Can I turn an image into a video with both Codex and Claude?

Yes. Codex and Claude can use medux_video_generate_image_to_video through Medux MCP. Choose the matching tab for client-specific prompting while using the same Medux operation and request contract.

Which Medux MCP tool does this tutorial use?

This workflow uses medux_video_generate_image_to_video. Review the linked API reference for the current request and response contract.

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Turn an image into video with AI using Codex or Claude MCP

Use the Medux image-to-video API with Codex or Claude MCP to animate a photo, control motion and duration, monitor the task, and verify the AI video.

Watch the complete workflow: turn an image into a video with Codex, Claude, MCP, and Medux. Watch on YouTube ↗

Choose your AI client

Follow the Codex or Claude workflow

The Medux operation and request fields are shared. Switch tabs for the client-specific prompt, approval pattern, screenshots, and walkthrough.

Codex-specific workflow

Run AI Image to Video as a Codex MCP task

Use the active workspace as the source of truth. Ask Codex to identify the source image, motion prompt, duration, and supported generation settings, select medux_video_generate_image_to_video, and keep the Medux task ID and returned output with the rest of the project. Naming the input roles and the expected result prevents an agent from guessing which file should be used where.

Codex prompt pattern

In this workspace, use medux_video_generate_image_to_video through Medux MCP to turn an image into a video.
First inspect and identify the source image, motion prompt, duration, and supported generation settings.
Show me the exact tool arguments before execution.
After the task completes, return the generated image-to-video clip and verify that the output follows the requested motion while retaining the source subject and composition.

Approval gate

Before approving the call, compare the selected tool, file or asset IDs, ordering, timing, and output settings with the request. If a local filename was mapped to an uploaded Medux file ID, keep that mapping visible so it can be audited later.

Result verification

Let Codex monitor an asynchronous task until it reaches a terminal state, then save or report the generated image-to-video clip. The final check is explicit: confirm that the output follows the requested motion while retaining the source subject and composition.

What this tutorial does

Medux operation

Generate a video from a source image and text prompt.

Agent workflow

Codex selects medux_video_generate_image_to_video, presents the arguments for review, calls Medux, and reports the response.

Before you start

Authentication

Authentication is required via Authorization header.

Preconditions

Upload the source image and create a file reference before calling this endpoint.
Requires an uploaded image file id and a non-empty prompt.
Also accepts optional duration seconds, clarity, aspect ratio, and model id.

Prompt Codex

Start with a clear instruction that names the Medux operation and the intended inputs.

Generate a 5 second 720P 16:9 video from uploaded image {file id} and this motion prompt using model id wan-2-6-image-to-video. This model requires Starter or higher.

Request fields to review

Confirm these values before approving the MCP tool call. The linked API page remains the source of truth for current limits and response semantics.

Field	Type	Requirement	Purpose
`aspect_ratio`	string	Optional	Requested output aspect ratio, for example 16:9 or 9:16.
`clarity`	string	Optional	Requested output clarity, for example 720P or 1080P.
`duration_seconds`	int32	Optional	Requested output duration in seconds.
`file_id`	string	Optional	Provide the value described in the API reference.
`model_id`	string	Optional	Stable public Medux model identifier.
`prompt`	string	Optional	Provide the value described in the API reference.
`title`	string	Optional	Provide the value described in the API reference.

Step-by-step workflow

Connect Medux MCP to Codex

Add the Medux remote MCP endpoint to Codex, provide an authorized credential, and confirm that the medux_video_generate_image_to_video tool is available.

Prepare the required inputs

Prepare the source files, asset IDs, text, or settings required by the operation. Upload local media first when the tool requests file IDs.

Ask Codex to run Create Image to Video

Use one direct instruction with the intended values. Codex should select the Medux tool and show the proposed arguments before execution.

Review and approve the tool call

Check that the tool is medux_video_generate_image_to_video and that each file ID, task ID, option, and output setting matches your request before approving it.

Check the Medux response

If Medux returns an asynchronous task, let the agent monitor it until completion; otherwise review the immediate response and save any result identifiers or output URLs.

Workflow recap

User goal
  ↓
Codex selects medux_video_generate_image_to_video
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Review inputs and approve the tool call
  ↓
Medux runs Create Image to Video
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Codex reports the response and output

Frequently asked questions

Can Codex use the Medux Create Image to Video API through MCP?

Codex can call the medux_video_generate_image_to_video Medux MCP tool to generate a video from a source image and text prompt. This guide covers the required inputs, approval flow, result handling, and the matching API reference.

Which MCP tool does this tutorial use?

This workflow uses medux_video_generate_image_to_video. Review its arguments before approval and consult the API reference for the current contract.

Claude-specific workflow

Run AI Image to Video as a Claude MCP workflow

Keep the goal, source assets, and constraints together in the conversation. Ask Claude to restate the source image, motion prompt, duration, and supported generation settings before proposing medux_video_generate_image_to_video. That context checkpoint makes the file roles and desired outcome easy to correct before any Medux call is approved.

Claude prompt pattern

Using the assets and requirements in this conversation, help me turn an image into a video with Medux MCP.
Restate which input fulfills each role: the source image, motion prompt, duration, and supported generation settings.
Propose the medux_video_generate_image_to_video call and summarize its arguments before asking for approval.
When it finishes, return the generated image-to-video clip with a checklist confirming that the output follows the requested motion while retaining the source subject and composition.

Context checkpoint

Have Claude summarize the intended transformation, identify every source asset by role, and list the important constraints. Review that summary together with the proposed tool arguments; correct the conversation first if a file, order, time range, or setting is ambiguous.

Result verification

Keep the Medux task ID in the conversation while Claude checks progress. When processing ends, ask for the generated image-to-video clip plus a concise validation checklist confirming that the output follows the requested motion while retaining the source subject and composition.

What this tutorial does

Medux operation

Generate a video from a source image and text prompt.

Agent workflow

Claude selects medux_video_generate_image_to_video, presents the arguments for review, calls Medux, and reports the response.

Before you start

Authentication

Authentication is required via Authorization header.

Preconditions

Upload the source image and create a file reference before calling this endpoint.
Requires an uploaded image file id and a non-empty prompt.
Also accepts optional duration seconds, clarity, aspect ratio, and model id.

Prompt Claude

Start with a clear instruction that names the Medux operation and the intended inputs.

Generate a 5 second 720P 16:9 video from uploaded image {file id} and this motion prompt using model id wan-2-6-image-to-video. This model requires Starter or higher.

Request fields to review

Confirm these values before approving the MCP tool call. The linked API page remains the source of truth for current limits and response semantics.

Field	Type	Requirement	Purpose
`aspect_ratio`	string	Optional	Requested output aspect ratio, for example 16:9 or 9:16.
`clarity`	string	Optional	Requested output clarity, for example 720P or 1080P.
`duration_seconds`	int32	Optional	Requested output duration in seconds.
`file_id`	string	Optional	Provide the value described in the API reference.
`model_id`	string	Optional	Stable public Medux model identifier.
`prompt`	string	Optional	Provide the value described in the API reference.
`title`	string	Optional	Provide the value described in the API reference.

Step-by-step workflow

Connect Medux MCP to Claude

Add the Medux remote MCP endpoint to Claude, provide an authorized credential, and confirm that the medux_video_generate_image_to_video tool is available.

Prepare the required inputs

Prepare the source files, asset IDs, text, or settings required by the operation. Upload local media first when the tool requests file IDs.

Ask Claude to run Create Image to Video

Use one direct instruction with the intended values. Claude should select the Medux tool and show the proposed arguments before execution.

Review and approve the tool call

Check that the tool is medux_video_generate_image_to_video and that each file ID, task ID, option, and output setting matches your request before approving it.

Check the Medux response

If Medux returns an asynchronous task, let the agent monitor it until completion; otherwise review the immediate response and save any result identifiers or output URLs.

Workflow recap

User goal
  ↓
Claude selects medux_video_generate_image_to_video
  ↓
Review inputs and approve the tool call
  ↓
Medux runs Create Image to Video
  ↓
Claude reports the response and output

Frequently asked questions

Can Claude use the Medux Create Image to Video API through MCP?

Claude can call the medux_video_generate_image_to_video Medux MCP tool to generate a video from a source image and text prompt. This guide covers the required inputs, approval flow, result handling, and the matching API reference.

Which MCP tool does this tutorial use?

This workflow uses medux_video_generate_image_to_video. Review its arguments before approval and consult the API reference for the current contract.

Quick answer

How do I turn an image into a video with Medux MCP?

Connect either Codex or Claude to Medux MCP, prepare the required inputs, review the proposed medux_video_generate_image_to_video call, and verify the returned result. The tabs above keep client-specific prompting on one canonical page.

If you are choosing among providers rather than running one fixed model, read the multi-model image-to-video platform guide for model routing, fallbacks, and review criteria.

Can I use the same Medux tool in Codex and Claude?

Yes. The client interaction differs, but both use the same Medux MCP tool and API request contract shown in this tutorial.

Image-to-video AI for developers

Build an AI image-to-video workflow with Medux API and MCP

This guide shows how to use an image-to-video API as an agent workflow rather than a manual editor. Codex or Claude can upload a source image, send the motion prompt and supported settings to Medux, monitor generation, and return the result. The same image-to-video AI pipeline can animate a photo, create video from an image, and produce short motion clips for downstream editing.

For reliable output, describe subject motion, camera movement, duration, aspect ratio, and the details that must remain consistent. Review identity, composition, temporal stability, and prompt adherence before using the clip downstream.

Can Codex or Claude turn a photo into video through MCP?

Yes. Both can call the same Medux image-to-video tool, using client-specific prompts while preserving one API contract and one canonical workflow.

Is this an AI video generator from an image or a slideshow maker?

It is an AI image-animation workflow: the model generates motion from the source image and prompt instead of simply placing still images on a timeline.

Async and multi-model video generation

Use an image-to-video API with task polling

This async AI video generation API workflow lets Codex or Claude submit a source image and prompt, retain the Medux task ID, poll until completion, and verify the generated clip. It fits multi-model image-to-video applications where model choice, duration, aspect ratio, and output checks remain visible to the developer.

Before commercial use, verify source rights, model terms, output licensing, brand approval, and disclosure requirements. Treat this as a commercial-use review, not a blanket license grant.

Does the image-to-video API use webhooks or task polling?

This tutorial demonstrates task polling. Do not promise webhook delivery unless the current Medux API reference explicitly documents the callback fields, authentication, and retry behavior.

Build with the API

API reference and official examples

Create Image to Video API referenceCurrent request fields, response data, limits, and examples.
Official Codex workflow exampleClient-specific prompt, approval, and result-verification example.
Official Claude workflow exampleClient-specific prompt, approval, and result-verification example.