How to make YouTube Shorts with Gemini

Which Gemini apps can make a Short with ViewGum?

What do you need before adding ViewGum to Gemini?

• A computer: custom apps are connected in the Gemini web app only, and once connected they work in the Gemini mobile app too.
• A personal account, not a work or school one, an age of 18 or over, the US, Gemini in English, and Keep Activity on.
• Settings, then Connected Apps; if it is not there, open Personal Intelligence first.
• Gemini asks you to confirm each action that changes something, such as making a short, so the price ViewGum quotes is in front of you before you say yes.

How do I add ViewGum to Gemini?

Set up Gemini in about 2 minutes: gemini.google.com, under Settings, then Connected Apps.

1. In the Gemini web app, open Settings, then Connected Apps.
2. Under Custom apps, choose Add a custom app, enter https://viewgum.com/mcp as the MCP server URL and choose Next.
3. Sign in to ViewGum and press Allow.
4. In a chat, enter @ and pick ViewGum.
5. Ask for a short, for example: "Price a 30 second ViewGum short about why octopuses have three hearts, then make it when I say yes." Say yes once Gemini shows you the price in credits.

Custom apps need a personal account in the US, age 18 or over, in English, with Keep Activity on.

Steps checked against Gemini Apps Help: Connect and manage custom apps for Gemini Apps on November 11, 2026.

How do I use ViewGum from Gemini Spark?

Set up Gemini Spark in about 2 minutes: the Gemini web app, where Spark picks up your custom apps.

1. Add ViewGum as a custom app in the Gemini web app: Settings, Connected Apps, Add a custom app, with https://viewgum.com/mcp as the MCP server URL.
2. Sign in to ViewGum and press Allow.
3. Ask Spark to use ViewGum.

Spark comes with AI Pro and AI Ultra plans, in the countries it is open in.

Gemini Spark can work while you are away, so each new connection starts with a daily credit cap of 2,000 credits, about three shorts. Change or remove it in ViewGum under Settings, Connected apps.

How do I use ViewGum from Gemini CLI?

Set up Gemini CLI in about 1 minute: ~/.gemini/settings.json.

1. Add the server below, then run /mcp auth viewgum to sign in.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "viewgum": {
      "httpUrl": "https://viewgum.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What do I type in Gemini to make a Short?

Ask in plain words, as in the last step above, or ask it to follow the short: "Make a ViewGum short about the history of coffee, about 40 seconds, in the look that fits best. Show me the quote first, then make it and tell me when it's ready with a link to open it." The connector page has more for edits, exports and brand kits.

What happens after you ask Gemini for a short?

1. Ask for a short on a topic, with a length if you want one, from 15 to 90 seconds.
2. Gemini asks ViewGum for a quote. A quote charges nothing and says how many credits the short costs.
3. Gemini tells you the price and waits for your yes. ViewGum marks its paid tools as needing your confirmation.
4. ViewGum makes the short and charges exactly the quote. A range quote holds its top and charges what the short took. If the price moved since the quote, nothing is charged and Gemini asks for a new one.
5. Gemini follows the short while ViewGum makes it, then gives you a link to open it.
6. For the video file, it prices the export, asks again, and gives you the download link with a title, caption and hashtags for each app.

How many credits does a short from Gemini cost?

A faceless short, made and exported, is about 378 credits at 15 seconds, and Gemini shows the price of each one before anything is charged. The Creator plan is $49 a month for 4,500 credits; pricing lists every plan and what each action costs.

What if Gemini can't connect or make the short?

It says ViewGum is not connected, or sign-in failed: Connect again from your assistant's connector settings. A connection ends when you disconnect it in Settings, Connected apps, or after 30 days without use. The connector page covers a paid plan, the daily cap and running out of credits. Still stuck? Ask in #help on our Discord.

Which other assistants can make a YouTube Short?

The same connector makes shorts from ChatGPT, Claude and Grok. Which AI assistants can make a YouTube Short lists the rest, and the connector page has the steps for every assistant, terminal and editor.

Can you make the same short without Gemini?

Yes. The same faceless shorts can be made in the browser: the faceless shorts generator shows how it works.