Motion Reel
MCP server and REST API

The MCP server for reels.Your agent posts. You approve.

Connect Claude, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client. Your agent can upload a reel, schedule it to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, set up comment-to-DM, answer comments and read the numbers, and it shows you a preview before anything changes.

Get started

Claude, Codex, Cursor and any MCP client

$ claude mcp add --transport http motionreel https://motionreel.app/mcp

Schedule reel-14.mp4 to Instagram and TikTok tomorrow at 6 pm.

Here's the preview: @northlight.studio on Instagram Reels, and a TikTok draft, Wed 6:00 PM. Schedule it?

Everything you post with
23 tools
Claude and Codex
Sign-in, no key
Every change, before it happens
Preview first
The same tools at /api/v1
REST API

Connect

Connect your agent in a minute.

Sign in to Motion Reel first. Claude and Codex then sign in with your account; everything else uses a key from the dashboard.

Claude Code

Run this in a terminal. The first time Claude uses it, your browser opens: sign in and click Allow.

claude mcp add --transport http motionreel https://motionreel.app/mcp

Claude app

In claude.ai or Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Paste this URL, then sign in and click Allow.

https://motionreel.app/mcp

Codex

Run these in a terminal. The second opens your browser to sign in. The Codex app and IDE extension pick it up too.

codex mcp add motionreel --url https://motionreel.app/mcp
codex mcp login motionreel

Cursor and other clients

Make an API key in the dashboard under API & MCP, then add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Other clients send it in an Authorization: Bearer header.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motionreel": {
      "url": "https://motionreel.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Full access to everything you post with.

Your agent gets the same 23 tools the dashboard runs on. Connecting accounts stays with you, in the dashboard.

Post reels

Upload a video, schedule it to any of your accounts with each platform's own options, change or cancel it, and retry what failed.

  • start_upload
  • finish_upload
  • create_post
  • update_post
  • cancel_post
  • retry_post
  • delete_media

Check on posts

Every post with each account's status, the reason and the fix if one failed, and the link once it's live.

  • list_posts
  • get_post

Read the numbers

Views, likes, shares and the rest for each post, pulled fresh when your agent asks.

  • refresh_stats
  • refresh_all_stats

Comment-to-DM

Set up, change, pause and delete Instagram automations, and see what each one sent.

  • list_automations
  • get_automation
  • create_automation
  • update_automation
  • delete_automation

Answer comments

Read a reel's comments, reply in public, DM the person who wrote one, or hide or delete it.

  • list_comments
  • reply_to_comment
  • dm_commenter
  • hide_comment
  • delete_comment

Know the accounts

Which accounts are connected, the video limits, and a TikTok account's posting settings before each post.

  • whoami
  • tiktok_creator_info

Safety

It checks with you first.

Built so an agent can do the work without surprising you.

  • Every tool that changes something only previews it until the call says confirm, and Motion Reel tells your agent to show you the preview and wait for your yes.
  • Scheduling takes an idempotency key, so a retry never posts the same reel twice.
  • Claude and Codex sign in with your Motion Reel account, and you click Allow. There's no key to copy or leak.
  • A key can be read-only. You can revoke any key or sign-in from the dashboard at any time.
  • Your agent only sees your workspace. Connecting accounts stays with you, in the dashboard.

FAQ

Questions

What is an MCP server?+

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is how AI agents like Claude use other apps. Motion Reel's MCP server gives your agent tools to upload, schedule and check on reels, the same ones the dashboard runs on.

Which agents work with it?+

Claude Code, the Claude app, Codex and Cursor, and any other MCP client that speaks Streamable HTTP.

Do I need an API key?+

Not for Claude Code, the Claude app or Codex: they sign in. Cursor and other clients use a key you make in the dashboard under API & MCP.

Can my agent post without asking me?+

Every change comes back as a preview first, and Motion Reel tells your agent to show it to you and wait for your yes. A read-only key can't change anything at all.

Is there a REST API too?+

Yes. The same operations are at https://motionreel.app/api/v1, with an API key in an Authorization: Bearer header. GET /api/v1 lists every endpoint.

Can my agent connect new accounts?+

No. You connect Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts yourself in the dashboard, with each platform's own login. Your agent works with the accounts you've connected.