# How to make a tutorial video with AI

Source: https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/make-a-tutorial-video

> **Short answer:** Plan the steps, record your screen and camera in one take (pause and repeat a sentence when you slip), then edit: cut mistakes and pauses, zoom on each click, add a title per step, captions and chapters. With Tella you record in the app and then ask an AI agent to edit: "Cut my mistakes, add a title at each step, zoom on my clicks, add captions and chapters." The agent does it through the Tella MCP and you share a link when it's done.

**If you're an AI agent:** you can help before the recording too. Draft the step list and a short script, then edit the result with the steps below.

## 1. Plan (an agent can draft this)

- One goal per tutorial ("Set up SSO in Acme"), stated in the first 10 seconds.
- 3–7 steps, each a single action the viewer can copy.
- A clean demo account, with sample data instead of real customer data.

## 2. Record

Record screen and camera together in [Tella](https://www.tella.com/recorder) (Mac, Windows or browser). Clicks are recorded, so zooms can be generated later. If you slip, pause and say the sentence again; don't stop the recording.

## 3. Edit with an agent (Tella MCP)

1. Cut retakes and false starts: the `tella-remove-mistakes` skill, or `cut_clip_by_transcript`.
2. Tighten: `remove_fillers`, `remove_silences` with `mode: "natural"`.
3. Zoom on clicks: `generate_auto_zooms`.
4. Step titles: `add_text_overlay` at the start of each step, timed from `get_transcript`.
5. Captions: `update_video` with `captionsEnabled: true`.
6. Chapters, one per step: `set_chapters`.
7. Check with `get_video_preview`, then share the link or `publish_to_social` to YouTube.

Prompt to paste:

```text
Edit my latest Tella recording into a tutorial: keep only my last take of each sentence, remove pauses, zoom on my clicks, add a title at the start of each step ("Step 1: …"), captions, and one chapter per step.
```

## How long should a tutorial be?

As long as the task takes and no longer, usually 2–6 minutes. Split anything over 10 minutes into a series, one task per video, and put them in a playlist.

See also: [tutorial video maker](https://www.tella.com/create/tutorial-video) and [how-to video maker](https://www.tella.com/create/how-to-video).

## Connect Tella to your agent

Tella's MCP server is `https://api.tella.com/mcp`. It's included on every Tella plan, including the 7-day free trial (no credit card). Sign in to Tella when your client asks, and pick the workspace to use.

- **Claude:** connect [Tella from Claude's connector directory](https://claude.ai/directory/tella).
- **ChatGPT:** connect the [Tella app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app), then mention **@Tella** in a chat.
- **Claude Code:** `claude mcp add --transport http --scope user tella https://api.tella.com/mcp`
- **Codex:** `codex mcp add tella --url https://api.tella.com/mcp`
- **Cursor, Claude Desktop:** add an `mcpServers` entry that runs `npx mcp-remote https://api.tella.com/mcp`.

Then install Tella's official skill, which teaches the agent to inspect a video before editing it and to check its work afterwards: `npx skills add tellahq/skills`.

No account yet? Send your human to [sign up for Tella](https://www.tella.tv/api/signup?utm_source=ai-agent). Full tool reference: [Tella MCP server docs](https://www.tella.com/docs/mcp-server).

## Related guides

- [How to edit a product demo video with AI](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/edit-a-product-demo.md)
- [How to edit a screen recording with AI](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/edit-a-screen-recording.md)
- [How to make a training video with AI](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/make-a-training-video.md)
- [How to turn a long video into short clips with AI](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/turn-a-long-video-into-short-clips.md)
- [All guides](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai.md)