---
title: "Connect your agent"
description: "Use your Claude or ChatGPT subscription to edit videos in Cardboard for Mac."
canonical: "https://www.cardboard.ai/learn/connect-your-agent"
---

# Connect your agent

Use your Claude or ChatGPT subscription to edit videos in Cardboard for Mac.

## What this means

If you already have a ChatGPT or Claude subscription on your computer, you can use it to edit in your Cardboard desktop app for Mac. Setup takes about a minute in your dashboard settings, and you only need to do it once.

## Before you start

- **Install Cardboard for Mac.** Connecting an agent is currently only available in the Mac app. [Download and install Cardboard for Mac](https://www.cardboard.ai/learn/download-and-install-cardboard)
- **Check your subscription.** Your Claude or ChatGPT subscription is separate from your Cardboard plan. A Cardboard plan doesn’t include access to either service.
- **Install and sign in to your agent.** Make sure the agent you want to use, Claude Code or Codex, is installed and signed in on your Mac before connecting it.

## How to connect your agent

1. Open the Cardboard app on your Mac. In the dashboard, click Settings at the bottom of the left sidebar.
2. In Settings, open Agents. It's the second option.
3. Check Agent tools below them. If they aren't installed yet, click Install. If your Mac asks for your password, enter it. It only takes a few seconds.
4. You'll see Claude Code and Codex, both switched off. Switch on the toggles for both.
5. And that's pretty much it. You can now start editing with your agents. You can also switch between them according to your needs. [Choose an agent for your edit →](https://www.cardboard.ai/learn/choose-an-agent-for-your-edit)

[Turning on Claude Code and Codex in Settings, Agents](https://www.cardboard.ai/images/learn/connect-your-agent.mp4)

## Which agent should I use?

The Director (Cloud) uses Cardboard credits. In Cardboard for Mac, you can also connect Claude Code or Codex; their subscriptions are separate from your Cardboard plan.

## A few things to keep in mind

- Your Claude or ChatGPT access is separate from your Cardboard plan. Your Cardboard plan only covers the default agent, The Director (Cloud).
- If you have a ChatGPT or Claude agent but prefer the default, you can always switch back to The Director (Cloud) in whichever project you're editing.