Model Context Protocol (MCP)

MCP lets an AI assistant like Claude operate your Doublespeed account for you: you describe what you want in plain English, and it calls Doublespeed directly to research trends, create content, manage accounts, and queue posts.

Your assistant gets the same access you have in the dashboard. It reads your products, templates, and media library, then creates content that matches your brand.

Server URL:

https://doublespeed.ai/api/mcp

Connect Your Client

Claude Code

In your terminal, add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http doublespeed https://doublespeed.ai/api/mcp

Then start Claude Code by running claude, and inside the session type:

/mcp

Select doublespeed and follow the browser prompt to sign in. /mcp is a command you run inside the Claude Code session, not in your shell.

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doublespeed": {
      "url": "https://doublespeed.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "doublespeed": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://doublespeed.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other Clients

Any MCP-compatible client can connect over streamable HTTP:

• URL: https://doublespeed.ai/api/mcp
• Auth: OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. Your browser opens to authorize, so there is no key to paste.

First Steps: Select a Product

Your MCP session is scoped to one product at a time, and most tools refuse to run until a product is selected. Do this first (or just ask your assistant to):

1. whoami shows who you are and which product, if any, is currently active.
2. list_products lists the products you can access.
3. set_product selects the active product. Every tool call after this is scoped to it.

Your selection persists across sessions, so you usually only do this once. Generation charges credits to the active product, so confirm you are on the right one before creating content. Rendering previews, rendering slides or videos, and queueing do not consume credits.

Tool Reference

Getting started

Products

Accounts

Posts

Research

Starting new trending-video research runs is temporarily unavailable while the research device workflow is repaired.

Generation

Rendering and Drafts

preview_slides, preview_video, and compose_video are aliases of render_slides, render_video_preview, and render_video.

Templates

Review Links

Media Library

What Can I Actually Do With This?

Once connected, you work in plain English. Some real examples:

• Queue a post across accounts: "Take the top variant from this review link and queue it to all three skincare accounts."
• Render a slideshow draft: "Make a 5-slide carousel about morning routines using the livfresh emotional template, show me a preview, then save it as a draft with a review link."
• Batch edits: "The hook text on slide 1 is overflowing on every variant in this draft, shorten each one to under 8 words."

FAQ

How do I get an API key?

You don't need one for MCP. The server uses OAuth: when you connect, your browser opens and you sign in to your Doublespeed account.

If you want a key for the separate REST API, open your product in the dashboard, click API at the bottom left of the sidebar, and use Create Key. Keys start with ds- and are scoped to one product.

What auth does the MCP server use?

OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. Access tokens last 1 day and refresh automatically; refresh tokens last 90 days. Your session sees the same products you see in the dashboard.

I get "No product selected"

Most tools require an active product. Ask your assistant to run list_products and then set_product with the product you want. Only whoami, list_products, set_product, and list_models work without one.

I get "Active subscription required"

Generation tools use paid services and require an active subscription on the product. Rendering previews, rendering slides or videos, and queueing do not consume credits. Upgrade at doublespeed.ai.

I get "Invalid or expired token" or a 401

Re-authenticate. In Claude Code, run /mcp inside the session and reconnect doublespeed. If that fails, remove and re-add the server:

claude mcp remove doublespeed
claude mcp add --transport http doublespeed https://doublespeed.ai/api/mcp

Why did my call hit a rate limit?

Expensive operations (generation, rendering, research) are rate limited per user. The error tells you how long to wait before retrying.