# Edit videos with ChatGPT

> Open Tella in ChatGPT's app directory, connect it, and sign in to Tella. Then mention @Tella in a chat to find and manage videos, edit clips, organize playlists, and start exports.

Page: https://www.tella.com/agents/chatgpt · MCP server: `https://api.tella.com/mcp` · Setup guide: https://www.tella.com/docs/mcp-server#setup

## Set up Tella in ChatGPT

1. **Open Tella in ChatGPT.** Connect the official Tella app from ChatGPT's app directory. [Open Tella in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app)

2. **Sign in to Tella.** Tella opens in your browser. Sign in and pick the workspace ChatGPT should use. ChatGPT gets the same permissions you have in that workspace.

3. **Mention @Tella in a chat.** Ask for an edit in plain language. ChatGPT asks before it changes anything.

## Prompts to try in ChatGPT

- **Clean up a recording:** Remove the filler words and long pauses from my latest Tella video, then add zooms wherever I click.
- **Fix a mistake:** Find the Tella video where I talk about pricing and cut the part where I misspoke.
- **Make a short:** Turn the best 45 seconds of my latest demo into a 9:16 short with captions.
- **Publish it:** Export my onboarding video, make it public, and publish it to our YouTube channel.
- **Record a demo:** Record a product demo of https://example.com/pricing with Auto Capture and send me the link when it's ready.

## Questions people ask

### Can ChatGPT edit videos?

Yes, once you connect Tella. ChatGPT can't edit a video file by itself, but with the Tella MCP server it can cut clips by transcript, remove filler words and silences, add zooms, layouts, captions and B-roll, export, and publish to YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and Facebook.

### How do I connect ChatGPT to Tella?

Open Tella in ChatGPT's app directory, connect it, and sign in to Tella. Then mention @Tella in a chat to find and manage videos, edit clips, organize playlists, and start exports.

### Do I need an API key?

No. You sign in to Tella in your browser with OAuth and pick a workspace, and the agent never sees your password. Use an API key only for scripts, CI, or a client that can't open a browser.

### Can ChatGPT change videos without asking?

ChatGPT works with your Tella permissions in the workspace you pick, and only edits videos you can edit. Most agents ask before running a tool that changes something, and you can disconnect Tella at any time.

### Is it free?

The Tella MCP server is included on every plan, including the 7-day free trial with no credit card. Pro is $13 a month, billed annually. Auto Capture uses credits for each take.

### Can ChatGPT upgrade my Tella plan?

No. OpenAI's app guidelines don't allow apps to sell plans or credits, so in ChatGPT you upgrade or buy credits on Tella's billing page. Everything else, including editing, exporting and publishing, works the same as in other agents.

## More

- All agents that work with Tella: https://www.tella.com/agents.md
- MCP server reference: https://www.tella.com/docs/mcp-server.md
- Let your agent set itself up: https://www.tella.com/docs/ai-onboarding.md
- Edit a video with ChatGPT: https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/edit-video-with-chatgpt.md