ViewGum

npx add-mcp 'https://viewgum.com/mcp'

ViewGum runs an MCP connector. Connect it once and your assistant can price, make, edit and export vertical shorts from a chat, asking you before anything is charged.

ViewGum is in early access; join the waitlist.

Pick your assistant

Works with assistants that support remote MCP connectors with sign-in, such as Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor, VS Code and Gemini CLI.

Coming

9 more, not yet connected

• Grok Grok takes custom connectors by address. ViewGum's sign-in does not accept Grok yet.
• Gemini app Gemini is adding custom apps for some accounts. ViewGum is not set up for it yet.
• Claude Duet Duet uses the connectors on your Claude account. It is a waitlist preview, and ViewGum is not checked there yet.
• Meta Muse Muse lists connectors that Meta reviews. ViewGum is not listed yet.
• Windsurf Windsurf signs in to remote servers, but where it sends you back after sign-in is not published, so ViewGum is not checked there yet.
• Antigravity Antigravity finishes sign-in on a Google web page that ViewGum's sign-in does not accept yet.
• Warp The Warp app finishes sign-in through its own app link, which ViewGum's sign-in does not accept yet.
• Raycast Raycast finishes sign-in through its own app link, which ViewGum's sign-in does not accept yet.
• Le Chat Mistral's Le Chat takes custom connectors from a workspace admin. ViewGum's sign-in does not accept it yet.

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Server address

https://viewgum.com/mcp

Connect ViewGum to Claude

claude.ai, the desktop app and mobile (the connector syncs across them)

1. Open Customize, then Connectors, choose + Add, then Add custom connector.
2. Name it ViewGum and paste https://viewgum.com/mcp Copy as the URL. Leave the OAuth fields empty; Claude registers itself.
3. Choose Connect, sign in to ViewGum and press Allow.
4. In a chat, open the + menu, then Connectors, and turn ViewGum on.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds the connector for the organization first.

Connect ViewGum to ChatGPT

chatgpt.com, from Plugins (your account and workspace policies apply)

1. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins, select the + button, then Add custom MCP server.
2. Name it ViewGum, paste https://viewgum.com/mcp Copy as the server URL under Connection and set authentication to OAuth.
3. Review the warning, select I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin. Install it, sign in to ViewGum and press Allow.
4. In a new chat, type @ and pick ViewGum. ChatGPT asks before each paid action.

On Business and Enterprise plans an admin or owner adds the plugin for the workspace first.

Connect ViewGum to Perplexity

perplexity.ai and Enterprise, on plans with custom connectors

1. Open Plugins in the sidebar and choose Add custom.
2. Name it ViewGum, paste https://viewgum.com/mcp Copy as the URL and pick OAuth; Perplexity finds the sign-in and registers itself.
3. Sign in to ViewGum and press Allow.

Connect ViewGum to Claude Code

the terminal

1. Run the first command below, then /mcp inside Claude Code to sign in. The second adds ViewGum's skill, which teaches it to price first and follow a short patiently.

claude mcp add --transport http viewgum https://viewgum.com/mcp
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/viewgum-shorts && curl -fsSL https://viewgum.com/agents/skill.md -o ~/.claude/skills/viewgum-shorts/SKILL.md

Connect ViewGum to Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json, or the project's.cursor/mcp.json

1. Use the install link, or add the server below; then open Settings, MCP and choose Connect to sign in.

Add to Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "viewgum": {
      "url": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect ViewGum to VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json, or MCP: Add Server in the command palette

1. Use the install link, or add the server below and start it; VS Code opens the sign-in page.

Add to VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "viewgum": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect ViewGum to Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json

1. Add the server below, then run /mcp auth viewgum to sign in.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "viewgum": {
      "httpUrl": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect ViewGum to Codex CLI

the terminal

1. Run the commands below; the second opens ViewGum's sign-in page in your browser.

codex mcp add viewgum --url https://viewgum.com/mcp
codex mcp login viewgum

Connect ViewGum to Cline

the Cline extension's MCP Servers panel

1. Open MCP Servers, then the Remote Servers tab.
2. Name it viewgum, paste https://viewgum.com/mcp Copy as the URL, pick Streamable HTTP and choose Add Server.
3. Sign in to ViewGum when Cline asks.

Connect ViewGum to Zed

Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, or settings.json

1. Choose Add Remote Server, or add the server below to settings.json; Zed opens the sign-in page when it connects.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "viewgum": {
      "url": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect ViewGum to Kiro

.kiro/settings/mcp.json, or ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json for every project

1. Add the server below; Kiro opens the sign-in page in your browser when it connects.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "viewgum": {
      "url": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect ViewGum to Goose

goose configure, or Extensions in the desktop app

1. Run goose configure, choose Add Extension, then Remote Extension (Streamable HTTP).
2. Name it viewgum and paste https://viewgum.com/mcp Copy as the URL.
3. Sign in to ViewGum in the browser page Goose opens.

Connect ViewGum to OpenCode

opencode.json in the project, or ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json

1. Add the server below, then run opencode mcp auth viewgum to sign in.

{
  "mcp": {
    "viewgum": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect ViewGum to Amp

the Amp CLI

1. Run the command below. Amp opens ViewGum's sign-in page the next time it starts.

amp mcp add viewgum https://viewgum.com/mcp

Connect ViewGum to Hermes Agent

~/.hermes/config.yaml

1. Add the server below, then run hermes mcp login viewgum to sign in.

mcp_servers:
  viewgum:
    url: https://viewgum.com/mcp
    auth: oauth

Connect ViewGum to any other MCP client

agents and apps that speak MCP over Streamable HTTP

1. Point the client at https://viewgum.com/mcp Copy. It finds the sign-in from the server's OAuth metadata, registers itself (dynamic registration or a client ID metadata document) and opens ViewGum's sign-in page.

Try it

Paste one of these in a chat with ViewGum turned on. Your assistant asks before anything is charged.

• Price a 30 second ViewGum short about why octopuses have three hearts, then make it when I say yes.Copy
• Show my ViewGum shorts and how many credits I have left.Copy
• Export my latest ViewGum short with a caption for TikTok.Copy

More things to ask

• See the looks and price one Copy Use ViewGum to show me the looks and story shapes, then price a 30 second short about why octopuses have three hearts in the Paper look. Don't make it until I say yes. list_formats · quote_short
• Make a short and follow it Copy Make a ViewGum short about the history of coffee, about 40 seconds, in the look that fits best. Show me the quote first, then make it and tell me when it's ready with a link to open it. quote_short · make_short · get_short
• Edit the hook Copy Open my latest ViewGum short, read me the script, then price an edit that makes the first line land harder. Ask me before you spend any credits. list_shorts · get_short · quote_edit · edit_short
• Export with post copy Copy Export my latest ViewGum short. When it's done, give me the download link and the title, caption and hashtags for TikTok and YouTube Shorts. list_shorts · quote_export · export_short · get_short
• Cut my own video Copy I have a talking-head video to cut into a short. Give me a ViewGum upload link, and once it's uploaded, price a first cut and make it when I say yes. upload_media · quote_first_cut · make_first_cut
• Credits and a brand kit Copy How many ViewGum credits do I have left? Then save a brand kit called Main with a navy background, white text and a yellow accent. get_credits · save_kit

Tools

• get_credits · free The account's plan and credits left. Free.
• list_formats · free The kinds, styles, story shapes, drawn formats and writers, with the ids quote_short takes. Free; a card shows them to the person.
• quote_short · free Prices a new short as a quote_id; nothing is charged until make_short runs with it. For talking_head it returns a pointer to upload_media instead.
• make_short · charges the quoted credits Makes the short a quote_short quote priced and charges exactly that; the same quote_id never charges twice. Making takes a few minutes; get_short reports progress.
• get_short · free A short's status, step and script, and once exported an MP4 link (one hour) and post copy. Free; wait_seconds holds the answer up to 50 seconds while it moves on.
• list_shorts · free The account's recent shorts, newest first, with status. Free.
• quote_edit · free Plans a change asked in plain words and prices it as a quote_id, and the ask and reply join the short's chat; nothing changes or is charged until edit_short runs with it.
• edit_short · charges the quoted credits Applies a quote_edit plan and charges exactly that; a failed step refunds and the same quote_id never charges twice. A quote on a short that changed since is refused, nothing charged.
• set_caption_words · free Sets words per caption (1 to 6, null resets); export again for a new file. Free; not for custom motion shorts.
• quote_export · free Prices an MP4 export as a quote_id; nothing is charged until export_short runs with it.
• export_short · charges the quoted credits Exports the MP4 a quote_export quote priced and charges exactly that; the same quote_id never charges twice. get_short has the link once it is done.
• upload_media · free Returns a free one-time upload link for the person's video or a picture. consent: true states the person confirmed it is them, or that everyone shown or heard is 18 or older and agrees.
• quote_first_cut · free Prices the first cut of a video uploaded with an upload_media link as a quote_id; nothing is charged until make_first_cut runs with it. Refused until the upload has finished.
• make_first_cut · charges the quoted credits Starts the quoted first cut and charges exactly the quote; the same quote_id never charges twice. It takes a few minutes; the person edits it in ViewGum at app_url.
• list_kits · free The person's private brand kits (their Custom motion look) and presets. Free.
• save_kit · free Changes the kit_id kit (make_default picks it), else saves a new one from a preset, a copy or surprise. Free.

What it makes

Vertical shorts from a topic, in any of these looks. Ask for one by name.

• Cutout: Real animals, cut out and animated.
• Paper: Paper-craft characters on paper sets.
• Cartoon: Clean, outlined cartoon.
• Stickman: Stick figures, maps and dates on plain paper.
• Custom motion: New animation drawn for your topic, line by line, with a voice.

Writer models

Pick the model that writes the hook, the script and later edits; ViewGum's engine does the rest. Ask your assistant for it by name, or pass its id as writer to quote_short. Each is priced on its own quote.

• Claude Opus 5.5 opus-5-5 · the default Anthropic. ViewGum's pick for hooks and scripts.
• Claude Sonnet 5.5 sonnet-5-5 Anthropic. Clear scripts for fewer credits.
• GPT-6.1 Sol gpt-6-1-sol OpenAI. Fewer credits, a different voice.
• GPT-6 Astra gpt-6-astra OpenAI. The largest model here, and the dearest.

Access and paying

• Reading tools run for any ViewGum account that has access; making, editing and exporting also need a paid plan. Any other account is told what it needs.
• Every paid action is priced first: a quote tool returns a quote_id and the credits it costs, and the action charges exactly that quote. A price that moved since the quote is refused and nothing is charged.
• Paid tools are marked as needing your confirmation, so assistants such as Claude ask before running one. Sending the same quote_id twice is one charge.
• Each connection can carry a daily credit cap, set by the person in ViewGum under Settings, Connected apps; a call past it charges nothing.
• Credits come with a plan; plans and top-ups are bought on ViewGum itself, never in the chat: https://viewgum.com/pricing

Troubleshooting

Connecting shows "Not ready yet"

Your account is not let in yet. Sign in at ViewGum to finish joining the waitlist; we email you when you are let in, then connect again from your assistant.

It says a paid plan is needed

Looking at your credits, looks, shorts and brand kits works on any account with access. Making, editing and exporting from a chat need a paid plan, chosen on the pricing page.

It says you are out of credits

Nothing was charged. Add credits on the pricing page, then ask again; a price quote lasts 15 minutes, so the assistant may need a new one.

It says the daily cap was reached

You set a daily credit cap for this connection, counted over the last 24 hours. Nothing was charged. Raise or remove it in ViewGum under Settings, Connected apps.

It says ViewGum is not connected, or sign-in failed

Connect again from your assistant's connector settings. A connection ends when you disconnect it in Settings, Connected apps, or after 30 days without use.

Questions

Which assistants can use ViewGum?

Works with assistants that support remote MCP connectors with sign-in, such as Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor, VS Code and Gemini CLI. Claude Code and any other agent that connects to a remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP with OAuth sign-in can use it too. Not yet: Grok, Gemini app, Claude Duet, Meta Muse, Windsurf, Antigravity, Warp, Raycast and Le Chat.

Can ChatGPT make a YouTube Short?

Yes, through the ViewGum connector, added as a custom plugin in ChatGPT. Ask for a short on a topic: ChatGPT gets a price from ViewGum, waits for your yes, then ViewGum makes a finished vertical short with captions, graphics and sound, sized for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels.

Can Claude make a TikTok video?

Yes, through the ViewGum connector. Claude does not render video on its own; add ViewGum as a custom connector and Claude can make, edit and export finished vertical shorts for TikTok, Reels and Shorts from the chat, asking you before anything is charged.

Does ViewGum work with Grok, Gemini or Meta Muse?

Not yet. Grok and the Gemini app take custom connectors, but ViewGum's sign-in does not accept them yet, and Muse lists only connectors Meta has reviewed. Gemini CLI takes remote connectors with sign-in; its steps are on this page.

Can an assistant spend my credits without asking?

Every paid action is priced first with a quote that charges nothing, and paid tools are marked as needing your confirmation, so assistants such as Claude ask before running one. The action charges exactly the quote, and you can set a daily credit cap for each connection in Settings, Connected apps.

How does an assistant pay?

It spends credits from your ViewGum plan. Plans and top-ups are bought on ViewGum itself, never in the chat.

How do I disconnect an assistant?

Open Settings, Connected apps in ViewGum and choose Disconnect. The connection ends at once.

Can it edit my own videos?

Yes. The assistant gives you a one-time link to upload your video from your device, then prices a first cut and makes it once you say yes. You keep editing it in ViewGum. Files dropped into the chat itself do not reach ViewGum.