> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mediamonster.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Mediamonster docs

> Free image and video tools in the browser, and AI skills priced per run in credits. Same pipeline on the Workbench, REST, and MCP.

Mediamonster is a browser workbench for converting, editing, and delivering image, video, and audio.

Convert, resize, and crop images with no account. Trim, compress, and split video with a free Cyclops account. AI skills — clips, captions, thumbnails, generators, and the rest of the catalogue — are priced per run in credits.

The same pipeline the Workbench runs is reachable from [REST](/api/overview) and [MCP](/mcp).

<Frame caption="The landing Workbench. Drop a file, or start from a recipe. No account needed for image convert.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/mediamonster/vvLNMaTpIZ3vxoGR/images/screenshots/landing.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=vvLNMaTpIZ3vxoGR&q=85&s=1e9ca079c449c126eadd6e385aafa915" alt="Mediamonster landing page with the Feed the monster dropzone, Add files and Paste a link, and a Start from a recipe shelf" width="1440" height="900" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-path="images/screenshots/landing.png" />
</Frame>

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
    Drop a file, sign in, and run your first line of steps.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Credits and plans" icon="coins" href="/getting-started/credits-and-plans">
    Cyclops, Minotaur, Kraken, Behemoth — what each plan includes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Workbench" icon="wrench" href="/workbench">
    How a line of steps runs, and when credits are charged.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API and MCP" icon="code" href="/api/overview">
    Convert a file or run a skill from a script or an agent.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## How the product splits

| You want                              | What you use                          | What it costs             |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Convert or crop an image              | The landing page, no account          | Free                      |
| Trim, compress, or split video        | A Cyclops account                     | Free, with a daily cap    |
| Clips, captions, thumbnails, AI edits | Skills on the [Workbench](/workbench) | Credits                   |
| The same work from a script           | [REST](/api/overview) or [MCP](/mcp)  | A paid plan, then credits |

<Note>
  Cyclops includes **no monthly credits**. Every AI run is paid for by a [top-up](/getting-started/credits-and-plans#top-ups) or an upgrade.
</Note>

## The pieces

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Workbench" icon="wrench">
    The signed-in editor. Drop a file, add [skills](/skills/overview) as steps, press **Run**. Nothing spends credits until you do. See [Workbench](/workbench).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Skills" icon="sparkles">
    One unit of work: remove a background, burn captions, generate an image. Live catalogue at [Skills](/skills/overview).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Recipes" icon="list-ordered">
    A named line of existing skills — podcast to clips, TikTok-ready, a Shopify pack — not a fused skill. See [Recipes](/recipes).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Credits" icon="coins">
    Charged before a provider is called, refunded if the run fails. Monthly plan credits reset on the billing date. Top-up credits never expire. See [Credits and plans](/getting-started/credits-and-plans).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Vault" icon="archive">
    Stored files. Cyclops keeps them for 30 days. Paid plans keep them until you delete them. See [Vault](/vault).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Galleries" icon="images">
    Client deliveries built from Vault files. Desktop rail: **Deliveries**. Phone tab: **Sends**. Public review links live on `mediamonster.link`. See [Galleries](/galleries).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Queue" icon="layers">
    Every run — running first, then history. The last 100. See [Queue](/queue).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Keys" icon="key">
    REST and MCP. Prefix `mm_live_`, shown once. Not on Cyclops. See [Authentication](/api/authentication).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Trends" icon="trending-up">
    A library of thumbnails and covers that are working. Open one as a reference on the Workbench. See [Trends](/trends).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Before you start

<Warning>
  Credits come off **before** the skill runs. A failed run is refunded. A finished step is not charged again if you retry the line.
</Warning>

<Info>
  API and MCP download URLs are signed and expire after **ten minutes**. Read the job or run again for fresh ones.
</Info>