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Connect Claude Code

One command adds Montage to Claude Code; then Claude Code can import files from your project, edit your videos and export them.

Written by Ben (Founder) · Updated November 6, 2026

Connect, step by step

  1. In your terminal, run:

    claude mcp add --transport http montage https://app.getmontage.ai/mcp

  2. Open Claude Code and type /mcp, pick montage and sign in.

  3. In the browser, sign in to Montage if asked, then press Allow.

  4. Ask Claude Code: « List my Montage videos ».

The workspace must be on Pro, Max or Ultra.

Sending files from your computer

Claude Code runs on your computer, so it can send a file from there:

  1. start_upload gives an upload address (valid 4 hours) and the curl command that sends the file, up to 5 GB.
  2. Claude Code runs that command, then finish_upload.
  3. get_media until the file is ready, then add_media_to_video.

With the Montage app for Mac open and signed in, import_on_computer is better: the app makes the file with your computer’s video chip and your original never goes up.

Add the skill

Put the Montage skill in your .claude/skills folder so Claude Code knows how Montage works before it starts. The Montage skill

Questions

Can Claude Code export to a file on my disk?

Yes, two ways: export_video made on Montage gives a download address valid 4 hours; made on « computer », your Montage app saves the file in your Movies folder and get_export says where.

Which file types can it send?

Videos, sounds and pictures: mp4, mov, m4v, webm, mkv, mxf, mp3, m4a, wav, jpg, png, heic and others.

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