PopMCP
descript_cancel_Cancel a job that is still running.
Descript MCP server for your AI
Hand over a recording and a sentence about what you want. Your AI brings it into Descript, has Underlord do the edit, and comes back with the project and the share link.
PopMCPDescript
Import this recording, remove the filler words and add Studio Sound
Supported Descript tools
Every endpoint in Descript's API, plus tools that import from links or files, run an edit, publish a composition and wait for the result, because each of those jobs runs in the background and answers only a job id at first.
21 tools in the full catalog: 11 read and 10 write. 17 load by default, and the rest are found with tool search.
descript_get_Check one job once: state, progress, and the result when it ends.
descript_import_Bring media into Descript from links: the normal way to import.
descript_list_List import, edit and publish jobs, newest first, with state and result.
descript_start_Start importing media into the Drive's shared media library, not into a project.
descript_start_Start importing media into a new or existing project, with full control over multitrack sequences and timelines.
descript_upload_Send Descript a file that has no link it can read, such as one on your computer, or a link without Range support.
descript_wait_Wait for a Descript job that is still going, and get its result when it ends.
descript_edit_Have Underlord, Descript's AI editor, do something in a plain sentence, like "remove filler words and add Studio Sound", "create a 30 second highlight reel", or "add captions".
descript_get_Get one project: its media files with type and length, its compositions with their ids, and its published share pages.
descript_get_Read a published page's details from its link: title, length, who published it and when, privacy, subtitles as VTT, and a download link that expires.
descript_list_List the AI models Underlord can use, each with a low, medium or high cost tier, and the aliases that follow the newest version of a family.
descript_list_List the projects you can reach on this Drive, with id, name, folder and dates.
descript_publish_Publish a composition to a share page and get its links, which is also the only way to get a finished video or audio file.
descript_search_Search this whole Drive by name and by what is said or shown: projects, folders, layout packs and media files, ranked best first, up to 100 results.
descript_get_Get a composition's transcript, to read or as a file.
descript_get_Check that the connection works and see which Drive it is tied to, with its id and name, and the API version.
descript_start_Start Underlord, Descript's AI editor, on a plain language instruction.
descript_start_Start publishing a composition to a share page, which also renders a file to download.
descript_export_Export a composition's transcript as text.
descript_create_Partner integrations only: make an one-time link that opens Descript's import screen with your files ready.
Connect Descript to Claude, ChatGPT and Claude Code
Credentials off one Descript screen, then an endpoint your client signs into. Nothing to deploy, and nothing to install.
Paste an API token. In Descript, open Settings, go to API tokens, click Create token and pick the Drive it should reach. It is shown only once. PopMCP checks it and names the connection after your Drive, so there is nothing else to choose.
API token
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Imports use your media minutes and edits use your AI credits, so imports, edits, publishing and cancelling are writes and wait until an owner or admin allows write actions. New connections start read-only, which still lets your AI search your Drive, open projects, check jobs and read transcripts. Tick Descript on the PopMCP consent screen only for clients that need it.
Reach Descript
Reach other connectors
Teammates on read-only
Drop the PopMCP URL into Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or any other supported client. It signs in through PopMCP with OAuth, so your Descript credential never leaves the server.
app.popmcp.com/mcp
Claude wants to connectApproveAsk for something harmless before the agent changes anything. Writes run as soon as it calls them, so confirm it reads the right account first.
Import this recording, remove the filler words and add Studio Sound
descript_import_mediaok
Then just ask for the work
“Import this recording, remove the filler words and add Studio Sound”
- import_media
- edit_with_agent
- wait_for_job
“Find the webinar where we talked about pricing and give me the transcript”
- search_drive
- get_project
- get_transcript
“Make a short highlight reel from my latest project”
- list_projects
- edit_with_agent
- wait_for_job
“Publish this project at 1080p as an unlisted page and give me the links”
- get_project
- publish_and_wait
“Turn this project's transcript into subtitles I can download”
- get_project
- get_transcript
“Which of my imports and edits failed this week, and why?”
- list_jobs
- get_job
Use Descript from the assistant you already open
One hosted endpoint, registered once per client. The same tools and the same permissions, whichever window the request comes from.
Claude DesktopCustom connector
Add the PopMCP URL under Customize → Connectors and the tools appear in every chat.
Claude WebCustom connector
The same endpoint, registered in the browser. Nothing to install on the machine you are working from.
ChatGPTCustom connector
Register PopMCP as a custom connector, then let ChatGPT read and update the account.
CodexDesktop & CLI
Wire the endpoint into Codex or the Codex CLI when a task needs live business context, not a fixture.
OpenCodeCoding agent
Register the remote MCP server in OpenCode's config for terminal-first and scripted agent runs.
ZCodeDesktop app
Add PopMCP as an MCP server in Z.ai's desktop app and work the account from the same window.
Explore other MCP servers
Every one of them runs on the same hosted endpoint, with the same controls.
FAQ
Descript MCP server questions
What teams ask before putting Descript behind an AI client.
What does the Descript MCP server need to connect?
A Descript API token. In Descript, open Settings, go to API tokens and create one for the Drive you want your AI to use. Paste it into PopMCP. Descript says API access is available for paying users, so you need a paid plan. There is no app to review and nothing to deploy.
Will my AI use up my media minutes or AI credits?
Only if you let it. New PopMCP connections start read-only, so your AI can search and read but cannot start an import, an edit or a publish until an owner or admin allows write actions. A finished job reports what it used.
What can Underlord do through my AI?
Whatever you can ask it in a sentence, such as removing filler words, adding Studio Sound or captions, or making a highlight reel. Your AI sends the instruction and reads back what Underlord says it did. You can follow up in the same conversation, and review the changes in Descript.
What about an edit that takes a long time?
A job keeps going at Descript after the wait ends. Your AI gets the job id and picks it up with a wait tool, so a long edit does not start twice.
Can I import a YouTube video?
No. Descript does not accept YouTube links. Use a direct link to the file, or send the file itself. Google Drive and Dropbox share links are turned into direct links for you, and the file must be shared so Descript can read it.
How do I get the finished video file?
Publish it. Publishing gives you a share page and a download link that expires, so save the file before then. Publishing the same composition again overwrites the same share page.
Can it reach more than one Drive?
A token reaches one Drive. To use another Drive, create a token for it and connect that too.
Do I have to run or host the Descript MCP server myself?
No. PopMCP hosts it and gives you a Streamable HTTP MCP URL. There is nothing to deploy, no callback URL to register, and no infrastructure to keep running or patch.
Which AI clients can use this MCP server?
Any client that supports a remote Streamable HTTP MCP server: Claude Desktop, Claude Web, Claude Code, ChatGPT custom connectors, Codex and the Codex CLI, OpenCode and Z.ai's ZCode, as well as editors such as Cursor, Windsurf and Zed. Your client signs in to PopMCP with OAuth; the provider credential never leaves the server.
How do I connect Descript to Claude Code?
Connect Descript in PopMCP first, then run claude mcp add --transport http popmcp https://app.popmcp.com/mcp in a terminal. Inside Claude Code, run /mcp and sign in to PopMCP in the browser window it opens, ticking Descript on the consent screen. The Descript tools are then available in that session, and no Descript credential is stored on your machine.
Why do only 17 of the 21 tools load by default?
Loading 21 tool definitions into every conversation burns context before the work starts. PopMCP loads a curated 17-tool set covering the everyday workflows and keeps the rest searchable, so your AI pulls a specialist tool only when a task needs it. Every tool stays searchable, and on Scale the owner can load the full catalog for a teammate's connection.
What is the difference between a tool and a trigger?
A tool is something your AI calls, and there are 21 here. A trigger is something PopMCP watches for you: 4 Descript events that can start work on the PopMCP side. Triggers never enter your AI client's context, and none of them ask you to paste a callback URL into Descript.
Connect Descript to your AI in minutes
Launch a hosted MCP endpoint for Descript, keep tool access under control, and start testing real workflow prompts right away.