Edit videos with OpenClaw

Add Tella and edit videos from any chat app.

Set up Tella in OpenClaw

Always-on agents in your chat apps. Connect Tella once and approve the sign-in. No Tella account yet? You can sign up when you sign in, with a 7-day free trial.

Full setup guide All agents

1
Add Tella
Set the transport and OAuth explicitly: OpenClaw falls back to SSE without them.
Terminal
```
openclaw mcp add tella --url https://api.tella.com/mcp --transport streamable-http --auth oauth
```
2
Sign in to Tella
Open the link this prints and sign in. If OpenClaw asks for a code, pass it with --code.
Terminal
```
openclaw mcp login tella
```
3
Add Tella's editing skills (optional)
The skills teach your agent to read a video before editing it, pick the right tool, and check the result. They add workflows like removing mistakes, auto layouts and short clips.
Terminal
```
npx skills add tellahq/skills -g -a openclaw
```

Ask OpenClaw to…

OpenClaw reads the transcript and timeline, makes the edits with Tella's tools, and sends you a link.

OpenClawtella · api.tella.com/mcp

Remove the filler words and long pauses from my latest Tella video, then add zooms wherever I click.

tellalist_videos
tellaget_transcript
tellaremove_fillers
tellaremove_silences
tellagenerate_auto_zooms

Done. The filler words and long pauses are gone, and each click now zooms in. Here's the link to watch it.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, once you connect Tella. OpenClaw 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.

Run openclaw mcp add tella --url https://api.tella.com/mcp --transport streamable-http --auth oauth, then openclaw mcp login tella. Open the link it prints and sign in to Tella. If OpenClaw asks for a code, run openclaw mcp login tella --code <code>.

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.

OpenClaw 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.

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.