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Claude AI Video Generator — make videos right inside Claude

Claude can plan a shot list and write the prompts, but it has no video model of its own. Add Kenerate as a connector and Claude makes the clip too — text to video, image to video, talking avatars and upscales — on Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1, Kling 3 and more.

  • An oil painting of a lighthouse on a cliff in a storm with huge crashing waves
  • A white running sneaker floating above a pastel pink studio backdrop
  • A hand-painted anime countryside with a small red train crossing green hills under big summer clouds
  • Fantasy concept art of a jade dragon coiled around a misty mountain temple
  • claude.ai, Desktop and Claude Code
  • Sign in, no key needed
  • Clips up to 30 s
  • Same credits as the app

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Quick answer

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Can Claude AI generate videos?

Claude can't generate videos on its own — it's a text model with no video model inside. To make video in Claude, add a video tool through a connector (MCP). With the Kenerate connector you paste one URL into Claude, sign in, and ask: Claude writes the prompt, calls `generate_video` on a model like Wan 3.0 or Seedance 2.5, waits for the render with `wait_for_generation` and gives you the clip. Video needs a paid Kenerate plan, the same as in the app.

Key facts

Native video model in Claude
No — text, code and images in, text out
How to add one
Custom connector (MCP)
Works in
claude.ai, Claude Desktop, mobile, Claude Code
Video tools
generate_video, talking_avatar, upscale_video, add_subtitles…
Video models
Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.5 / 2.0, Veo 3.1, Kling 3…
Longest clip
30 s (Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.5)
Plan needed
Paid plan for video

Gallery

Start frames you can hand to Claude

Image to video keeps a product or a face exactly as it is, so the best Claude workflow is frame first, motion second. These Seedream 5.0 Pro stills became 5-second Wan 3 clips on our image-to-video page — the motion prompts are below.

How to

How to use the claude AI video generator

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Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Add the connector

    In Claude open Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector. Name it Kenerate and paste https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp — or use the “Add to Claude” button on /app/mcp, which fills both in.

  2. Step 2

    Sign in to Kenerate

    Click Add, then Connect. A Kenerate page opens: sign in and click Allow. No API key needed. Video runs on a paid Kenerate plan.

  3. Step 3

    Switch it on in a chat

    In a chat click + → Connectors and turn on Kenerate. Claude Code instead: run claude mcp add --transport http kenerate https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp, then /mcp → Authenticate.

  4. Step 4

    Ask for a video

    “Use Kenerate to make a 5-second 9:16 clip of…”. Claude picks the model, runs generate_video, waits for the render and hands you the link; the clip is also saved in your Kenerate history.

1Describe the scene2Or start from an image3Pick a video model4Set ratio and length, then Create5Watch and download
Kenerate AI Video Studio in Text to Video mode with a lighthouse scene prompt typed in

Open Video Studio in Text to Video mode and write the shot — subject, action, camera move and light.

1 / 5 · Describe the scene

Watch the tour · 1:23

Prompts, styles, references, edit, Arena & chat

Chapters

Tips

Get better videos out of Claude

What works when Claude drives the video tools.

  • Ask Claude to call estimate_cost before generate_video — video is priced per second, so the length and resolution set the price.

  • Draft short and cheap (Wan 3.0 at 480p, 5 s), then re-run or upscale_video only the keeper.

  • Make the frame first: have Claude run generate_image, check the still, then animate it with image to video. Products and faces stay exact.

  • Describe motion, camera and sound in the video prompt — the frame already covers what things look like.

  • Pick the shape up front: 9:16 for Reels and Shorts, 16:9 for YouTube, 1:1 or 4:5 for feeds.

  • Renders take minutes. Claude polls wait_for_generation until the clip is ready; you can keep chatting meanwhile.

Models

Video models Claude can use through Kenerate

What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.

  • Alibaba

    Wan 3.0

    Reference images
    Up to 10
    Output
    2–30 s · up to 1080p

    Best for

    Drafts, vertical social, value — 15 credits/s at 480p

    Open Wan 3.0
  • Seedance 2.5 title card — a multi-shot cinematic triptych of a heist sequence in crisp 4K

    ByteDance

    Seedance 2.5

    Reference images
    Up to 30
    Output
    4–30 s · up to 4K

    Best for

    Cinematic, multi-shot, long clips

    Open Seedance 2.5
  • Seedance 2.0 title card — a cinematic film still of a lone astronaut walking through a field of sunflowers

    ByteDance

    Seedance 2.0

    Reference images
    Up to 9
    Output
    4–15 s · up to 4K

    Best for

    Image-to-video ads, dialogue, anime

    Open Seedance 2.0
  • Veo 3.1 title card — two fictional adult characters in dialogue on a rainy noir street

    Google

    Veo 3.1

    Reference images
    Up to 3
    Output
    4, 6 or 8 s · up to 4K

    Best for

    Short clips with native sound

    Open Veo 3.1

  • Kuaishou

    Kling v3 Pro

    Output
    3–15 s

    Best for

    Text or image to video, sound on or off

    Open Kling v3 Pro

FAQ

Claude AI Video Generator questions

Can Claude AI generate videos?

Not by itself. Claude reads text, code and images and writes text; it has no video model. Add a video tool as a connector (MCP) and Claude can make clips: it writes the prompt, calls the tool, waits for the render and gives you the result. With Kenerate that tool is generate_video, plus image-to-video, talking avatars and upscaling.

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How do I add a video generator to Claude?

Open Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector, name it Kenerate and paste https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp. Click Add, then Connect, sign in to Kenerate and click Allow. Then switch Kenerate on in a chat with + → Connectors. The “Add to Claude” button on kenerateai.com/app/mcp fills in the name and URL for you.

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Is the Claude AI video generator free?

Connecting is free — Claude's free plan can add one custom connector and Kenerate doesn't charge for the connection. Making video is not: it needs a paid Kenerate plan, exactly as in the app, and costs credits per second. Wan 3.0 is the cheapest place to start at 15 credits a second at 480p. Images, music and speech follow your plan's normal rules.

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Does it work in Claude Code and Claude Desktop?

Yes. A connector added on claude.ai syncs to Claude Desktop and mobile. In Claude Code run claude mcp add --transport http kenerate https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp (add --scope user for every project), start claude, type /mcp and pick kenerate → Authenticate. Claude Code can then save the clip links into your project.

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Which video models can Claude use?

Through Kenerate: Wan 3.0 (up to 30 s), Seedance 2.5 (up to 30 s, 4K), Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, Kling 3 and more of the app's video models. Claude can call list_models or pick_model to choose one for the job, or you can name the model in your message.

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Can Claude turn my image into a video?

Yes. Share the image in the chat (Claude uploads it with upload_media) or let Claude make one with generate_image first, then ask for the motion. generate_video uses the picture as the first frame, so products, characters and faces stay as they are.

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How long are the videos and how long do they take?

Wan 3.0 and Seedance 2.5 go up to 30 seconds per clip, Seedance 2.0 and Kling 3 up to 15, Veo 3.1 up to 8. Renders usually take a few minutes; Claude checks with wait_for_generation and posts the link when the clip is done.

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Can Claude add a voice-over, music or subtitles?

Yes, with separate tools on the same connector: generate_speech for a voice-over, generate_music for a music bed, add_subtitles for captions and dub_video for another language. Several video models also make native sound. Joining clips or mixing an audio track into a video is a local editing step, not an MCP tool.

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Do I need an API key?

Not for claude.ai, Claude Desktop or Claude Code — they sign in with OAuth: you click Allow on a Kenerate page. Keys are for apps without sign-in and for scripts. Either way, the connection shows on /app/mcp and deleting it disconnects Claude.

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What will Claude refuse to make?

Kenerate applies the same rules as its app whatever the client: content involving minors, sexual content of real people and illegal content are always refused.

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In depth

Claude AI Video Generator, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.

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Why Claude needs a connector to make video

Claude is a language model. It can write a script, a shot list or an animation in code, but it can't render footage. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is how Claude uses outside tools, and a connector is an MCP server it can call.

Add a video connector and the work splits naturally: Claude turns a rough idea into precise prompts — subject, motion, camera, sound — and the video model renders them. Claude also handles the waiting: video jobs run in the background and Claude checks on them until the clip is ready.

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We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code.

Sources: Kenerate MCP — connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and more · Claude Help Center — Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP · Claude Code docs — connect to MCP servers · Model Context Protocol

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