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Cursor is an AI-first code editor. Connect the Pictory MCP server and Cursor’s Agent gains a set of Pictory tools: you describe the video you want and it creates it through your Pictory account, without writing any API code. You do not need an API key or an API subscription. Sign in with your Pictory account through the Pictory sign-in page.
Motion graphics for Pictory 3.0 accounts. Create expressive animated scenes and continue editing the same project in Pictory 3.0. See what you can create.

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Prerequisites

  • Cursor installed
  • A Pictory account with an active subscription or eligible Free Trial: app.pictory.ai. Available video minutes, voice-over usage, and AI Credits depend on your plan.

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Connect

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Open the MCP settings

In Cursor, open Settings, then MCP, and choose Add new MCP server. You can also edit the configuration file directly: ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project root to share it with the repository.
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Add the Pictory server

The URL is all that is needed. The server supports dynamic client registration, so Cursor registers itself. Do not add an API_KEY header; this server does not take one.
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Sign in

Cursor shows the server as needing authentication. Start the sign-in and a browser opens on the Pictory login page. Sign in with your Pictory email and password, or continue with Google. The browser hands control back to Cursor and the server shows as connected.
4

Check the tools

The Pictory tools appear in the MCP settings panel. Open the Agent and ask for a video.

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What You Can Ask For

Pictory 2.0 and Pictory 3.0 are versions of the Pictory video app. Your account determines the only type of new video you can create through the MCP connector: The Agent checks your account automatically. It does not ask you to choose between these video types. Pictory 3.0 users do not need separate activation for Motion Graphics. The MCP server rejects Motion Graphics creation requests from Pictory 2.0 accounts.
Moving to Pictory 3.0 is a one-way change. If you use Pictory 2.0 and want Motion Graphics, contact Pictory support to enable Pictory 3.0 for your account. After your account moves to Pictory 3.0, you cannot switch back to Pictory 2.0. New videos you create through MCP will use Motion Graphics only.
For motion graphics, choose a Brand Kit 2.0 from Pictory 3.0 or None early in the conversation. Settle narration, music, and transitions. The assistant asks about stock media, AI-generated media, both, or none only if you have not already given a preference. Finalize narration, narrator, music, and scene count before creation. Later chat revisions can change the visual design. The project is saved automatically and opens in the Motion Studio editor in Pictory 3.0. On plans that charge render credits, Motion Graphics videos made through MCP cost 200 AI Credits per video minute for the project’s first successful render. Before rendering the finished motion video, the assistant shows your available credits and the cost, then waits for your confirmation. This applies even if you asked to render in your first message or the render costs zero credits. See credits and rendering. Only Standard videos ask whether Pictory designs the scenes or you design them together. They offer the choice to save an editable project. A Standard preview takes 2–5 minutes and a render 5–15 minutes. See the Pictory MCP Server overview for details.

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Get the New Features: Existing Users

Disconnect Pictory in your MCP settings, remove its existing registration, then add it again using the connection steps above. Sign in with the same Pictory account and start a new conversation. Your saved Pictory projects stay in your account.

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Troubleshooting

Cause: The return address Cursor used is not one Pictory recognizes.Resolution: Start the sign-in from Cursor’s MCP settings rather than by opening the server URL in a browser. If it persists, the editor’s callback address may not yet be registered with Pictory; contact support with the error shown in the browser.
Cause: Cursor reads the tool list once it has authenticated, so an unauthenticated server shows none.Resolution: Confirm the server shows as signed in, then reload the MCP settings panel. Restart Cursor if the list is still empty.
Cause: The sign-in has expired, or the connected account does not have access to the requested feature or sufficient remaining usage.Resolution: Check the subscription at app.pictory.ai, then disconnect and reconnect the server.

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Next Steps

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