Insta Edits for Claude

Name: Insta Edits for Claude
Author: faisalkhanzemi

by faisalkhanzemiversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.faisalkhanzemi/insta-edits

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Let Claude edit Instagram Reels in Edits for Mac: the full 274-tool editor, kept in sync.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Marketing & social media
You need to fill in: EDITS_MCP_TOKEN

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: EDITS_MCP_TOKEN, EDITS_MCP_URL

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "insta-edits": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "insta-edits"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EDITS_MCP_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "EDITS_MCP_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add insta-edits --env EDITS_MCP_TOKEN=your-value --env EDITS_MCP_URL=your-value -- uvx insta-edits

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "insta-edits": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "insta-edits"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EDITS_MCP_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "EDITS_MCP_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "insta-edits": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "insta-edits"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EDITS_MCP_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "EDITS_MCP_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

EDITS_MCP_TOKEN secret required env
Access token from Edits › Settings › Automation
EDITS_MCP_URL env
Edits automation endpoint (default http://127.0.0.1:19501/mcp)

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account faisalkhanzemi, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3591 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 94% of the other 3591 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3591 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Insta Edits for Claude safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: EDITS_MCP_TOKEN

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry yesterday.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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Insta Edits for Claude

Let Claude Code edit in Instagram Edits for Mac, with the full editor and not just the home screen.

One prompt, a real Claude Code session, nothing scripted. Edits found no beats, so Claude analysed the music itself (122 BPM), cut every clip on a beat, checked its own frames and exported the reel. Watch with sound .

Edits for Mac, which Meta launched on 5 November 2026, has a built-in automation server that speaks MCP: in Meta's words, you can connect AI agents "to the desktop editor through MCP so they can help with your projects". You can point Claude Code at it directly, but you only get part of it.

Edits changes its tools with the screen. The home screen offers 32 tools: projects, imports and catalogs. Open a project and it offers 274, with text, captions, effects, transitions, keyframes, audio and export. Edits says it will announce that change (tools.listChanged: true) but never sends the notification. Claude keeps the 32 home tools for the whole session and never sees the editor.

This bridge sits between the two. After every tool call it asks Edits which tools it offers now. If the set has changed, it tells Claude, and Claude refreshes the list. It also fixes a reply format that some Claude Code builds reject, gives readable errors, and keeps your token out of config files.

Claude Code ──stdio──▶ insta-edits ──HTTP──▶ Edits for Mac (127.0.0.1:19501)

◀── tools/list_changed ──┘ checks the tool set after each call

Works with Claude Code in the terminal and in the Code tab of the Claude desktop app. It's a standard stdio MCP server, so other MCP clients (the Claude desktop chat, Cursor, Codex) can run insta-edits serve too, though we've only tested Claude Code.

What you get

The full editor. Claude receives notifications/tools/list_changed as soon as Edits moves between home (32 tools) and the editor (274). Without the bridge, that notification never arrives.
Replies that every Claude Code build accepts. Edits marks each result "resultType": "complete" without the caching fields that newer MCP schemas pair with it. Some Claude Code builds then dropped every tool, with Invalid result for tools/list: ttlMs … cacheScope. The bridge removes the marker only when those fields are missing.
Your token stays private. The plugin keeps it in the macOS keychain. The CLI keeps it in a 0600 file. It never appears in ~/.claude.json, in logs or in error messages.
Start in any order. If Edits isn't open yet, the bridge still connects and reports no tools, then tells Claude the moment Edits answers, so the editor appears without a restart.
Errors you can act on. "Cannot reach Edits: open it and enable the Automation Server" replaces a stack trace. A rejected token says how to update it.
`doctor` checks every link from the app to the sign-in, and --json gives you a report to attach to a bug.
An `edits` skill that teaches Claude how the server behaves: discover before guessing, work in normalised canvas coordinates, check rendered frames, and never publish without your explicit go-ahead.
Python standard library only. Nothing to pip install for the plugin, and it runs on the python3 that comes with macOS.

Requirements

A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later) and Edits for Mac, free and signed in to Instagram
Claude Code
python3 3.9 or newer. Run xcode-select --install if macOS asks for the command line tools.

Install

1. Turn on the automation server in Edits

Go to Edits › Settings › Automation, switch on Enable Automation Server, and copy the Access token. Keep Edits open while Claude works.

2a. As a Claude Code plugin (recommended)

Start claude in a terminal and type:

/plugin marketplace add faisalkhanzemi/insta-edits-for-claude

/plugin install insta-edits@insta-edits

Claude Code asks for the access token with a masked prompt and stores it in your keychain. Restart Claude Code, then run /mcp: edits should show as connected. The plugin also installs the edits skill.

Installing from a shell script, or using the Claude desktop app

The shell commands do the same thing but don't prompt for the token, so set it afterwards with /plugin configure insta-edits@insta-edits inside Claude Code:

claude plugin marketplace add faisalkhanzemi/insta-edits-for-claude

claude plugin install insta-edits@insta-edits

A plugin installed this way, at user scope, also shows up in the Code tab of the Claude desktop app, which reads the same settings.

2b. As a standalone MCP server

pipx install insta-edits

insta-edits set-token

claude mcp add --scope user edits -- insta-edits serve

set-token asks for the token with a hidden prompt and saves it to ~/.config/insta-edits/token with 0600 permissions. Never put the token itself on the claude mcp add line: it would end up in plain text in ~/.claude.json and in your shell history.

Check the connection

insta-edits doctor

insta-edits 0.1.0 doctor

✓ macOS 27.0.1 ✓ Edits app installed /Applications/Edits.app ✓ Automation server answering at http://127.0.0.1:19501/mcp (HTTP 403 without a token, as expected) ✓ Access token from ~/.config/insta-edits/token ✓ Sign-in metapilot-native 1.0.0, protocol 2025-06-18 ✓ Tools 32 on the current screen (home screen; Edits offers more once a project is open) ✓ Reply format normalised for older Claude Code builds (resultType without caching fields) ✓ Edits automation schema 2026.10.19-1 ✓ Tool-change notifications Edits announces them but never sends any; the bridge checks after each call and tells Claude

All good. Claude can drive Edits.

Each ✗ line names its fix. Plugin users who want doctor can install the CLI as in 2b. The plugin token lives in the keychain, so without set-token the doctor checks stop at the sign-in step.

Using it

Ask for edits in plain words:

Open my latest Edits project and tell me what's on the timeline.

Import ~/Movies/broll/ into a new project, cut it to the beat of the voice-over, and add word-by-word captions in a clean sans.

Add a soft zoom on every product close-up and a whoosh on each cut, then render a preview so I can check the frames.

Claude opens the project, the editor tools appear, and it works from them. It doesn't post. Publishing stays in the Edits window unless you explicitly tell Claude to share a specific video.

How it works

Step	What happens
Session	The bridge forwards `initialize`, keeps Edits' `Mcp-Session-Id`, and sends `MCP-Protocol-Version` on every request.
Replies	It accepts both JSON and `text/event-stream` replies and batch requests, and normalises `resultType` only when the caching fields are missing.
Tool sync	After each `tools/call` it sends its own `tools/list` to Edits, using an id Claude never sees, and compares the tool names. If they changed, it writes `notifications/tools/list_changed` to Claude. Turn this off with `serve --no-sync`.
Notifications	If a future Edits build opens a server-to-client stream, the bridge listens on it and forwards what arrives. Edits doesn't offer one today, so the bridge stops trying after the first refusal. Turn it off with `serve --no-stream`.
Edits closed	The bridge answers `initialize` itself, reports no tools and retries Edits every 5 seconds (`INSTA_EDITS_OFFLINE_POLL`). When Edits answers, it opens the session and sends `notifications/tools/list_changed`.
Errors	A tool call while Edits is closed returns JSON-RPC `-32001`. An HTTP error from Edits returns `-32002`. Both carry a one-line fix.

Settings come from the environment: EDITS_MCP_URL (default http://127.0.0.1:19501/mcp), EDITS_MCP_TOKEN, and EDITS_MCP_TOKEN_FILE. Logs go to stderr.

Tested with

	Version
Edits for Mac	454.0.0 (server `metapilot-native` 1.0.0, automation schema 2026.10.19-1)
Claude Code	2.1.296
macOS	27.0.1
Python	3.9.6 (system), 3.11, 3.13 in CI

Edits updates often and its automation server is undocumented. If a new build breaks something, run insta-edits doctor --json and open an issue with the output. It contains no token.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
`Cannot reach Edits`	Open Edits and switch on Settings › Automation › Enable Automation Server.
HTTP 401 or 403	The token changed in Edits. Update it in `/plugin`, or run `insta-edits set-token`.
Only home tools, even with a project open	Check that `edits` in `/mcp` points to the bridge and not straight at `127.0.0.1:19501`, and that you didn't start it with `--no-sync`.
Import fails with `file not found: ~/…`	Edits doesn't expand `~`. Pass the full path, such as `/Users/you/Movies/clip.mp4`.
Import fails with `Sandbox bookmark unavailable`	Edits is sandboxed. In our tests it imported from `~/Movies` and refused `~/Downloads`, `~/Desktop`, temp folders and project folders. Move the footage into `~/Movies` and import it from there.
Exported video is silent where the song should be	Songs from Edits' music library come in as licensed tracks, and exports started through automation leave them out: the music bed was silent in every test, while our own audio files exported fine. Export or post from the Edits window when a library song matters.
`addSongToComposition` adds a different song	Passing a track id sometimes added another track. Passing the exact title added the right song in our test.

Security

The bridge only connects to the URL you configure, which defaults to 127.0.0.1. It sends nothing anywhere else and has no telemetry.
The token is redacted in every log line, error message and repr. doctor --json reports where the token came from, never its value.
Edits is signed in to your Instagram account. The bundled skill tells Claude never to publish, share or schedule without your explicit go-ahead for that specific post.
Report vulnerabilities privately as described in SECURITY.md.

FAQ

How do I connect Claude to Instagram Edits? Install Edits

Only the beginning is shown; read the rest in the repo

Insta Edits for Claude

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

Insta Edits for Claude

What you get

Requirements

Install

1. Turn on the automation server in Edits

2a. As a Claude Code plugin (recommended)

2b. As a standalone MCP server

Check the connection

Using it

How it works

Tested with

Troubleshooting

Security

FAQ