What is MCP?
MCP — the Model Context Protocol — is an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT call external tools. A tool vendor ships an MCP server; your AI connects to it and does the thinking. It's why you can edit video from a chat window using the AI subscription you already pay for.
How does MCP actually work?
Three parts. A server exposes tools — named functions with typed inputs, like edit_video(file, instruction). A client (Claude, ChatGPT) discovers those tools and shows them to the model. The model decides when to call them and with what arguments, the server does the work and returns results. The protocol standardizes the handshake so any client can drive any server.
What does MCP change for video editing?
It splits the product in two: a brain that decides what to cut, and an engine that cuts. The engine — transcription, splicing, captioning, rendering, publishing — is Never's server. The brain can be Never's own AI, or the Claude subscription you already have, connected in one command. Vyra validated the same model at $24; ours is $19 because the margin math genuinely works.
The practical effect: 'edit video from the terminal' and 'Claude, cut this recording into clips and schedule them' stopped being demos and became a Tuesday.
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What is MCP? MCP — the Model Context Protocol — is an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT call external tools. A tool vendor ships an MCP server; your AI connects to it and does the thinking. It's why you can edit video from a chat window using the AI subscription you already pay for.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be a developer to use MCP?
No. Installing an MCP server is one command pasted into Claude — comparable to installing a browser extension. From then on you just talk.
Why is MCP cheaper than built-in AI?
Because the expensive part — the reasoning — runs on the AI subscription you already pay for. A tool that brings its own AI has to charge you for those tokens again. Never's $19 Local tier exists precisely because MCP makes the double-charge unnecessary.
Which AI assistants support MCP?
Claude (desktop, Code, and API), ChatGPT via connectors, and a growing list of clients — Cursor, Windsurf, and most agent frameworks. The protocol is open, so the list keeps widening.
Last verified 2026-08-01