Batchedits

Turn your OpenClaw into an autonomous video editor using BatchEdits. Use when you need to add captions, remove silences, or apply custom styles to videos. Covers creating styles, uploading local videos, processing, and checking video status directly from WhatsApp, Telegram, or the CLI.

Setup

1. Create an account at your BatchEdits instance.
2. Choose one connection method.

Option A: Easiest — API key in URL

openclaw config set mcp.servers.batchedits '{"type": "sse", "url": "https://batchedits.com/api/mcp/PASTE_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"}'

Option B: Header-based

export BATCHEDITS_API_KEY="PASTE_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
openclaw config set mcp.servers.batchedits '{"type": "sse", "url": "https://batchedits.com/api/mcp"}'

Option C: OAuth DCR (Dynamic Client Registration)

CLIENT_RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -X POST https://batchedits.com/api/oauth/register \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"client_name":"OpenClaw Local","redirect_uris":["http://localhost/callback"]}')
CLIENT_ID=$(echo "$CLIENT_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.client_id')
CLIENT_SECRET=$(echo "$CLIENT_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.client_secret')

AUTH_URL="https://batchedits.com/api/oauth/authorize?client_id=$CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=http://localhost/callback&response_type=code"
echo "Open this URL and approve:"
echo "$AUTH_URL"

# After approval, copy the ?code=... value:
CODE="PASTE_CODE_HERE"
TOKEN_RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -X POST https://batchedits.com/api/oauth/token \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  -d "grant_type=authorization_code&code=$CODE&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$CLIENT_SECRET&redirect_uri=http://localhost/callback")
ACCESS_TOKEN=$(echo "$TOKEN_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.access_token')
export BATCHEDITS_ACCESS_TOKEN="$ACCESS_TOKEN"
openclaw config set mcp.servers.batchedits '{"type": "sse", "url": "https://batchedits.com/api/mcp"}'

Tools

• list_actions
• create_style
• get_styles
• upload_videos
• process_video
• list_videos
• download_video

Recommended Workflow for Video Editing

1. Identify the local video file provided by the user.
2. Determine the requested edits.
3. Connect using one of the setup options above.
4. Check get_styles to see if a matching style already exists. If not, use list_actions and create_style to make one.
5. Call upload_videos to get the upload command.
6. Execute the upload command and extract the videoId.
7. Call process_video with videoId and styleId.
8. Call list_videos to check when the video reaches completed status.
9. Optionally call download_video to get the result.

Tips

• Always check get_styles first. Reusing existing styles is faster than creating a new one every time.
• Uploading videos is handled via curl because OpenClaw needs to stream large local binaries to the remote server efficiently.
• You can queue multiple videos to the same style or apply different styles for bulk processing.