Can Claude Code generate videos?
Seedance 2 team · Updated
Yes, with an MCP server. Run `claude mcp add --transport http seedance2 https://www.seedance2.net/mcp`, sign in with /mcp, and Claude Code can make Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2.0 videos, upload your local images, video and audio as frames or references, and save the results.
Set it up
- Run: claude mcp add --transport http seedance2 https://www.seedance2.net/mcp
- Start Claude Code, run /mcp, pick seedance2 and sign in with your Seedance 2 account.
- Ask for a video. Claude Code can upload local images, video and audio with the upload_media tool and use them as frames or references.
Things it is good for
Batch work: a dozen product shots from a folder of photos, one variant per aspect ratio, or a clip per line of a script.
Pipelines: generate, download and trim in one session, then commit the files to your repo or site.
Prompts to try
- For every image in ./products, make a 5-second Seedance 2.0 Fast clip with a slow push-in, 9:16, and save them to ./videos.
- Use ./hero.png as the first frame and make a 10-second Seedance 2.5 video at 1080p for the landing page hero.
What happens when you ask
- The assistant calls list_models and tells you the credit price of the settings it picked.
- It calls generate_video, which returns a task id right away.
- It polls get_task until the video is done, usually one to several minutes, and gives you the file.
- If a generation fails, its credits are refunded automatically.
What it costs
| Model | Length | Resolutions | Credits at default | Credits range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2 Mini | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p | 3 (4 s, 480p) | 3–27 |
| Seedance 2.0 Fast | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p | 8 (5 s, 480p) | 6–49 |
| Seedance 2.0 | 4–15 s | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 19 (5 s, 480p) | 15–304 |
| Seedance 2.5 | 4–30 s | 480p, 720p, 1080p | 28 (5 s, 480p) | 22–885 |
Questions
- Does it work in Codex and Cursor too?
- Yes. It is a standard remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP, OAuth). Codex: add [mcp_servers.seedance2] with url = "https://www.seedance2.net/mcp" to ~/.codex/config.toml. Cursor: Settings → MCP → New MCP Server.