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

# What is layZ?

> layZ is an all-in-one Shorts toolkit: download videos, remove watermarks, enhance footage, run commentary workflows, edit on a timeline, and control everything from ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor via MCP.

**layZ** is a creator platform for short-form video. You work in the browser at [layz.ai](https://layz.ai), or you let an AI client drive the same features through **Connect AI** (MCP).

## What layZ includes

1. **Tools**: Video Downloader, text and watermark remover, video and image enhancer, script readability checker
2. **Workflows**: Multi-step templates like Generic Commentary
3. **AI Video Editor**: Full timeline with captions, graphics, effects, AI chat, and export
4. **Media library**: Uploads, exports, and project files
5. **MCP**: ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and other clients using your account

## Who it is for

Creators making YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels who want download → clean → enhance → script → voice → edit → export in one place, with optional agent automation.

## Three ways to work

| Path | Start |
| - | - |
| Dashboard | [Quickstart](https://docs.layz.ai/getting-started/quickstart.md) |
| Workflows | [Generic Commentary](https://docs.layz.ai/workflows/generic-commentary.md) |
| AI chat (MCP) | [MCP overview](https://docs.layz.ai/mcp/overview.md) |

## FAQ

> [accordion] Is layZ only an editor?
>
> No. It includes downloader, cleanup, enhancement, workflows, editor, media, and MCP.

> [accordion] Can AI make a full video for me?
>
> Yes, through Connect AI / MCP, especially with Generic Commentary. You still review and approve when you choose guided mode.


## Related topics

- [FAQ](https://docs.layz.ai/guides/faq.md)
- [layZ AI chat](https://docs.layz.ai/video-editor/layz-ai-chat.md)
- [Make videos with ChatGPT and layZ](https://docs.layz.ai/guides/make-videos-with-chatgpt.md)
- [Make YouTube Shorts with AI on layZ](https://docs.layz.ai/guides/make-youtube-shorts-with-ai.md)
- [MCP overview](https://docs.layz.ai/mcp/overview.md)


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