Make a campaign image in ChatGPT. Turn a product photo into a short film with Claude. Ask Codex for the visuals your new site needs. Creativly MCP brings your image and video tools into the conversation, with results saved in your Creativly projects.
Describe the result you want, choose where to keep it and set a budget. Your assistant can check the price, create the media and bring back the original. The same project is waiting when you open Creativly.
Start with the brief. Keep the work together.
MCP is the Model Context Protocol: it lets an assistant use tools in another service with your permission. For Creativly, that means working with your existing projects, media models and credits.
- Pick a project.
Use a project you already work in, or ask for a new one. Give the image or video session a name you will recognize, such as Autumn launch.
- See the price first.
Your assistant can suggest a model and check the cost of your chosen settings. Asking for a quote does not start a generation or spend credits.
- Create and review.
Once approved, the work runs in Creativly. Your assistant can check progress and return the completed original, along with a link to its saved session.
- Come back to it.
Resume the session tomorrow, animate an image you chose, or edit a completed video. Your results stay with the project.
A useful brief can be short.
Replace Studio ceramics with your project name. Ask for a quote before creating; the available models and current price come from your account.
In Studio ceramics, make a warm product photo of an ivory teapot on limestone in afternoon window light. Save it in Autumn launch. Quote one square image, within 10 credits.
Animate the teapot image we chose into a six-second film with a slow camera push and soft moving light. Keep it in the same project. Show me a quote within 10 credits first.
In the latest teapot film, change the teapot to terracotta. Keep its shape, lighting and camera movement. Quote one edit within 10 credits before starting.
Resume Autumn launch in Studio ceramics. Show me the latest results, check anything still running and give me a fresh download link for my favorite image.
References must already be in that project. Upload a new image or video in Creativly first. Video editing uses one completed or processed source clip, up to thirty seconds; individual models may accept shorter clips.
The last prompt only reads existing work. It does not start another generation.
Choose the access. Set the budget.
The starting limits are 10 credits per generation and 100 credits for the connection. Every paid request must fit both your per-generation cap and remaining budget. Several variants count toward one combined total.
| What you ask for | What happens to credits |
|---|---|
| Browse, quote, resume or check progress | No generation charge. |
| Create media with platform credits | Uses your existing wallet and the same model pricing as the Creativly app. |
| Recover the same request after a timeout | One accepted generation, one charge. |
| Use an existing BYOK connection | Your provider bills separately; your existing key access and quotas apply. |
| A provider cannot complete the job | The usual refund policy applies. A wallet refund does not refill the connection’s spending budget. |
Access expires after 30 days. Revoke a connection from Connected clients whenever you need to. Work already accepted continues.
Your preferred client. Your Creativly projects.
The setup guide has the connection URL and steps for each client. Access to custom connections depends on your client’s plan and administrator settings.
Claude and ChatGPT use their custom connector flow and browser sign-in. Codex and Claude Code also support adding the remote server from the command line. A private ChatGPT connection is separate from an approved public directory listing.
Results include an original download link and a link back to the Creativly session. Your client decides whether to show media inline or as a link. Original links last fifteen minutes; ask for a fresh one whenever you need it.
Help when you need it.
- ChatGPT cannot find the Creativly tools.
- Open the Creativly plugin’s settings and refresh its tools. Start a new conversation, select Creativly, and first ask it to show your projects and credit balance. This checks the connection without spending generation credits.
- I cannot see my project.
- Reconnect and include it in the projects you approve. This release supports owned projects; shared or member-only projects are not included.
- The quote expired or the price changed.
- Ask for a fresh quote with the same settings. If it exceeds your budget, choose a different model or change the settings before approving.
- The assistant disconnected while creating.
- Ask it to check the existing request. Accepted work keeps running, and recovering that request does not start or charge another generation.
- My download link expired.
- Ask for a fresh original link from the same saved result. You do not need to generate it again.
- The model will not accept my reference.
- Ask the assistant to check the model’s supported inputs and clip length. New uploads must finish processing before they can be used.
For developers: tools, retries and original links
Use list_models and get_model for canonical model IDs and settings. A quote_generation quote lasts five minutes. Submit unchanged arguments with its quote ID and an explicit max_credits.
Persist client_request_id before submission. Retry identical arguments with that same key after an ambiguous failure; a new key means a new job. Use the returned batch ID with get_job until it is terminal.
get_asset returns the original MIME type, a signed URL lasting 900 seconds and a standard MCP resource link. Keep the asset ID to renew the link. Client rendering varies; there is no custom ChatGPT gallery widget in this release.
To edit, check supports_video_edit, quote with video_edit and one source_video_asset_id, then call edit_video. The verified source duration is preserved. Direct uploads, arbitrary URL imports, image editing and job cancellation are not exposed.
A few things to know.
What is Creativly MCP?
Creativly MCP connects an AI assistant to your existing Creativly account through the Model Context Protocol. It can find approved projects, create and resume sessions, discover models, quote image or video generation, submit jobs and retrieve original results.
Is Creativly MCP available now?
Yes. Open the setup guide to connect your client with your Creativly account. Custom connector access depends on your client’s plan and settings. A public ChatGPT directory listing is a separate review process.
Which clients can connect?
The setup guide covers Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Claude Code using the remote MCP endpoint and OAuth. Your client plan, administrator policy and access to custom connections can affect availability.
Does MCP use my existing Creativly credits?
Yes. Accepted platform generations use the same account wallet and model pricing as Creativly. Quotes and status checks do not debit generation credits. Each submission must fit its quoted price, request cap and connection budget. Existing BYOK provider charges and quotas still apply.
Can I continue work in the Creativly app?
Yes. Projects, sessions and generated results are saved in Creativly. Use the returned app link to open the session. Resuming reads recent work; it does not generate media or copy your assistant conversation into Creativly.
Can I use reference images or edit through MCP?
Create images from text, create videos with up to five existing image assets, or edit one existing video with a compatible model. Video edits use a verified source duration of up to thirty seconds; individual models may have lower limits. Upload new references in Creativly first. Image editing, direct MCP uploads, arbitrary URL imports and job cancellation are not exposed.
What happens if my assistant disconnects?
Accepted jobs continue. Ask the assistant to recover the existing request and check its progress. Recovering the same accepted request does not create or charge another generation. Download links expire after fifteen minutes; the asset ID can be used to request a fresh link.
How do I remove access?
Open Connected clients in Creativly to revoke a connection. Grants expire after thirty days and are limited to selected owned projects, with optional permission to create new projects. Revocation prevents future access; already accepted jobs continue.
Bring the next brief.
Choose your client and connect it to your Creativly projects.
Open the setup guide