HeyGen · Launch Video Breakdown: Hook, Pacing & Motion Design
Video just became native to AI agents. Today we’re launching HeyGen MCP. Now you can create HeyGen videos directly inside tools like Claude Web, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Cursor. Just connect yo
Scene-by-scene timeline & spoken transcript
The Hook
Direct Hook & Objective
“Hey everyone, I want to give you a quick demo how you can connect your HeyGen MCP to Claude, so you can generate your video directly here.”
- On screen
- Good afternoon, onee Type / for commands Sonnet 4.6
- Camera
- Static full screen UI capture with webcam PIP inset in bottom-right corner
- Motion
- UI cursor movement with zoom focus on Claude chat interface
Problem Agitation
Opening Custom Connector Settings
“If you have paid account, if you click on this plus, add connector, and then custom connector here, and then on the plus button, you can click on add custom connector. And here you need to pick a name, which I say HeyGen.”
- On screen
- Add connectors Connectors Browse connectors Add custom connector Name Remote MCP server URL
- Camera
- Slight zoom-in on Claude modal dialogs
- Motion
- Pop-over menu open animation and form input typing
Product Reveal
Retrieving HeyGen MCP Endpoint
“And then for remote MCP server URL, if you open HeyGen API doc, you'll find HeyGen MCP under developer guide. You just need to open the doc and paste this URL.”
- On screen
- HeyGen Remote MCP Server https://mcp.heygen.com/mcp/v1/ What You Can Do
- Camera
- Cut to documentation browser window, cursor selection highlight, cut back to Claude modal
- Motion
- Text highlight selection, clipboard copy-paste action
Feature Teaser
OAuth Authorization
“If I go here, I can click on add. And now my HeyGen got added here, I need to click on connect. I need to give authorization access. That's it. So now my HeyGen is connected to Claude.”
- On screen
- Connect Authorization Required Claude MCP wants to access your account Authorize Access HeyGen custom Connected to HeyGen
- Camera
- Modal switch to Okta OAuth SSO screen, then transition back to Claude connectors settings
- Motion
- Button press feedback, OAuth authorization redirect flow
Feature Teaser
Prompting Video Generation Agent
“And now let me just paste my prompt. So my prompt is pretty easy: create a video using one of my HeyGen avatars (you can decide which one) with the following script: HeyGen MCP is now available through Claude! I can say also use HeyGen MCP for this video. Now it found it, generating a video using video agent. The video is processing... You can check the status by asking me to check on my HeyGen video in a minute or two... Okay, let's watch the video.”
- On screen
- create a video using one of my heygen avatars (you can decide which one) with the following script: "HeyGen MCP is now available through Claude!" Use HeyGen MCP for this video Generate video agent Video ID: eca6c2d0e34f43d59bfbf231edc85bde Status: Pending (rendering in progress) Your video is ready! Watch/Download Video
- Camera
- Static Claude prompt feed with vertical scroll following generation progress
- Motion
- Live agent tool invocation output, polling status update display
Call to Action
Generated Video Playback Proof
“HeyGen MCP is now available through Claude!”
- On screen
- HeyGen MCP NOW ON CLAUDE
- Camera
- Fullscreen video playback of AI avatar
- Motion
- Photorealistic AI avatar lip-sync with lower-third title card reveal
Motion design primitives
Synthesizable in Remotion · key components of the mcp-integration-screencast template.
WebcamPipOverlay
Rounded rectangle webcam feed fixed in the bottom-right corner over the main UI window.
+ Code construction recipe
Absolute positioned video element with border-radius, subtle drop-shadow, and fixed aspect ratio overlaying the screen container.
LowerThirdCallout
Accent vertical line accompanied by bold title and subline fading and sliding in horizontally.
+ Code construction recipe
Remotion spring interpolation driving transform translateX and opacity from frame 0 to 15, colored with brand accents.
Style DNA & aesthetic system
Visual aesthetic
Typography
Motion
Special effects
Pacing & rhythm
Conceptual story rhythm
- 1
Introduction
Purpose. Define the tutorial objective upfront.
Execution. Host in PIP introduces Claude UI.
- 2
Connector Setup
Purpose. Demonstrate technical configuration step-by-step.
Execution. Pasting remote MCP URL from HeyGen docs into Claude modal.
- 3
Agent Execution
Purpose. Show AI tool calling in action.
Execution. Submitting prompt, triggering HeyGen agent, and polling render status.
- 4
Output Reveal
Purpose. Validate successful completion with final rendered avatar video.
Execution. Full screen playback of generated spokesperson avatar.
Remix in Animatiq Studio
Master remix prompt · agent-ready
Sample remix
Objective
Connecting an automated customer support MCP to Claude.How the recipe adapts
Replace HeyGen credentials and video agent with support ticket API endpoint and trigger an autonomous customer ticket resolution demo.Remix blueprint · mcp-integration-screencast
Scene durations (5 scenes, 103s)
Key Remotion components
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