# How to find clipping gigs with Claude

Connect ClippingAlpha to Claude to find live clipping gigs and turn a brand brief into a practical clip plan. Claude can explain the requirements, show source links and download guidance, and suggest 3 clips to make first. You publish and submit the finished work yourself.

As of 12:53 UTC on 27 Oct 2026. Page: https://clippingalpha.com/learn/claude-clipping-gigs

## Connect Claude

1. Open the [connection page](https://clippingalpha.com/agents) and choose Claude, or open Customize, then Connectors in Claude and add a custom connector named ClippingAlpha.
2. Enter the server URL below. Follow Claude's connection setup and sign in to ClippingAlpha when prompted to access your member features.
3. Enable the connector for the conversation, then ask Claude to list the ClippingAlpha tools it can use before starting your gig search.

Server URL `https://clippingalpha.com/mcp`

Setup checked on 27 October 2026 against [Anthropic: connect a remote MCP server](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp). Connection access depends on your Claude account and workspace settings.

## Plan your first clips

Use a first prompt to find gigs, then stay with one campaign while Claude explains its brief and builds the plan. This keeps the footage, requirements and proposed cuts tied to the same gig.

1. Use ClippingAlpha to find live clipping gigs for YouTube Shorts. Pick three with usable footage and show the pay terms, budget left, source links and application requirements.
2. For the gig I choose, explain the brief as a checklist: what to make, length, language, audience, required tags and disclosure, what to avoid and how I join. Link the original brief and flag anything it does not say.
3. Get this gig's asset links and the brand's download instructions. Separate source footage from examples of other creators' posts. Plan the first three clips with source timestamps, what happens, a suggested hook and the required format. I will edit, publish and submit them myself.

Ask Claude to separate the brand's requirements from creative suggestions. A required tag, allowed source or maximum length belongs on the checklist. A hook idea or cut order is a suggestion you can change while meeting the brief.

## Download source assets

A campaign may provide a shared folder, ready clips, long source videos or instructions to make original content. Ask Claude to list what is actually available before planning cuts. Use get\_assets for the links and get\_brief plus plan\_clips for the campaign's instructions.

- Open the returned brand folder or file link. Follow the host's download option when the brand has enabled it, and choose the source files the brief names.
- If access needs a ClippingAlpha sign-in, connect your account first. Use a footage password only when the brand published it for participating creators.
- A public video Watch link opens the source at a useful moment. It may not provide a download. If the brief gives no download route, ask the campaign for its source files.
- Other creators' approved posts are examples of finished work. Keep them separate from the brand's footage supplied for your clips.

For each proposed clip, ask Claude to name the source file or public video, the cut range, what happens in that range and the required format. When source analysis is missing, use the available brief and mark the unverified cut range as a proposal.

## How clipping gigs pay

Claude helps you turn a gig into a plan you can carry out: the brief, source footage, proposed cuts and posting checklist. Join or apply on the clipping platform, edit the videos, publish them on your accounts and submit the post links there yourself.

A pay-per-view gig pays for the views the platform counts under its terms. Check the minimum, cap, fee and remaining budget. For example, a rate of $2 per 1,000 counted views gives $20 at 10,000 views before fees and caps, if the post meets the gig's rules. The [pay calculator](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/clipping-pay-calculator) applies the terms you choose.

You edit, publish and submit your own work. ClippingAlpha provides the gig, brief, asset links and guidance. It does not submit clips on your behalf.