How to connect Claude Desktop to Vyra

Add the Vyra server to Claude Desktop, authorize it, open a project, and Claude can list assets, propose a cut, build the timeline, and capture frames to check its own work.

Before you start

• A Vyra account on an MCP plan (MCP Starter or MCP Pro).
• Claude Desktop installed, or claude.ai open in a browser. Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team or Enterprise, an Owner adds Vyra in Organization settings > Connectors first, then you click Connect on it in Customize > Connectors.
• At least one Vyra project with footage uploaded.
• The Vyra MCP server URL is https://api.usevyra.com/mcp. Details at /docs/mcp.

Steps

1. Open Connectors. In Claude Desktop or on claude.ai, go to Customize > Connectors.
2. Add the Vyra server. Click "+ Add", then "Add custom connector". Name it Vyra, enter https://api.usevyra.com/mcp, and click Continue.
3. Authorize. Review the detected sign-in and click Continue. Under Authentication, choose "Sign in now" and click Add. Sign in to Vyra in your browser and approve.
4. Pick a project. Ask the agent to list your projects or create a new one. No browser tab needs to stay open. The agent edits on Vyra's servers, and you can open the project in the web or iPhone app any time.
5. Start a chat and name the project, or ask Claude to list them. If Vyra isn't on, click + in the chat input, then Connectors, and toggle Vyra on.
6. Ask for a plan before an edit. A footage summary and a structure with timestamps. Approve or correct it.
7. Edit in steps. Rough cut, captions, music. One message each.
8. Verify with frames. Ask Claude to capture frames at a few timestamps.

The prompt to use

You're connected to my Vyra project "studio vlog sept". List the assets and summarize what is in the footage. Then propose a 45-second Reel structure with timestamps. Wait for my OK before editing anything.

Check the result

• Claude's first reply names real clips from your project.
• After the edit, ask it to read the timeline back and compare to what it claimed.
• Capture frames at 0:03, 0:15, and 0:40 and check caption placement.

FAQ

Do I need to know Vyra's tool names? No. Describe the outcome. Claude picks the tools.

Can I switch between Claude Desktop and the Vyra app? Yes. Same project.

Related

• /docs/mcp
• /claude
• /prompts/using-claude-or-chatgpt-with-vyra
• /tutorials/connect-claude-code