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What the AI helpers do

With an AI helper connected, Cutaway can:

How it works

Cutaway doesn’t have its own AI. Instead, it uses an AI app you already have on your Mac and are signed in to:
  • Claude Code (from Anthropic), or
  • Codex (from OpenAI).
There’s no extra account or key to set up in Cutaway.

Set it up

1

Install Claude Code or Codex

Follow the install steps on the Claude Code or Codex website. You need one, not both.
2

Sign in

In Cutaway, open Settings (press Command + ,), then go to Processing. Under AI on this Mac, press Sign in to Claude Code… or Sign in to Codex…. A Terminal window opens. Follow the steps there.
3

Choose which AI to use

In the same place, pick your AI app under AI app.

Your privacy

Before Cutaway sends anything to an AI, it shows you a window that says exactly what will be sent. You decide, for each project.
  • What’s sent: the text of what you said, a description of your edits, and a few still pictures from your video.
  • Never sent: your video and sound files. They always stay on your Mac.
If you say no, or you’re not signed in, Cutaway simply uses its built-in rules instead.
You can see and change these choices any time in Settings → Processing → What leaves this Mac.

Let your AI tool drive Cutaway

Already use Claude Code or Codex for other work? You can also ask it to make videos in Cutaway for you. See Use Cutaway from Claude or Codex.