Cliphi Agent API · Gemini CLI
Generate clips from Gemini CLI
Gemini CLI can call the Cliphi API with its shell tools. One prompt starts the job; the follow-up poll brings back clip URLs and the moment list, ready for the next step in your session.
Please keep a human in the loop before anything gets published.
How it works in Gemini CLI
- 1. Export your Cliphi key in the environment Gemini CLI runs in.
- 2. Prompt it to POST the video URL and poll the returned status URL.
- 3. Use the JSON it gets back to present, filter, or hand off the clips.
Start a job
curl -X POST https://www.cliphi.com/api/v1/jobs \
-H "X-API-Key: chp_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"}'{
"job_id": "9f2c1b8e-...",
"status": "processing",
"status_url": "/api/v1/jobs/9f2c1b8e-..."
}Poll until done
Jobs run asynchronously and usually finish in a few minutes. The finished job includes rendered clips plus every detected moment with its score, transcript excerpt, and a raw preview URL, so the agent can show its human what else deserves a render.
curl https://www.cliphi.com/api/v1/jobs/9f2c1b8e-... \
-H "X-API-Key: chp_live_..."{
"job_id": "9f2c1b8e-...",
"status": "completed",
"video": { "title": "My podcast ep. 42", "duration_seconds": 3611 },
"clips": [
{
"clip_id": "c_01",
"title": "Why nobody presses the money button",
"url": "https://cdn.cliphi.com/clips/....mp4",
"thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.cliphi.com/thumbs/....jpg",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
"viral_score": 92
}
],
"moments": [
{
"moment_id": "m_07",
"title": "The enterprise pricing rant",
"viral_score": 79,
"transcript_excerpt": "and that is why per-seat pricing...",
"preview_url": "https://cdn.cliphi.com/source/....mp4",
"rendered": false
}
]
}Priced per use, in credits
The API spends the same credits as the Cliphi app: processing is billed per video minute and rendering per clip, so an agent pays for exactly what it uses. No seats, no separate API plan.
FAQ
How do I get a key?
Email [email protected] from your Cliphi account email. Keys are tied to your account and its credit balance.
What about supercuts and threads?
Coming to the same endpoint as new formats. Clips shipped first.
Can the agent publish directly?
Publishing through your connected social accounts is on the roadmap. Today the agent gets clip URLs it can post with any tool you already use.