Can I split a video into clips with both Codex and Claude?

Yes. Codex and Claude can use medux_split_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_split_video. Review the linked API reference for the current request and response contract.

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How to split a video into clips with Medux MCP

Learn to split a video into clips with the Medux API through Codex or Claude MCP. Check inputs, tool calls, task status, and output.

POST/api/app/v1/process/video/split_video

Split a video into multiple segments by time range.

Open the Split Video API reference →

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 Split a Video as a Codex MCP task

Use the active workspace as the source of truth. Ask Codex to identify the source video and exact time ranges for each segment, select medux_split_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_split_video through Medux MCP to split a video into clips.
First inspect and identify the source video and exact time ranges for each segment.
Show me the exact tool arguments before execution.
After the task completes, return the requested video clips and verify that every clip starts and ends at the requested times and plays correctly.

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 requested video clips. The final check is explicit: confirm that every clip starts and ends at the requested times and plays correctly.

What this tutorial does

Medux operation

Split a video into multiple segments by time range.

Agent workflow

Codex selects medux_split_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 file and create a file reference before calling this endpoint.
Successful requests return a Medux task record immediately. Use the task query or sync endpoints to track completion.
All file inputs must be uploaded and persisted as file references before submission.

Prompt Codex

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

Split a video into multiple segments by time range.

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
`input_file_id`	string	Required	Input video file id.
`segments`	object	Required	Segment list, e.g. [{"start time":"00:00:00","end time":"00:00:05"}].
`model_id`	string	Optional	Model Default: split-video-default.
`title`	string	Optional	Optional task title.

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_split_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 Split 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_split_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_split_video
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Review inputs and approve the tool call
  ↓
Medux runs Split Video
  ↓
Codex reports the response and output

Frequently asked questions

Can Codex use the Medux Split Video API through MCP?

Codex can call the medux_split_video Medux MCP tool to split a video into multiple segments by time range. 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_split_video. Review its arguments before approval and consult the API reference for the current contract.

Claude-specific workflow

Run Split a Video as a Claude MCP workflow

Keep the goal, source assets, and constraints together in the conversation. Ask Claude to restate the source video and exact time ranges for each segment before proposing medux_split_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 split a video into clips with Medux MCP.
Restate which input fulfills each role: the source video and exact time ranges for each segment.
Propose the medux_split_video call and summarize its arguments before asking for approval.
When it finishes, return the requested video clips with a checklist confirming that every clip starts and ends at the requested times and plays correctly.

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 requested video clips plus a concise validation checklist confirming that every clip starts and ends at the requested times and plays correctly.

What this tutorial does

Medux operation

Split a video into multiple segments by time range.

Agent workflow

Claude selects medux_split_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 file and create a file reference before calling this endpoint.
Successful requests return a Medux task record immediately. Use the task query or sync endpoints to track completion.
All file inputs must be uploaded and persisted as file references before submission.

Prompt Claude

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

Split a video into multiple segments by time range.

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
`input_file_id`	string	Required	Input video file id.
`segments`	object	Required	Segment list, e.g. [{"start time":"00:00:00","end time":"00:00:05"}].
`model_id`	string	Optional	Model Default: split-video-default.
`title`	string	Optional	Optional task title.

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_split_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 Split 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_split_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_split_video
  ↓
Review inputs and approve the tool call
  ↓
Medux runs Split Video
  ↓
Claude reports the response and output

Frequently asked questions

Can Claude use the Medux Split Video API through MCP?

Claude can call the medux_split_video Medux MCP tool to split a video into multiple segments by time range. 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_split_video. Review its arguments before approval and consult the API reference for the current contract.

Quick answer

How do I split a video into clips with Medux MCP?

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

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.

Related developer intent

Use AI agents to split a video into clips

This tutorial addresses developer workflows for split video API and cut video into clips programmatically by making the task repeatable through the Medux API. Codex or Claude can prepare inputs, show the MCP tool arguments for approval, monitor processing, and return an output that can be checked against the original request.

This capability fits a broader AI video editing pipeline alongside video watermark removal, logo removal, object cleanup, resizing, and output validation for owned or authorized media.

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Can Codex or Claude split a video into clips through Medux MCP?

Yes. Use the client-specific tab above to prepare the inputs, review the Medux tool call, run the operation, and verify the returned result. The linked API reference remains the source of truth for supported fields and limits.

Production, trust, and developer intent

Apply rights-aware controls when you split a video into clips

Use this as an authorized AI media processing workflow for split a video into clips. Codex or Claude can expose the selected files, tool arguments, task status, and result checks, making the edit easier to review than an opaque one-click video operation.

Only process media you own or are permitted to modify. For production and commercial publishing, retain the source license or authorization, review the changed region, and record who approved the final output.

What should I verify before running an AI video editing API?

Verify ownership or permission, choose the operation that matches the requested edit, inspect the complete output, and keep the task record with the approved source file.

Build with the API

API reference and official examples

Split 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.