Automated Shorts and Reels with Claude and MCP
Posted 14 days ago — 1 min read
I built an AI producer that automatically turns my live streams into finished short-form videos. Claude Code connects to my own dashboard over MCP, reads the full stream transcripts, picks the best moments, writes the scripts, and edits the videos with the HyperFrames and VideoUse libraries.
This is the whole pipeline running end to end, with almost no manual editing — including the parts that broke.
The Pipeline
- Real-time transcription is merged with the VOD into a single ground-truth transcript.
- The transcript is turned into a timestamped outline of the stream.
- Three candidate clip scripts are generated. The one I pick doubles as feedback, so the next batch is better.
- The clip is cut and branded automatically.
- Edit requests go back to Claude to fix captions and logos.
- Thumbnails are generated, and the finished video publishes straight to YouTube in one click.
Fixing Bugs From Inside the App
The app has a bug reporter built into it, so I can file a bug the moment I see one and keep building. Claude works through the reports in an automated loop — one batch in this video gets cleared in about 25 minutes.
Deadlocked renders, chaos, and a few unprompted censor beeps are all left in.