ShortsIntel

What it is

ShortsIntel is a short-form video research tool built for creative strategists and content marketers. It plugs into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants to watch what's winning on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook and Meta Ads. The tool analyzes the hook, visuals, on-screen text and call to action of videos, ranks what is outperforming, and provides AI assistants with findings to work as creative researchers and copywriters.

Instead of manually scrolling through platforms, users can ask their AI assistant questions like "What's winning in US skincare on TikTok this week?" ShortsIntel returns a Digest with themes, verbatim hooks, formats, and untried angles. Users can also set Trackers on competitors and specific sounds to receive Change Reports when videos or ads take off.

The tool is charged per Run from prepaid Credits with no subscription. Research of 50 videos costs 1,036 credits (approximately $1.04), with new accounts receiving 1,000 free credits valid for 90 days. Failed Runs cost nothing, and reading completed results is free.

Questions from the bench

What is ShortsIntel?

ShortsIntel is a short-form video research tool that plugs into Claude and other AI Assistants. It finds the videos and ads winning on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook and Meta Ads, watches the videos themselves (the hook, the visuals, the on-screen text, the call to action), ranks what is outperforming, and hands your Assistant the findings so it can work as your creative researcher and copywriter.

Who is ShortsIntel for?

ShortsIntel is built for creative strategists and content marketers who decide which hooks, angles and formats a brand runs on short-form video and paid social, and are judged on views, CTR, ROAS and CAC. Agencies use it across clients, and developers use the same tools through the API.

How much does ShortsIntel cost?

There is no subscription. You buy Credits up front and each Run is charged when it finishes; a Research of 50 videos costs 1,036 credits. A Run that fails costs nothing, and a partial one is charged only for what finished. Reading a finished Run back is free, as often as you like. New accounts get 1,000 credits free, valid for 90 days.

Does ShortsIntel work with ChatGPT, Cursor or other AI tools?

It is built Claude-first and connects to Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and VS Code. Any other Assistant that can add a custom MCP server works too, and developers can call the same tools over a REST API.

What is a Run?

A Run is one piece of work your Assistant asks ShortsIntel for, such as a Research or the analysis of one video. It is the only thing ShortsIntel charges for.