Higgsfield launches Katana, a Claude skill that rebuilds reference edits

What Katana does

According to Higgsfield, Katana takes a reference edit, either a video the user uploads or a preset from the Katana library, plus up to five photos of characters, products or clothing. It then rebuilds the video with those assets. The Katana page describes the tool as powered by Claude Motion, and it runs on Higgsfield models through the Higgsfield MCP connector, on the same account and credits as higgsfield.ai.

The reference defines the structure: the order of shots, the length of each one and the placement of cuts on the music. The photos define who and what appears. Users can add optional instructions, for example which product shot matters most or which element must stay unchanged. The output is an MP4 in the format of the reference, with the reference's shots, timing and sound.

Higgsfield argues that the slow part of AI video is not generation but editing. Producing a clip takes a minute, it says, while matching a proven format by reading a reference cut by cut, matching pacing and typography, and assembling footage takes far longer. Katana moves that work into the Claude chat.

Workflow and entry points

The workflow has three inputs and a correction loop: a reference, up to five assets, and the recreation itself. In Higgsfield's own test, a reference clip came back with the same shot order, the same timing and the same track, with the test character in frame.

Corrections are sent as plain messages. A request to change a shot, swap a photo or adjust a detail regenerates only the affected shots. A second version for another character or product is another message in the same conversation, so each iteration starts from the previous result. Higgsfield says there is no visible limit on the number of corrections.

There are two ways in that lead to the same chat:

• The Katana page: the form at higgsfield.ai/katana has fields for a reference video, characters and optional instructions. Send & Generate in Claude passes the brief to a Claude chat.
• Claude directly: with the Higgsfield connector active, /katana opens the preset catalog, /katana/<preset-name> runs a specific preset, and a plain request such as "make me an edit of this product using Higgsfield" also starts Katana.

Claude cannot read images attached directly to the chat, so Katana opens a Higgsfield upload window inside the conversation. A direct link to a media file also works. Links to Instagram or TikTok profiles are not accepted, so the reference has to be downloaded first.

Setup and presets

Katana requires an active Higgsfield subscription and no API key. Users open claude.ai or Claude Desktop, go to Settings → Connectors, choose Add custom connector, name it Higgsfield, paste the MCP server URL https://mcp.higgsfield.ai/mcp and authorize with their Higgsfield account.

A preset is a prepared reference edit that includes its motion, its style and a prompt describing how to place new assets into it. The library is organized by category (Personalized edits, Style transfer, Motion transfer) and by source (Higgsfield or Community). Community presets are published from the Katana page and require a 3 to 30 second video for the motion, up to 40 images, and a prompt that mentions them with @. Shared presets go live right away and can be taken down after reports.

Pricing and who it is for

Katana uses the credits of the user's existing Higgsfield plan, with no separate billing for MCP and no markup for running it inside Claude. Before each generation, Claude shows a card with the exact credit cost. Credits are charged for generations only, so a correction that reassembles shots that already exist costs nothing. Additional generations or alternatives may increase the cost, and plan tiers and allowances differ by region.

The duration, aspect ratio and frame rate of the MP4 follow the reference and cannot be set separately in Claude. Each result appears in a chat widget with a preview and a download button and is saved to Assets on higgsfield.ai.

Higgsfield positions Katana for creators who already know what the edit should look like, such as a product video in a proven format or a fashion edit with a specific rhythm. When no reference exists yet and the edit itself is the creative problem, the company says Katana is the wrong place to start. It also shares Assets with Genjutsu, which offers Motion Transfer and Object Swap for video in the same chat, so a clip transformed there can become a Katana reference.