Magic Hour

Hosted MCP server for AI video, image and audio generation — Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, face swap, lip sync, talking photo via one API key.

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Documentation

Tell your agentwhat to make.

It calls Magic Hour, waits for the render, and sends back the image, video, or audio.

https://mcp.magichour.ai/

Verified clientsClaudeClaude CodeCodex CLI

Agent session · live

Create a cinematic image of a crowded Thai night market with a neon Pad Thai sign.

aiImageGenerator_createImagedone

project_7e3a · credits charged

Waiting for image project...

Crowded Thai night market with a neon Pad Thai sign and wok cooking

Generation complete

exact_download_url

Your image is ready.

PROMPT SENT → FILE RETURNED

01What it can do

Make or edit media from the chat.

The MCP server exposes Magic Hour's current API tools. It also tells the agent how to upload files, wait for renders, and return download links.

01

Image

Generate, edit, colorize, remove backgrounds, and swap faces or heads.

02

Video

Create from text or stills, lip sync, animate portraits, and swap faces.

03

Audio

Generate speech. Use audio files with talking-photo and other tools that accept audio.

02Setup

Connect your client once.

Every supported client uses the same hosted endpoint. Authentication differs by client. Follow the steps for yours.

Web + desktop

Connect Claude

OAuth handoff using your Magic Hour API key

  1. 1Open Settings → Connectors and add a custom connector.
  2. 2Enter https://mcp.magichour.ai/ as the connector URL.
  3. 3In Advanced settings, set OAuth Client ID to magic-hour-mcp.
  4. 4Select Connect, then paste your Magic Hour API key on the authorization page.
https://mcp.magichour.ai/

magic-hour-mcp

First-run check Call the magic-hour ping tool.

Expected result: pong

Start creating in Claude

Your Magic Hour API key can spend credits. Treat it like a password. Never paste it into source code, commit it, or share it publicly.

03Example requests

Start with a request like one of these.

Crowded Thai night market with a neon Pad Thai sign and wok cooking Generate an image

01

"Create a cinematic image of a crowded Thai night market with a neon Pad Thai sign."

Animate a still

02

"Animate this illustrated hooded character with slow camera movement."

Portrait edited with realistic sunglasses Edit a portrait

03

"Add stylish sunglasses to this photo and keep the result realistic."

04Render jobs

Renders take time.Your agent can wait.

The first call returns a project ID. A Magic Hour wait tool checks the job and returns the exact signed download URL when the file is ready.

01

Create

Agent calls the matching Magic Hour tool.

02

Wait

Project polls until a terminal state.

03

Upload

Agent uploads source files before the render.

04

Return

Exact download URLs come back.

05Operational details

Details worth knowing.

These answers match the current MCP repo. We leave out anything the code does not confirm.

Use the hosted server

Connect Magic Hour MCP.

https://mcp.magichour.ai/

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