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Trim a video

trim_video

Save one stretch of an owned video as a new clip, using a keyframe copy by default. Set accurate true to re-encode an exact window for seamless adjacent cuts. Specify the start time and duration in seconds. Video only; a sound is trim_audio. Costs no credits; uses account storage. get_generation waits for the result.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "source": "<source>",
      "start_seconds": "<start_seconds>",
      "duration_seconds": "<duration_seconds>"
    },
    "name": "trim_video"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`source`	Yes
`accurate`	No
`start_seconds`	Yes
`duration_seconds`	Yes

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`message`	Yes
`generation`	Yes	One image, clip, voice-over or piece of music.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed20 schema fields changedNov 4, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / description

Added value: +"One image, clip, voice-over or piece of music."

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / app_url / description
```
Added value: +"Opens it in the app."
```
addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / aspect_ratio / description
```
Added value: +"Null for audio."
```
addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / created_at / format
```
Added value: +"date-time"
```

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / credits

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Credits charged. Zero when your own provider key or the free allowance paid.",
+  "type": [
+    "number",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}

removedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / credits_cost
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": [
-    "number",
-    "null"
-  ]
-}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / error / description
```
Added value: +"Why it failed. Null otherwise."
```
removedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / generation_id
```
Removed value: -{
-  "format": "uuid",
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / id

Added value: +{
+  "format": "uuid",
+  "type": "string"
+}

removedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / kind

Removed value: -{
-  "enum": [
-    "image",
-    "video",
-    "audio",
-    "tool"
-  ],
-  "type": "string"
-}

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / model / description
```
Added value: +"The model id it was made with (`GET /v1/models`)."
```

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / object

Added value: +{
+  "const": "generation",
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / output_url / description

Added value: +"The finished file, once `ready`. A signed link that works for about an hour; read the generation again for a fresh one."

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / paid_by / description

Added value: +"Who paid: \"credits\", \"house\" (the free allowance), \"server\" (a server that charges nothing), or the vendor of your own key (\"replicate\", \"fal\", …)."

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / ready_in_seconds / description

Added value: +"Roughly how long an unfinished generation has left; 0 means past its usual time."

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / recipe_id

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "$ref": "#/properties/generation/properties/id"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "The recipe it was made with, if any."
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / status / description
```
Added value: +"`ready` and `failed` are final."
```

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / thumbnail_url

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "$ref": "#/properties/generation/properties/output_url/anyOf/0"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "A small still of the result, for a grid. Null for audio and while it works."
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / type

Added value: +{
+  "description": "What was made. New values may be added; treat an unknown one as opaque.",
+  "enum": [
+    "image",
+    "clip",
+    "voiceover",
+    "music",
+    "tool"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

changedOutput schema / properties / generation / required

Previous value: -[
-  "generation_id",
-  "kind",
-  "status",
-  "model",
-  "prompt",
-  "aspect_ratio",
-  "refined_from",
-  "caption_style",
-  "output_url",
-  "credits_cost",
-  "paid_by",
-  "error",
-  "vendor_phase",
-  "stalled",
-  "ready_in_seconds",
-  "created_at",
-  "app_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "id",
+  "type",
+  "status",
+  "model",
+  "prompt",
+  "aspect_ratio",
+  "output_url",
+  "thumbnail_url",
+  "credits",
+  "paid_by",
+  "error",
+  "ready_in_seconds",
+  "recipe_id",
+  "created_at",
+  "app_url",
+  "refined_from",
+  "caption_style",
+  "vendor_phase",
+  "stalled"
+]

Changed2 schema fields changedOct 26, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / paid_by
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": [
+    "string",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}
```

changedOutput schema / properties / generation / required

Previous value: -[
-  "generation_id",
-  "kind",
-  "status",
-  "model",
-  "prompt",
-  "aspect_ratio",
-  "refined_from",
-  "caption_style",
-  "output_url",
-  "credits_cost",
-  "error",
-  "vendor_phase",
-  "stalled",
-  "ready_in_seconds",
-  "created_at",
-  "app_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "generation_id",
+  "kind",
+  "status",
+  "model",
+  "prompt",
+  "aspect_ratio",
+  "refined_from",
+  "caption_style",
+  "output_url",
+  "credits_cost",
+  "paid_by",
+  "error",
+  "vendor_phase",
+  "stalled",
+  "ready_in_seconds",
+  "created_at",
+  "app_url"
+]

Changed2 schema fields changedOct 21, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / generation / properties / ready_in_seconds
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": [
+    "number",
+    "null"
+  ]
+}
```

changedOutput schema / properties / generation / required

Previous value: -[
-  "generation_id",
-  "kind",
-  "status",
-  "model",
-  "prompt",
-  "aspect_ratio",
-  "refined_from",
-  "caption_style",
-  "output_url",
-  "credits_cost",
-  "error",
-  "vendor_phase",
-  "stalled",
-  "created_at",
-  "app_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "generation_id",
+  "kind",
+  "status",
+  "model",
+  "prompt",
+  "aspect_ratio",
+  "refined_from",
+  "caption_style",
+  "output_url",
+  "credits_cost",
+  "error",
+  "vendor_phase",
+  "stalled",
+  "ready_in_seconds",
+  "created_at",
+  "app_url"
+]

First observedOct 15, 2026

TDQS

A4.7/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Beyond the annotations (which only say non-readOnly, non-destructive, non-idempotent), the description discloses billing ("Costs no credits"), resource side effects ("uses account storage"), the default encoding strategy (keyframe copy) versus the re-encode path, and the completion pattern ("get_generation waits for the result"). Those are exactly the operational facts an agent needs before invoking a non-idempotent write.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Six short sentences, front-loaded with the action and output, then default behavior, then the opt-in flag, then units, exclusions, cost, and follow-up. Every sentence contributes a distinct fact and none restates the tool name or annotations.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

The tool has an output schema, so return values need not be described; the async completion path is still noted. Cost, storage impact, default encoding, exact-mode semantics, and the video-only restriction cover everything needed to call a 4-parameter mutation correctly, apart from the unexplained source union.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 0%, so the description must carry the load, and it does for the least obvious parameter: accurate is explained with its default (keyframe copy) and tradeoff (exact window for seamless cuts). It also supplies units for start_seconds and duration_seconds, which the schema's bare "number" types omit. The source parameter's upload-vs-generation union is never explained, which is a real gap for a required parameter.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

"Save one stretch of an owned video as a new clip" gives a specific verb (save/create a clip) and resource (a stretch of an owned video) with defined scope (one contiguous window). It explicitly separates itself from the audio sibling: "Video only; a sound is trim_audio."

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

It states the condition that should select the non-default path ("Set accurate true to re-encode an exact window for seamless adjacent cuts") and names the audio alternative, trim_audio, with an explicit exclusion. It does not address when to trim versus neighboring video tools such as join_clips, loop_video, or extract_video_frame, so routing among video-manipulation siblings is left to inference.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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