ChatCut Plugin Basics (Claude Code)

Purpose

Use this as the base operating context whenever Claude Code works with a ChatCut project through the ChatCut plugin.

Surface scope: this skill covers the hosted ChatCut plugin (plugin:chatcut:chatcut) only. When the conversation uses ChatCut Desktop (chatcut_desktop* servers), follow the desktop server's own instructions and skip this skill unless the user explicitly chooses the plugin/web surface — desktop media is registered locally (no uploads) and delivery happens in the ChatCut Desktop window, not a browser.

Host scope: this is the Claude Code edition. In Codex, use the chatcut-plugin-basics skill instead of this one.

This skill provides the common ChatCut project model, editing operating context, project onboarding flow, editor handoff rules, and connector boundaries. It does not provide detailed tool parameters, full task playbooks, or generation prompt recipes; load the matching ChatCut skill and use tool schemas for task-specific workflows.

MCP setup and authentication

MCP-first rule: before checking, installing, opening, or troubleshooting ChatCut Desktop, check the hosted ChatCut MCP registration and authentication. Desktop is never the first setup path for this plugin, and a missing or unauthenticated hosted MCP server is not evidence that the Desktop app needs to be installed.