# BlitzReels > AI clipping platform for turning long-form recordings into branded short-form clips ## When to use BlitzReels Use BlitzReels when you need to turn long-form recordings such as podcasts, webinars, interviews, calls, or YouTube videos into branded short-form clips. Use the API, MCP server, SDK, or CLI when an agent needs to inspect projects, create clips, edit captions or timelines, add media, and export verified video outputs. ## Agentic video editing and MCP - [Canonical product facts](https://blitzreels.com/api/product-facts.json): Generated product identity, MCP, interface, workflow, and pricing facts. - [MCP server](https://blitzreels.com/mcp.md): Native hosted MCP with 58 tools for projects, clipping, captions, transcripts, media, timelines, validation, and exports. - [Agent setup](https://blitzreels.com/agents.md): Choose MCP, API, SDK, CLI, or skills and follow the review workflow. - [Agentic AI video editor comparison](https://blitzreels.com/best/ai-agent-video-editors.md): Dated comparison of hosted, local, and professional-NLE MCP options. - MCP endpoint: https://blitzreels.com/api/mcp - MCP Server Card: https://blitzreels.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json - OAuth discovery: https://blitzreels.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/api/mcp ## Primary Product Pages - [What is BlitzReels?](https://blitzreels.com/about/what-is-blitzreels.md): Entity definition, product positioning, core workflows, and agent-ready editing surfaces. - [Online video editor](https://blitzreels.com/editor.md): Browser timeline editor for clips, captions, media, overlays, B-roll, and exports. - [AI clipping](https://blitzreels.com/clipping.md): Long-form repurposing workflow for shorts, captions, reframing, and review. - [Video repurposing for agencies](https://blitzreels.com/use-cases/agencies.md): Agency workflow for client recordings, team review, and automation through MCP, API, SDK, or CLI. - [BlitzReels MCP server](https://blitzreels.com/mcp.md): Native hosted MCP server with 58 tools for video projects, clips, captions, media, timelines, validation, and exports. - [BlitzReels for AI agents](https://blitzreels.com/agents.md): Agent setup for the BlitzReels MCP server, API, SDK, CLI, and installable skills. - [AI agent editor feature](https://blitzreels.com/features/ai-agent-editor.md): Feature page for API, CLI, docs, and agent-assisted video editing workflows. - [Best AI video tools](https://blitzreels.com/best.md): Hub for best AI video editor, captioning, clipping, and agent video editor comparisons. - [AI Video Editors](https://blitzreels.com/best/ai-video-editors.md): Compare the best AI video editors for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, including captions, clipping, B-roll, resizing, and review. - [AI Clipping Tools for Consultants](https://blitzreels.com/best/ai-clipping-tools-consultants.md): Compare AI clipping tools for consultants, coaches, and expert founders. See which tools handle long-form recordings, captions, branding, review, and reusable clip workflows. - [Podcast Clipping Software](https://blitzreels.com/best/podcast-clipping-software.md): Compare the best podcast clipping software for video podcasts, interviews, captions, speaker reframing, multi-clip workflows, and social media exports. - [OpusClip Alternatives for Branded Clips](https://blitzreels.com/best/opusclip-alternatives-branded-clips.md): Compare OpusClip alternatives for branded clipping, editable timelines, captions, multi-aspect exports, podcast clips, webinar clips, and consultant content workflows. - [Agentic AI Video Editors with MCP](https://blitzreels.com/best/ai-agent-video-editors.md): Compare the best agentic AI video editors with MCP for Claude, Codex, Cursor, timeline edits, clipping, captions, B-roll, validation, and export. - [Video Editor APIs & CLI Tools](https://blitzreels.com/best/video-editor-api-cli.md): Compare video editor APIs and CLI tools for captions, transcripts, B-roll, footage insertion, agent workflows, and automated exports. - [Agent integrations](https://blitzreels.com/integrations.md): Hub for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and shell-agent video editing workflows. - [Claude Code](https://blitzreels.com/integrations/claude-code.md): Claude Code can use BlitzReels through CLI commands, API docs, llms.txt, and agent skills to inspect video projects, edit captions, add media, and start exports. - [Codex](https://blitzreels.com/integrations/codex.md): Codex can operate BlitzReels through the same API, CLI, OpenAPI, and docs surfaces used by developers, making it useful for repeatable short-form video edits. - [Cursor](https://blitzreels.com/integrations/cursor.md): A Cursor video editor workflow uses Cursor to plan and run documented BlitzReels CLI or API operations. It can inspect a project, correct captions and transcripts, add B-roll, create short-form clips, and start exports while BlitzReels keeps the video state reviewable. - [Zapier](https://blitzreels.com/integrations/zapier.md): Zapier can use the existing BlitzReels API to create clip batches, trigger on exported clips, and find projects. Zapier's MCP Client can connect to the hosted BlitzReels MCP endpoint separately. - [Hermes Agent](https://blitzreels.com/integrations/hermes-agent.md): Hermes-style shell agents can use BlitzReels through documented CLI and API workflows for video project inspection, caption edits, media operations, and exports. - [B-Roll](https://blitzreels.com/glossary/b-roll.md): B-roll is supplementary footage used to visually support the main narrative of a video, providing visual variety while voiceover or dialogue continues over the cut. - [Video API](https://blitzreels.com/glossary/video-api.md): A video API is a programmatic interface that allows developers to integrate video processing, editing, transcription, or generation capabilities into their applications. ## Scoped indexes - [Documentation index](https://blitzreels.com/docs/llms.txt): Product guides, CLI, SDK, MCP, and agent workflow documentation. - [API index](https://blitzreels.com/api/llms.txt): API discovery, schemas, authentication, capabilities, and endpoint reference. - [Full documentation bundle](https://blitzreels.com/llms-full.txt): Complete long-form context when the concise indexes are insufficient. ## Pricing - [Pricing (machine-readable)](https://blitzreels.com/pricing.md): Plans, limits, AI credit costs, API access, billing terms. - [Pricing (human-readable)](https://blitzreels.com/pricing): HTML pricing page (also serves markdown via `Accept: text/markdown`). - [Security](https://blitzreels.com/security.md): Security posture, processors, access controls, and vulnerability contact. - [Privacy Policy](https://blitzreels.com/privacy.md): Machine-readable legal/privacy terms. - [Terms of Service](https://blitzreels.com/terms.md): Machine-readable legal terms. ## Content - [Blog index](https://blitzreels.com/blog.md): Machine-readable article index. Blog posts are also available as `/blog/.md`. ## API - Base URL: https://blitzreels.com/api/v1 - Compact Capability Index: https://blitzreels.com/api/capabilities.json - OpenAPI Spec: https://blitzreels.com/api/openapi.json - Authentication: https://blitzreels.com/auth.md - API Markdown Reference: https://blitzreels.com/api/docs.md ## Official CLI - Official npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/blitzreels - Official CLI guide: https://blitzreels.com/cli.md - Source: https://github.com/blitzreels/blitzreels/tree/main/packages/cli - Global install: `npm install --global blitzreels` - Run without installing: `npx blitzreels version && npx blitzreels agent-context --json` - Authenticate: `npx blitzreels auth login` or `blitzreels auth set-key --api-key br_live_...` - Agent commands return structured JSON with the `--json` flag. ## Documentation - [Scoped documentation index](https://blitzreels.com/docs/llms.txt): Product guides, CLI, SDK, MCP, and agent workflows. - [Full documentation bundle](https://blitzreels.com/llms-full.txt): Complete long-form context. - [Agent Skills Repository](https://blitzreels.com/docs/agent-skills-repo): Live README and skill docs from the blitzreels/agent-skills repository.