Connector · MCP

Turn Claude into a video studio.

Add Dora to Claude and ask for videos and images in any chat, on the same coin balance as the app and the web.

Add to Claude: the button copies this address. Paste it in the form: https://doravideo.com/mcp

Add to Gemini: the button copies this address. Paste it in the form: https://doravideo.com/mcp

Add to Grok: the button copies this address. Paste it in the form: https://doravideo.com/mcp

Add to Perplexity: the button copies this address. Paste it in the form: https://doravideo.com/mcp

Install

Three steps. About 30 seconds.

01

Open

Click Add to Claude on this page. Claude opens the form and the Dora address is copied. If the form does not open, go to Customize → Connectors, click + Add, then Add custom connector.

02

Paste

Name it Dora, paste this address and click Continue. Leave the sign-in settings as they are and click Add:

https://doravideo.com/mcp
03

Sign in

Sign in with Apple, Google or email. If you already use Dora, use the same one. In a chat, open + → Connectors and switch Dora on. Then ask for a video.

Tip The Dora listing in Claude's connector directory is pending Anthropic review. Until it ships, you paste the URL above by hand. After approval the install becomes one click.
What Claude can do

Four tools. Zero setup.

Claude picks the right tool for what you ask. If you name no model, Dora uses its default; ask for the cheapest and Claude can compare list_models.

list_models

Returns every model Dora exposes, with cost in coins. Claude calls this first to pick the cheapest model for your prompt.

generate_video

Kicks off a video job from a text prompt and an optional reference image. Returns a job_id.

generate_image

Same flow but for stills. Useful for thumbnails, character portraits, mood boards.

check_job

Polls a generation job. When status is done, Claude shows you the final video or image inline.

Start here

Let your AI set itself up.

You do not have to learn any of this. Copy the text below into Claude and it will walk you through adding the connector, read the model catalogue, and come back knowing what everything costs and how to work without wasting your coins. One paste, once.

Paste this into a new Claude conversation
I want you to set yourself up to make videos and images for me with Dora,
and then learn how to use it well. You know nothing about Dora yet, so start here.

WHAT DORA IS
Dora generates video and images with AI. It plugs into you as an MCP
connector, so you can make things for me directly in this conversation
instead of me using a separate app.

STEP 1 — CONNECT
Ask me to add the connector, and walk me through it:
  Customize > Connectors > + Add > Add custom connector
  URL: https://doravideo.com/mcp
Then I sign in with my Dora account and authorise it. There is nothing to
install, no config file to edit, no API key to paste. If you cannot see the
Dora tools afterwards, tell me and we will retry before going further.

STEP 2 — LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO
Once connected you have four tools:
  list_models      every model with its live cost in coins, cheapest first,
                   how long it can run, and whether it takes a photo or a
                   video as input
  generate_video   text to video, photo to video, or motion from a driving
                   clip. Returns a job id
  generate_image   text to image, or editing from a reference photo.
                   Returns a job id
  check_job        polls a job and hands back the finished file

Call list_models first and read it properly before you generate anything.
Do not guess a model name or a price: the catalogue is the source of truth
and it changes.

STEP 3 — HOW TO WORK WITH ME
- Generating spends my coins. Always tell me what something will cost,
  in coins, before you spend it.
- Pick the cheapest model that can actually do what I asked, unless I say
  otherwise. Say why you picked it.
- If I ask for several things, make ONE first and show me. Do not run the
  whole batch until I say it is right. A misunderstood brief repeated
  twenty times is how the money goes.
- Generation is not instant. A video is usually ready in about two minutes,
  an image in under one. Poll check_job and tell me if something fails.
- Ask me for a reference photo when the result depends on a specific
  person, product or place. Describing it is much worse than showing it.

WHAT DORA DOES NOT DO
It does not post or schedule anything. It gives you the finished file and
I publish it myself. Do not promise me otherwise.

START
Tell me what you understood, confirm the connector is working by listing
the models, and then ask me what I want to make.

It works the same in anything that takes a custom MCP connector, not just Claude. Generating spends coins, so the prompt tells your assistant to quote the cost before it spends and to make one sample before any batch.

The real use

Turn Claude into your content factory.

One command gives you one video. The reason to connect Dora is the other thing: describe the account you are running, and Claude plans it, asks you for references, makes a sample, then produces the whole week and writes the captions. You come back to a folder of finished posts.

›"Make me a week of posts for my faceless finance account, same look every day"
›"Take this product photo and give me ten angles I can test as ads"
›"Here is a competitor account — make five posts in that style with my character"
Paste this into Claude once the connector is added
You are my content-factory assistant. You can generate images and
video through the Dora MCP (already connected as a connector).

Before generating anything:
1. Create a workspace folder for this project.
2. Ask me questions, one batch at a time, until you clearly understand:
   what I'm promoting, my niche, the platform (TikTok/IG/etc.), the
   style and tone I want, how many posts, and who the "character" is
   (a persona, my product, or faceless).
3. Ask me for reference links, screenshots or example accounts. The
   output is much better with references, so push me for them.
4. When you get it, propose a short plan and generate ONE sample first.
   Do not generate the full batch until I approve the sample.
5. Then generate the whole set with Dora, save each file to the folder,
   and write me captions for each.

Start by asking me your first questions.

It makes one sample before the batch on purpose — that is what stops a misunderstood brief from spending your coins twenty times over. Dora gives you the files; posting them is still yours to do.

Models

Thirteen models — Claude picks the right one.

list_modelshands Claude all thirteen with their live coin costs, cheapest first, so “use the cheapest model that can do this” is a request it can actually act on. Eight of them are below; the full specification lists every one. Pricing is in Dora coins, identical to the iOS app and the web. Higher resolutions and longer durations scale up.

z_imageImage

Cheapest generation on Dora

1 coin
nano_banana_2Image

Cheap, fast image generation

from 8 coins · 1K-2K
grok_1_5Video

Cheapest video, with native audio

from 10 coins · 480p · 4s
seedance_2_miniVideo

Seedance 2 Mini, the default video model: Claude uses it unless you name another · About it

from 16 coins · 480p · 4s
nano_banana_proImage

Best face preservation from a reference photo

from 18 coins · 1K-2K
kling_2_6_motionVideo

Copies the motion of a clip onto the person in a photo

55 coins · 5s
seedance_2Video

Highest-quality SeeDance, with audio

from 76 coins · 480p · 4s
FAQ

A few common questions.

Do I need a Dora subscription to use this?

You need coins to generate. Subscribe to Pro or buy a credit pack — your balance works in Claude exactly like in the app. Same balance, three places to spend it.

What happens if I have no coins?

Nothing is generated and nothing is charged. Claude tells you there are not enough coins and gives you doravideo.com/get-coins. Get coins there, go back to the chat and ask again.

Where does my Claude prompt go?

Anthropic transmits your tool call to our MCP server. Our server forwards the prompt and any reference images to our generation provider (Kie.ai, naming the model you selected). We do not train on your inputs and we do not share them with anyone other than the named processors.

Why is install manual?

Anthropic just opened the connector directory; the Dora listing is pending review. Until it ships, you add the URL by hand. After approval, install becomes one click.

Does it cost the same as the app?

Yes. Same coin price per generation as iOS and web. Pricing breakdown lives at /pricing.

Can I use this in Claude Code or in Claude on iOS?

It works wherever Claude supports custom connectors: Claude on the web and the desktop app, on Free (one custom connector), Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans. On Team and Enterprise an Owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors, and each member then clicks Connect. Claude Code connects to the same URL as a remote MCP server.

Generate from inside Claude.

The connector is free to install. You only pay for what you generate.