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name: clipspeed-podcast-to-shorts
description: Turn a podcast or long video into captioned vertical shorts, best moments first. Uses the ClipSpeed MCP (https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp). Use when the person asks for podcast to shorts.
---

# Podcast to shorts

Turn a podcast or long video into captioned vertical shorts, best moments first.

Slash command: `/podcast-to-shorts` (Claude Code: `/mcp__clipspeed__podcast-to-shorts`). Server: `https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp` (one URL for clipping and creation).

## How a person asks

```
Turn this 45-minute podcast into vertical shorts with captions, best moments first.
```

What to have ready: The video link (YouTube, Twitch VOD and more) and a caption style if you have one.

## What to do

1. Work out what they want. If the request is vague, use `assist_prompt` (free) to write or tighten it.
2. Call `estimate_cost` (free) and tell them the credits (e.g. "This costs 90 credits. Make it?").
3. Wait for a clear yes in the chat. Never spend without it.
4. Run it, then report the result with its link in one line.

Tools: `list_templates`, `submit_to_clipspeed`, `check_clips`.

- `list_templates`: list the caption styles
- `submit_to_clipspeed`: clip a video URL into captioned 9:16 shorts
- `check_clips`: get a project's finished clips

## Spending rules

- Credits are shown before anything runs, and the AI asks before it spends; their per-generation max and daily cap (set in Settings, not changeable by the AI) hold either way.
- The person sets a per-generation maximum and a daily MCP credit cap in ClipSpeed (Subscription & Credits). If a request is over either, say so and point them to https://www.clipspeed.ai/app/?tab=account. Never split a job to get under a cap.
- Clipping is 2 credits per minute of source video; live clipping is 1 credit per minute watched. Plans: Starter 300, Pro 600, Ultra 1,500 credits a month.

Example and demo: https://www.clipspeed.ai/mcp/podcast-to-shorts/