MCP servers in AI video release notes
An MCP server exposes a service's tools through the Model Context Protocol, so an AI agent or chat client can call them directly. From 1 source page, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
For video models, an MCP server means an agent can start a generation without a person opening the app. Runway used its MCP server as the first surface for several outside models in 2026: Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast, Seedance 2.0 in 4K, Seedance 2.5, Grok Imagine 1.5 and Kling's 3.0 and O3 models.
An arrival on an MCP server is narrower than an arrival in the app. Runway's notes name the surface, which is why this register keeps the platform's own wording in each arrival entry.
| Date | Line | Version | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 Mini | Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast reach Runway through its MCP |
| 22 July 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 | Seedance 2.0 in 4K through Runway's MCP |
| 11 August 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.5 | Seedance 2.5 reaches Runway through its MCP, up to 30 seconds |
| 13 August 2026 | Grok Imagine | Grok Imagine 1.5 | Grok Imagine 1.5 reaches Runway's MCP, 1 to 15 seconds with audio |
| 18 September 2026 | Kling AI | Kling 3.0 | Kling 3.0 and O3 models, including 4K, reach Runway's MCP |
Inclusion rule. Entries whose note uses or shows the term. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.
1In the notes
Two new lightweight Seedance 2.0 tiers are now available through Runway MCP.
Runway, changelog
Runway MCP now supports Seedance 2.0 video generation in 4K resolution.
Runway, changelog
Generate up to 30 seconds of video with native audio
Runway, changelog
Generate 1-15 second clips with native audio, up to 1080p resolution.
Runway, changelog
Kling O3 4K, Kling 3.0 Standard, Kling O3 Standard, and Kling 3.0 Motion Control are now available on Runway MCP.
Runway, changelog
- Seedance 2.0 Mini and FastSeedance 2.0 Mini and Fast reach Runway through its MCP
- Seedance 2.0 4KSeedance 2.0 in 4K through Runway's MCP
- Seedance 2.5Seedance 2.5 reaches Runway through its MCP, up to 30 seconds
- Grok Imagine 1.5 VideoGrok Imagine 1.5 reaches Runway's MCP, 1 to 15 seconds with audio
- Kling Models on Runway MCPKling 3.0 and O3 models, including 4K, reach Runway's MCP
2Using the models, not reading about them
Release notes such as “MCP server” matter once a pipeline runs the models; SceneMixer's guides describe how it does:
SceneMixer writes dialogue into the script analysis, assigns each line to a shot with a speaker and a short delivery note, and the video model performs it — picture and audio generated together, so the mouth forms that sentence in the language you chose.
SceneMixer, AI Dialogue Generator (read 2026-10-13)
The shots add up to more than the selected video tier allows for one segment.
SceneMixer, Shot Seconds: Changing Timing, and the Limits — “What does 'over cap' mean on the segment card?” (read 2026-10-13)
3Other terms
4Notes read
- Runway, changelog, read 2026-09-25