Automation
When the workflow is dialed in, stop doing it by hand. The assembly line runs the whole pipeline from one preset; schedules run it daily; the inbox feeds it footage; the CLI and the watch folder run it without the window.
01The assembly lineAn assembly-line preset is the whole production written down once, so one click produces what a full editor session would.02Schedules: the assembly line on a timerEvery assembly preset can run daily at a set time (optionally on selected weekdays) — the clock button in the hub's Assembly panel opens the schedules dialog.03The inboxThe inbox is a watched folder — the file interface between VidVertex and anything that produces footage04Auto-fit and layout zonesWhen the assembly line swaps new footage into a preset's layout, the clip is fitted automatically.05The review queueUnattended runs that would post — a schedule, a watch-folder job, an assistant — record every proposed post in the review queue: the toolbar's Review button…06The watch folder (headless job specs)For scheduled, fully unattended operation there's a second folder mechanism: drop a job spec file (a small JSON/YAML step list: render these stacks, upload…07The CLIEverything above also runs without the window.08Guardrails for unattended postingManual posting always behaves as described in Upload & scheduling: warnings, then your confirmation.09Agent control (MCP)VidVertex also ships an MCP server, so an AI assistant (Claude Desktop/Cowork, Codex, any MCP client) can operate the app itself — from setting up brands to…