# Claude MCP Server for Image, PDF and Video Generation

> Connect Claude to Orshot's MCP server and generate images, PDFs and videos from your own templates by asking in plain language, then publish or schedule them to 15 social platforms. Free plan: 100 credits every month.

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## At a glance

- **MCP server:** `https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp`, the same URL for every client, with OAuth sign-in and no API key to paste.
- **Tools:** 92 tools for Claude, discovered on connection and scoped to one Orshot workspace.
- **Speed:** a typical image renders in 0.8s (median over the last day).
- **Time to first render:** Half of new users who render do it within 13 minutes of signing up, and a quarter within 5 minutes.
- **In production:** 31% of customer renders in the last 30 days came from AI agents over MCP.
- **Agents in use:** 85% of workspaces that rendered in the last 30 days used an AI agent at least once.
- **Agent apps:** 12 apps called Orshot in the last 30 days. Share of agent tool calls: Claude 75%, ChatGPT 15%, Codex 8%, other MCP clients 2%.
- **Agent tool calls:** more than 65,000 in the last 30 days.
- **What agent users did** (share of agent users): designed templates 49%, pulled in brand kits and stock photos 48%, rendered images or PDFs 31%, posted or scheduled to social 29%, made AI videos 11%, set up workflows 5%.
- **Agent speed** (median per call): `orshot_render_template` 1s, `orshot_create_template_design` 3.2s.
- **Cost:** no charge for connecting. Renders use your plan's credits ([pricing](https://orshot.com/pricing.md)).

## Connect Claude

- Add to Claude: https://claude.ai/directory/orshot
- Claude Code (CLI): `claude mcp add orshot --transport http https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp`
- Or add it manually in Claude Desktop / Web: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL.

Config file `.mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orshot": { "url": "https://mcp.orshot.com/mcp" }
  }
}
```

## Try this first

> Render the launch template as an OG image and an Instagram story, and change the title to "We just shipped".

## What Claude can do with Orshot

### Social media automation

- **Automate social media posts end to end:** social media automation that generates each post from a template, then publishes it or lets you schedule social media posts to Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok and 11 more platforms from the same API call or workflow (social publishing is a paid add-on). ([more](https://orshot.com/features/social-publishing.md))
- **Bulk create social media posts** from a spreadsheet: an Instagram post generator, Instagram carousel generator and LinkedIn carousel generator in one, making one post, carousel or story per row of Google Sheets or Airtable instead of designing each one by hand. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/no-code.md))
- **Instagram automation with n8n, Make or Zapier:** auto post to Instagram, automate LinkedIn posts and run n8n social media automation on a schedule, with a fresh image or video rendered for each post. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/automation.md))
- **Recurring posts from your data:** real estate social media posts for every new listing, a quote image generator for weekly quote cards, product launches, event announcements and results graphics. ([more](https://orshot.com/templates.md))

### Image generation

- **Image generation API for templates:** an image API where you send the template ID and the values that change (text, photos, colors) and get back a PNG, JPG or WebP. For bulk image generation, render one image per row from a spreadsheet, a workflow, the CLI or an AI agent. ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/image-generation-api.md))
- **OG image generator** for every blog post, docs page or product: render the Open Graph image automatically from your CMS, including Framer, Webflow and WordPress. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/automation.md))
- **Banner generator, YouTube thumbnail generator and ad creatives in every size:** design once and Smart Resize re-lays out the same design for each format, so ad creative automation does not mean redrawing each size. ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/banner-generation-api.md))
- **Ecommerce product images and personalized images:** promo banners for every product in your Shopify catalog, or a personalized image per contact for email and CRM campaigns. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/e-commerce.md))

### PDF generation

- **PDF generation API:** automate PDF generation for invoices, reports, proposals and one-pagers from a template, multi-page. It works as an invoice generator API without maintaining an HTML to PDF API and its print CSS. ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/pdf-generation-api.md))
- **Bulk certificate generator and Google Sheets to PDF:** one certificate, badge or ticket per attendee row, from Google Sheets or Airtable. ([more](https://orshot.com/integrations/no-code.md))

### Video generation

- **Video generation API and automated video creation:** video automation for listing videos, faceless videos, personalized video and short social clips, rendered from a template with your data as MP4 (paid plans). ([more](https://orshot.com/solutions/video-generation-api.md))

## Example prompts

### Generate & render

- "Render the launch template as a 1080×1920 story and a 1200×630 OG image."
- "Make an Instagram carousel from the promo template with these three headlines."

### Create & edit templates

- "Create an Instagram post template with a headline, subtitle and product image."
- "List my studio templates and tell me which ones have a video layer."

### Automate with workflows

- "Set up a workflow that renders a fresh OG image whenever I add a blog row in Airtable."
- "Run my weekly-report workflow and show me the last run's outputs."

### Publish & deliver

- "Render this post and publish it to Instagram and LinkedIn."
- "Render the announcement and save it as a draft to all my connected accounts."

## FAQ

### Does this work in Claude Code, Claude Desktop and claude.ai?

Yes. Claude Code uses the CLI command, while Claude Desktop and claude.ai add Orshot from the Claude connectors directory: open the Orshot listing and click Connect. All three connect to the same hosted server.

### Do I need a paid Claude plan?

No. Orshot connects on every Claude plan, including free. Add it from the Claude connectors directory in claude.ai or Claude Desktop, or run the CLI command in Claude Code.

### Can Claude render PDFs and video, not just images?

Yes. Ask Claude to render any Orshot template as a PNG, a multi-page PDF or an MP4, and it returns the hosted links.

### Does Claude render from my own templates and brand kit?

Yes. Claude renders from the studio templates in your workspace, and every render inherits your brand kit: fonts, colors and logos.

### What are the interactive cards in Claude?

Orshot ships an MCP App, so renders, workflows and social posts appear as interactive cards inside the Claude chat: flip through pages and variants, check run history, or open the result in Orshot with one click. They work in claude.ai and Claude Desktop with no extra setup.

### What can Claude do with Orshot once connected?

You can ask Claude in plain language to render images, PDFs and video from your Orshot templates, resize one design to every social format, and publish the result to social. No image infrastructure to build.

### Is the Orshot MCP server free to use?

Connecting is free. Renders draw from your Orshot plan, and every account starts with 100 free credits a month and no credit card.

### What data can the Orshot MCP server access?

Only the Orshot workspaces of the account that authorized it, over OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. The server receives tool calls and their inputs, never your conversation or files, and every call goes to Orshot's own API. Disconnect from your client at any time to end access.

### How are risky actions like delete or publish handled?

Every tool declares whether it reads or writes, and destructive actions carry an explicit annotation, so MCP clients ask for confirmation before running them. Read-only tools like listing templates can run without a prompt.

### Can Claude post to my social accounts?

Yes, once you connect that account in your Orshot dashboard. After it is connected, Claude can draft, schedule or publish to it. Rendering and everything else works without connecting any social account.

## Links

- [Orshot for AI agents](https://orshot.com/agents.md)
- [MCP server docs](https://orshot.com/docs/integrations/mcp-server.md)
- [Pricing](https://orshot.com/pricing.md)
- [All pages for agents](https://orshot.com/llms.txt)