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VS Code InstantClips generate_video

How to: VS Code InstantClips generate_video

client:VS Code transport:streamable-http tool:generate_video

Add InstantClips to VS Code

  1. 01

    Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "servers": {
    "instantclips": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.instantclips.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart VS Code.

  2. 03

    Ask for something generate_video does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls generate_video itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that InstantClips's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

Set these first

InstantClips will not start until these are set, so generate_video never becomes available.

  • INSTANTCLIPS_TOKEN

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.