Shorz launches MCP-connected video editor that automates B-roll, captions, and faceless YouTube videos

Shorz, a new Windows application, wants to eliminate the manual drudgery of video editing by automating the entire timeline. The tool, now publicly available, can take raw clips and produce a finished edit — adding B-roll, subtitles, zooms, transitions, and music without human intervention. It also generates faceless YouTube videos from scripts, clips long videos into Shorts, and creates AI avatars for podcast-style content.

The core pitch is that you describe the result in plain English rather than dragging clips around a timeline. "Everything you'd do by hand in an editor, Shorz does automatically," the company says. For developers, the more intriguing angle is its integration with AI coding assistants: Shorz exposes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, so you can ask Cursor, Claude, Codex, or Gemini to create videos directly from a prompt.

From prompt to published video

Shorz covers several workflows:

• Auto Edit — Turns raw footage into a polished video with B-roll, subtitles, and music.
• Clipping — Converts long videos or even a prompt into Shorts, Reels, and TikToks.
• Faceless — Generates full YouTube videos from a script, complete with visuals, narration, and thumbnails.

The app claims to hold key moments still for emphasis, keep faces centered for vertical formats, and even translate and re-voice content for global audiences. It also integrates with ElevenLabs for cloned voiceovers.

Pricing and availability

Shorz is currently Windows-only and installs as a ~1.6 GB desktop app. The free tier includes 4 videos per week for Auto Edit and Clipping, with no credit card required. For more heavy usage — including AI generation like text-to-video and avatars — credits cost from €19.90 per pack, with 1 credit equaling $0.01. Unused credits never expire, and a 7-day money-back guarantee applies to the first pack.

Why it matters for developers

The MCP integration is the standout feature for the ByteBulletin audience. Instead of switching between a chat assistant and a video editor, you can now delegate video creation to an AI agent that uses Shorz as a tool. This is part of a broader trend where MCP is turning AI assistants into orchestrators of real-world tools — here, a full video production pipeline.

The potential is significant: developers who generate content for tutorials, product demos, or marketing can now automate the entire video pipeline from a single prompt. The catch is that the tool is Windows-only and still requires a desktop install, which may slow adoption in Mac-heavy dev teams. But if it delivers on its promises, it could become a staple for automated content creation.