Dolly Agents · MCP
Your AI makes the explainer videos.
Connect Claude or Cursor to Dolly. It learns your app, writes the plan, and Dolly films every video like a product marketer would: a voice-over, captions, calm camera work and a title and end card. On your own Mac, with the AI you already use.
Connect your AI.
One click installs Dolly in Claude Desktop. Claude Code gets a command and a skill; Cursor a button. No API keys.
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# Explainers: WistoApp: http://localhost:3000 ## Connect your first appAudience: new adminsGoal: connect Slack in under a minuteSteps:1. say: Here's how to connect your first app.2. click: "Apps"3. click: "Connect Slack"4. wait for: "Connected"5. say: Done. Slack is now searchable.
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What Dolly does in the edit
Directed, not just recorded.
Your AI decides what to show and what to say. Dolly does the rest, the way a good product marketer would.
Your app changed. Your videos follow.
Ask your AI to update the explainers. Dolly replays every video's steps, compares each screen with what the video showed, and re-records only the ones that changed. Same file names, same links.
dolly_check_explainers → 2 same · 1 changed: “Send invoice” is now “Send now”
Three steps. Then it runs on its own.
- Connect your AIIn Dolly, open Connect your AI… from the menu bar icon. Install in Claude adds Dolly to Claude Desktop in one click; Claude Code gets a command to paste and a skill; Cursor a button.
- Ask for explainers“Make explainer videos of my app with Dolly. It runs at http://localhost:3000.” In Claude Code you can also run
/mcp__dolly__make_explainers. - Watch the series appearYour AI studies the product, writes the plan and tries every step. Dolly records each video in its own browser window, narrates it, checks it and writes an index page.
Just ask your AI.
Explainers are one thing. Once Dolly is connected, say what you want done with your recordings, the way you would to a colleague. Each of these works today.
“Put my latest Dolly video as the first video on our website's home page.”
Web-ready files go into your site's public folder, and your AI puts the video at the top of the page.
“Replace the demo video in our README with a GIF of my last recording.”
A GIF in your repo, and the README points at it.
“Turn my last recording into a clickable demo and put it on our pricing page.”
A step-by-step demo folder, embedded on the page.
“Add my latest video to the changelog post for v2.3, with chapters.”
A title and chapters, then the video in the post with captions and chapter marks.
“Cut the ums and long pauses from my last video, add a title and chapters, and give me a link.”
Cleaned up by what was said, then a Dolly link.
“Make a vertical version of my last video with captions, ready for Reels and TikTok.”
A 9:16 copy that follows the action, with captions.
“Use the Midnight look for every video I record from now on.”
Midnight becomes the look every new recording starts with.
“Give me a link to my last recording with the password “launch” that expires in 7 days.”
A Dolly link with the password and the expiry set.
“Which videos got the most views this week, and what are people asking in the comments?”
Viewers per link from the last seven days, and the questions in the comments.
“Re-record our onboarding explainer videos. The app changed.”
Dolly checks every video against the app and re-records only the ones that changed.
“Write a help article from my last recording with the steps I took.”
Numbered steps from your clicks and words, with a still for each one.
Private by design
Your AI. Your Mac.
An agent that drives your screen should be one you trust. So Dolly keeps everything local and lets you see every step.
- Your AI does the thinkingDolly never calls an AI and ships no API keys. Claude or Cursor does the work through MCP, so it costs nothing extra.
- Nothing leaves your MacThe connection runs over 127.0.0.1 with a private token. Nothing is uploaded unless you ask your AI for Dolly links.
- You stay in controlExplainer takes record only Dolly's own browser window, never the rest of your screen. Switch it all off under Allow AI control.
- Every edit is undoableIt edits through Dolly's own editor. Open the project afterwards, see what it did and press ⌘Z.
Not just explainers. Anything Dolly does.
“Open my latest recording, cut the ums, zoom in on every click, make an interactive demo and reply to the comments on its link.” Your AI can use every part of Dolly, through the same editor you use, so every change is undoable. The pen during a take, and deleting links or comments, stay yours.
- RecordA display, one app window or an area, with a countdown and a safety limit.
- EditZooms, cuts, speed-ups, background, padding, corners, shadow, cursor, captions, and a title with chapters.
- Auto editCut the dead time, speed up typing and redo the zooms in one call.
- ExportMP4 from 720p to 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps, in 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4 or 9:16, plus a vertical copy that follows the action, or a GIF.
- ExplainLearn a product, write a plan, try it, record and review every video.
- NarrateA voice-over from any script, made with the voices on your Mac.
- UpdateRe-record only the videos whose screens changed.
- TranscriptRead what was said, cut words by their text, and remove the ums and long pauses.
- LooksApply a built-in look, one of your presets or a look link, and save it.
- AnnotateText, arrows, boxes and numbered steps; the pen drawings from your take, changed or hidden.
- TeleprompterWrite the script, set the pace and size, show or hide it.
- Interactive demoA clickable step-by-step demo of a recording, as a folder or a demo link.
- ShareA Dolly link for a recording, or for every video in the series index, only when you ask for one.
- Manage linksRead insights and comments, reply as the creator, set a password or expiry, swap in a new video.
- ReviewContact sheets of any video, so it checks its own work before you see it.
Works with Claude Desktop (one-click extension), Claude Code (command and skill), Cursor and any MCP app that runs local servers. ChatGPT follows as soon as it can reach apps on your own computer.
Part of Dolly Pro. And Lifetime.
Pro is €9.99 a month or €59 a year; Lifetime (€99 once) includes it too. No per-video cost: your own AI does the thinking and the voices come with your Mac. On the free plan your AI can already read your projects, write the explainer plan, list the voices and run Auto edit.
Questions
Which AI apps work?
Claude Desktop (one-click extension), Claude Code, Cursor and any MCP app that runs local stdio servers. ChatGPT only connects to remote MCP servers for now, so it can't reach Dolly on your Mac yet.
Does the voice-over cost anything?
No. Dolly uses the voices built into macOS, on your Mac. For the most natural sound, download a free Premium voice once (System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Manage Voices). Dolly picks the best one by itself.
Can I turn the voice off?
Yes: Voice: off in the plan gives captions only. You can also pick a voice by name, or add music under it.
What happens when my app changes?
Ask your AI to update the explainers. Dolly checks every video against the app and re-records only the changed ones, under the same file names, so links and embeds keep working.
Does it work with my Mac apps, or only websites?
Both. Web apps are recorded in Dolly's own browser window, so your mouse stays free. In Mac apps your AI names buttons and fields by their text (through macOS Accessibility), and Dolly uses the real mouse and keyboard, which needs Accessibility permission.
My app needs a login.
Sign in once in Dolly's browser window when your AI asks; the session is kept for every video. Or give your AI a demo account to use in the plan's setup steps, which are never in the video.
Can I share the series?
Each series has an index page (index.html) with every video, poster and transcript. Put the folder on any web host, or with Pro, ask your AI for Dolly links.
Can it use everything in Dolly?
Almost. Recording, editing, the transcript, looks, annotations, the teleprompter, captions, exports including interactive demos, and your Dolly links with their settings and comments. Drawing with the pen during a take and deleting links or comments stay with you.
Do I need an API key or extra subscription?
No. Dolly never calls an AI itself. The AI app you already use does the thinking through MCP.
Can I change a video?
Yes. Edit the plan in dolly-explainers.md and ask for a new take; it replaces the old one. Or open the project in Dolly and edit it by hand; everything is undoable.
Where do the videos go?
~/Movies/Dolly/Explainers/
Roll camera.
Free to download and try with your AI. The explainer videos are part of Pro and Lifetime.
First time: open Dolly, click Done, then System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (macOS 13–14: right-click Dolly → Open). Once only. Installation help