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Edit the long version in Descript, clip it with OpusClip

Marketing content & social · checked 2026-10-17

Finish the full episode in Descript, upload the export or the published video to a platform OpusClip can import from, and have OpusClip generate shorts you review.

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Goal

Get both the polished long version and shorts from one recording.

Connects through: MCP · API

Steps

#WhoWhat happensHowStatus
1Descript Edits the full episode; your AI assistant can work on it through Descript’s MCP server MCP Confirmed · source ↗
2You Export the finished video, or publish it to a platform OpusClip imports from Human step Confirmed
3OpusClip Creates a clip project from the video URL API Confirmed · source ↗
4You Approve clips before posting Human step Confirmed

Confirmed means the vendor documents it (linked). It doesn't mean IonBin has tested it. AI-platform and human steps need no source.

Human approval

You approve clips before posting.

Watch out for

Keep the human approval step: You approve clips before posting.

Starter prompt

Goal: Get both the polished long version and shorts from one recording. Tools involved: Descript, OpusClip. Your part: edits the full episode; your ai assistant can work on it through descript’s mcp server. Work step by step, show me each draft or proposed change, and wait for my approval before anything is sent, published, signed, filed or changed in a live system.

Assembled from this page’s goal and steps. Paste it into your AI platform and adjust it to your situation.

Tools in this workflow

ToolRoleOfficial site
DescriptMCP descript.com ↗
OpusClipAPI opus.pro ↗

Which AI platforms can run it

PlatformStatusWhy
Claude (incl. Claude Code) Confirmed Every MCP and API step is documented for this platform.
OpenAI Codex To verify Descript: pairing not named in vendor docs
Google Antigravity To verify Descript: pairing not named in vendor docs
ChatGPT Confirmed Every MCP and API step is documented for this platform.
Gemini To verify Descript: pairing not named in vendor docs; OpusClip: code execution to verify (or run it in Make or n8n)
Perplexity To verify Descript: pairing not named in vendor docs; OpusClip: code execution to verify (or run it in Make or n8n)

Computed from the MCP and API steps only: "Confirmed" needs the tool's docs to name the platform and the platform to support the connection. Browser, upload and human steps work from any platform.

What we checked (2026-10-17)

  • Descript MCP signs in with your Descript login and is scoped to one Drive. It can import media, edit with Underlord, publish to a Descript web link and export transcripts. It can’t download a rendered file without publishing. Export from the Descript app for that.
  • OpusClip create project takes the URL of a long video and imports public videos from platforms including YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Dropbox and Riverside. The API needs a Pro (Beta), Max or Business plan.
  • Export settings. Neither source recommends specific export settings for clipping. Export at the resolution you edited in.

Set it up

  1. Finish the episode in Descript, including captions and Studio Sound.
  2. Export it and put it somewhere OpusClip can import from, such as a shareable Google Drive or Dropbox link, or your YouTube upload.
  3. Create the OpusClip project from that URL, through the API or the OpusClip app.
  4. Review every clip for context. A sentence cut from its setup can say something you didn’t mean.

Sources

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