{
  "servers": {
    "sentarys": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.sentarys.com/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer snt_live_YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Claude (web and desktop) and ChatGPT

These apps add remote servers as connectors and cannot send a custom header, so they use your personal connector URL, which carries the key:

https://api.sentarys.com/v1/mcp/k/snt_live_YOUR_KEY

• Claude: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector. Name it Sentarys and paste the URL.
• ChatGPT: Settings, Apps and connectors, Advanced, turn on Developer mode, then Create. Paste the URL and choose No authentication.

Treat that URL like a password. If it ever leaks, revoke the key in Settings and create a new one.

Windsurf, Codex, Gemini CLI and others

Any client with Streamable HTTP and custom headers works with the same URL and header. The settings page and the MCP docs have a ready snippet for each.

Step 3: try it

Start with a prompt that spends no credits:

Use Sentarys to show my credit balance and list my last 5 video projects.

Then ask for real work:

• "Clip my latest podcast into 5 Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=..."
• "Dub the best clip of that project to Spanish."
• "Create a 60 second faceless video about the deepest point of the ocean, dark style."

Long jobs return right away with an id. The assistant checks progress every 20 to 30 seconds and hands you the preview and 1080p links when they are ready.

Limits and credits

Action	Credits
Clips from a video	200 per source minute (minimum 1,000)
Dubbing	300 per clip minute, per language
Faceless video	2,500 per finished minute
Variations	60 each
Edits, previews, 1080p exports	Free

The server accepts 120 requests per minute per key and 240 per account, and the same daily limits as the app.

FAQ

Does the assistant see my videos?

It sees what the tools return: titles, captions, statuses and signed links that expire after 10 minutes. Your projects stay private to your account.

Can the assistant spend all my credits?

Only through the paid tools, and each answer reports what it cost. When credits run out, the tool refuses the action and nothing is charged.

How do I disconnect it?

Remove the server from your assistant, or revoke the key in Settings. A revoked key stops working on the next call.