AI agent for video editing
An AI agent for video editing is software that edits footage you already have, the way an editor would at a desk. A Monmo agent sorts the clips, cuts a first version, adds captions and titles, makes vertical versions for Reels, TikTok and Shorts and exports thumbnails, on its own computer. It asks before uploading. Filming, the concept and approving the final cut stay with you.
Updated 2026-11-13 · Free to start. Paid plans from $15 a month.
The job description, line by line
Each line is a duty that appears in typical job descriptions for this role. Beside it is how the agent handles that line and how far it goes on its own.
- Does itResearch, reading, drafting and building. Nothing leaves your business.
- Does it, asks firstThe last step sends, posts, pays or changes a record, so it shows you a card first.
- Prepares it, you decideThe line needs your judgement. The agent brings the facts and a recommendation.
- Stays with youCalls, meetings in person, signatures and relationships.
| # | In the job description | How the agent does it | How far it goes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Review the brief and raw footage, then organise, label and sync clips and audio. | Reads the brief, then goes through every file in your Google Drive folder: it transcribes the speech, names its copies by scene and take, lines up separately recorded audio with the picture, and logs the usable takes in Google Sheets. | Does it |
| 02 | Cut and sequence footage into a rough cut, then refine it into a final cut. | Assembles a rough cut on its own computer from the script or transcript, removing false starts and long pauses, and saves it to the Library for you to watch. It then tightens the edit from your notes, one numbered version at a time. | Does it |
| 03 | Add music, sound effects and voice-over, and clean up the audio. | Lays the music, effects and voice-over files you supply in Google Drive under the picture, lowers the music whenever someone speaks, evens out loudness between clips and reduces steady background noise. Choosing the music and clearing its licence are yours. | Does it |
| 04 | Add captions, titles, graphics, transitions and simple motion effects. | On its own computer it transcribes the speech and sets captions in step with the voice, checked against your list of names. It adds titles, lower thirds and your logo in your fonts and colours, with plain cuts, fades and slow zooms. | Does it |
| 05 | Correct colour and lighting and fix problem footage. | Evens out exposure, white balance and contrast between shots and brightens dark clips, then saves before-and-after frames to the Library. A creative grade is your call, and footage it cannot rescue is listed for a reshoot. | Prepares it, you decide |
| 06 | Edit short vertical videos with strong opening hooks for Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. | Recuts a story to 20 to 45 seconds at 1080 by 1920, framed on the speaker, and writes three opening lines for the first two seconds. You pick the hook, and it recuts the start of the clip to match. | Does it |
| 07 | Turn long recordings such as podcasts, webinars and interviews into several short clips. | Takes a 60-minute webinar or podcast from Google Drive or your YouTube channel, reads its transcript, marks the passages that make sense alone, and cuts five to eight captioned clips, each with its timestamps and the reason it was chosen. | Does it |
| 08 | Export each video in the right format, length and aspect ratio, and make thumbnails. | Exports every version in the shape its platform needs: 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, and 1:1 where you ask, within each length limit. It also makes three thumbnail options at 1280 by 720 pixels. | Does it |
| 09 | Upload finished videos to channels with titles, descriptions and tags. | Prepares each upload with its title, description, tags, thumbnail and publish time, and shows them all on one card. When you allow it, it uploads through the YouTube, Instagram or TikTok connection, or in its own browser when a connection cannot. | Does it, asks first |
| 10 | Agree the concept, story and style with the director, client or marketing team. | Writes a one-page treatment in Google Docs from the brief: the story in five beats, the running time, three reference videos and two style options with sample frames. You and the client choose, and it edits to that decision. | Prepares it, you decide |
| 11 | Take feedback and make revisions until the final cut is approved. | Gathers the notes from your messages and Slack threads into one numbered list, makes each change and returns the new version with the list ticked off. Where two notes conflict it asks. Approving the final cut is yours. | Prepares it, you decide |
| 12 | Film footage on location or at events when the role includes shooting. | It cannot hold a camera. Before the shoot it turns the script into a shot list in Google Sheets with the lines, angles and cutaways the edit will need. Afterwards it checks the footage against the list and names what is missing. | Stays with you |
8 of 12 lines handled by the agent, some after your approval
Where the duties come from. The twelve lines are the duties that appear most often in public job descriptions for video editors and short-form video editors, reworded, and checked against the O*NET task list for film and video editors. Checked against O*NET OnLine: 27-4032.00 Film and Video Editors
A week with your AI video editing agent
Logs every clip, transcribes the speech and tells you which takes are usable and what is missing.
Delivers a rough cut of the week's main video to the Library, with the script beside it.
Works through your notes on the rough cut and returns the next version with each note ticked off.
Cuts the vertical clips, adds captions and gives you three hooks to choose from for each.
Exports every version, makes the thumbnail options and puts the uploads on one card for your approval.
Reads the week's views and watch time on each channel and notes which openings held attention.
What you give it on day one
- The footage: a Google Drive or Dropbox folder, or the link to your long video
- Your brand kit: fonts, colours, logo files, and an intro or outro if you use one
- Two or three videos whose pace and style you want it to match
- Music and sound you are licensed to use, and a list of names and product terms for captions
- Your YouTube, Instagram and TikTok accounts, if it is to prepare uploads
- The brief for each video: audience, length and the one thing it must say
What stays with you
- Filming. It edits footage you already have and prepares the shot list.
- The concept and the look. It brings options and you choose.
- Approving the final cut, and every upload.
- Complex animation, visual effects and a full colour grade.
- Choosing music and clearing the rights to it.
Hire one in three steps
- 01
Write the role
Create an agent, name it, and describe the job as you would to a new editor: what you make, for which channels, the pace you like, and what must never be cut. Paste your job description if you have one.
- 02
Give it access
Share the footage folder in Google Drive and connect YouTube, Instagram or TikTok with your own accounts. Choose that this agent may use them. It starts by studying two videos you name as the standard.
- 03
Set the first routine
Ask it to cut one long video into five captioned vertical clips by 10:00 tomorrow. Watch them, say what to change in plain words, then agree what happens each time new footage arrives.
First things to ask
- Cut Tuesday's 45-minute webinar into six vertical clips of 20 to 45 seconds, framed on the speaker, with captions and our logo.
- Make a rough cut of the product demo from the script, under three minutes. Take out false starts and long pauses.
- Give me three thumbnail options for the pricing video at 1280 by 720, with no more than four words on each.
- Get Friday's video ready for YouTube at 17:00 with a title, description and tags. Show me everything before you upload.
Watch it work
A sample replay with example data, sped up. Pause it, scrub through it, or take the mouse yourself.
On screen
YouTube
Instagram
TikTok
Buffer
Pick a job. Watch it get done.
- Why
- The three clips you asked for, one for each channel.
- Where
- Buffer · Fieldwork on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
- What to expect
- Queues one clip per channel this week. You can move or remove them in Buffer.
Your team. Connected to everything.
Queue - Buffer+Instagram ReelsHot at the summit · 0:21Tue 18:00ScheduledTikTokFits any pack · 0:18Wed 12:00ScheduledYouTube ShortsCold on the train · 0:24Thu 18:00ScheduledSample replays with fictional data, sped up. Pause one, scrub through it, or take the mouse yourself.
Questions people ask
What is an AI agent for video editing?
An AI agent for video editing is software that edits your footage on its own: it sorts the clips, cuts a first version, adds captions and titles, makes vertical versions and exports thumbnails. A Monmo agent does this on its own computer from footage you share, and asks before it uploads or publishes anything.
Can an AI agent replace a video editor?
It takes over the methodical part: logging footage, rough cuts, captions, vertical versions, exports and thumbnails. It does not film, decide the concept or judge whether the final cut feels right, and it does not do complex animation or a full colour grade. Teams use it so that an editor's hours go to the story instead of the resizing.
Can it turn a long video into short clips?
Yes. Point the agent at a webinar, podcast or interview and it reads the transcript, picks the moments that stand on their own, cuts each to a vertical clip with captions and suggests an opening line. The clips are saved in the Library for you to watch. Posting them is a separate step that asks first.
Does it upload videos by itself?
It prepares the upload and asks. One card shows the file, title, description, tags, thumbnail and publish time for each video. When you allow it, the agent uploads through your YouTube, Instagram or TikTok connection, or in its own browser when the connection does not cover something. Until then, nothing is public.
What footage does it need from me?
Footage you have already filmed or recorded: camera files, screen recordings, webinar and podcast recordings, product shots. Share a folder in Google Drive or Dropbox, with your logo, fonts and any music you are licensed to use. The agent edits; it does not film or appear on camera.
How do I give it feedback on a cut?
In plain words, by message or voice note: shorter, start on the second sentence, bigger captions, a different thumbnail. The agent turns your notes into a numbered list, makes the changes and returns a new version with the list ticked off. You can also watch its screen while it works and take over the mouse.