Connect ChatGPT

BitterClip isn't listed in ChatGPT's plugin directory yet, so you add it yourself as a custom app. This page walks you through adding it, checking the connection without changing anything, and making your first clip.

Before you start

A couple of things to have ready first:

A BitterClip account. The Creator trial lasts seven days and requires a card: $1 today, then $24/month; cancel anytime. It includes $5 of agent work for one recording up to two hours. Producer is $99/month.
A recording you've uploaded, so you have something to clip.

You manage your connections under Settings in the BitterClip app.

Add BitterClip in ChatGPT

There's nothing to install and nothing to run on your computer. You point your assistant at https://app.bitterclip.com/mcp, and it opens a normal browser window so you can sign in to BitterClip. You do that once. After that your assistant can reach your recordings whenever you ask, and your account stays on BitterClip's own site.

Open ChatGPT Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode. Your workspace may require an admin to make this available.
Open the top-level Plugins page at chatgpt.com/plugins and click the plus button.
Enter Name — BitterClip — and a short description.
Under Connection, choose the public Server URL method and paste the address above (it ends in /mcp): https://app.bitterclip.com/mcp.
Create the connection. ChatGPT discovers BitterClip's sign-in setup automatically; sign in to BitterClip when prompted.
Review the tools ChatGPT discovered.

If ChatGPT asks you to connect BitterClip, complete the BitterClip sign-in window, then review the discovered tools.

The connection renews itself in the background, so you shouldn't need to sign in again. If ChatGPT ever asks you to reconnect, click Connect; you don't need to remove and re-add BitterClip.

Check the connection before making anything

Start a fresh chat and ask:

"Using BitterClip, list my three latest episodes with their titles and lengths. Don't open, edit, render, or publish anything."

That cleanly proves ChatGPT can reach your BitterClip account without mixing setup with an edit or render.

Then test the read-only editor handoff:

"Using BitterClip, open my most recent ready episode read-only in the BitterClip workspace. Don't place review points or change anything."

The transcript workspace should appear in the conversation when the current ChatGPT surface supports the interactive MCP workspace.

Make your first clip in chat

This needs a connection that can make changes (see the plan note at the top of this page). With a read-only connection, ChatGPT can still explain what it found and you continue in BitterClip's browser.

If your account is empty, upload a recording first so there's something to clip. The browser walkthrough shows you how. Once you have one, just ask:

Once your assistant is connected, you can just ask in plain words. Try:

"Pull up my latest interview and find the strongest moment."

Your assistant can inspect the Episode and point to a promising stretch. With a connection that supports write actions, it can save a review point and prepare the Episode editor. Review the source, then ask it to make a Clip or adjust a cut.

ChatGPT can inspect the Episode and point to a promising stretch. If your connection can make changes, it can save a review point and prepare the Episode editor. Inspect the source and choose the cut there; asking for a Clip saves an editable cut, while asking for an Export starts a separate render. A read-only connection can explain its findings and direct you to continue in BitterClip's browser.

Nothing posts until you set it up

You stay in control of what goes out. Nothing gets posted until you set up a channel first, and connecting one just lets BitterClip post on your behalf when you ask it to.

Every prepared post waits for review in BitterClip:

Check the exact video, post copy, destination, and account.
Confirm that package in BitterClip before it can be sent.

Your account, your plan, and your payment details always live on BitterClip's own site, and nothing you connect can reach them.

Troubleshooting

If the connection won't show up, the sign-in window doesn't open, or a clip doesn't appear the way you expected, see Troubleshooting.

The Creator trial lasts seven days and requires a card: $1 today, then $24/month. Cancel anytime. It includes $5 of agent work for one recording up to two hours. Start Creator trial. We'll email you a verification link after signup; confirm it to start uploading and transcribing recordings.