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Media & Video

addTextClip

Add Text

Add a typewriter text/title to a Studio video project: text that reveals per character with an optional caret and a subtle, toggleable typing sound.

write

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "add a title", and it calls addTextClip.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "appId": "<appId>",
    "text": "<text>"
  },
  "name": "addTextClip"
}

Arguments

• appIdstringrequiredThe Studio video project (app) ID.
• textstringrequiredThe title/caption text to reveal.
• startnumberoptionalTimeline seconds the text appears (default 0).
• durationnumberoptionalHow long the text stays, in seconds (default 4).
• xnumberoptionalAnchor x 0..1 (default 0.5).
• ynumberoptionalAnchor y 0..1 (default 0.8).
• fontSizenumberoptionalFont size as a fraction of frame height (default 0.08).
• colorstringoptionalText color as #RGB or #RRGGBB (default #ffffff).
• alignstringoptionalHorizontal alignment of the text at its anchor point.
• typewriterobjectoptionalNo description is declared in the tool schema.

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Declared limits

• text: minimum length 1
• start: minimum 0
• duration: minimum 0.1
• x: minimum 0
• x: maximum 1
• y: minimum 0
• y: maximum 1
• fontSize: minimum 0.01
• fontSize: maximum 1

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• add a title
• type this on screen
• typewriter text that says …
• add a caption card

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• updateTextClip
• listTextClips
• renderStudioVideo

Questions

• What does addTextClip do?

  Add a typewriter text/title to a Studio video project: text that reveals per character with an optional caret and a subtle, toggleable typing sound. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use addTextClip from Claude or ChatGPT?

  Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "add a title", and it calls addTextClip.

• Is addTextClip safe to let an AI call?

  addTextClip changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.