The first time trying out the Claude x Higgsfield MCP feature to make a film about the newly released 2026 Mazda MX-5 Miata in Vietnam, along with some very attractive newly designed ‘CX two-digit’ SUVs. The learning curve of Claude x Higgsfield MCP is quite a typical wow-meh chart, at least for me; I’m not sure about others. Initially, setting up MCP was alright, then I tried it out and was impressed because I found it convenient, doing everything in Claude’s UI without having to jump back and forth to the Higgsfield tab. From discussing ideas and vision to creating shot lists, everything is done on Claude, bouncing and adjusting with natural language. However, the output returned is quite limited; I think part of this is because it also depends on the Claude package you’re using; if you go over the token limit allowed in a working session, you’ll have to wait or upgrade. You will burn your Claude tokens when using MCP in the early stage, in pre-production, creating shot lists, demos… whereas using Higgsfield credits is negligible, so you need to be careful.

Instead of filming in a few hours or a single session, for this film, I spent a full 2 weeks, or maybe 3 weeks, can’t quite remember. I took more time to ‘nursing the idea,’ keeping it longer in the incubator, adding this, cutting that, and even changing the script entirely… a few times.

I rewrote about 3-4 scripts before finalizing the line ‘The car makes you dream about it while dreaming about it’. Yes, a dream within dream inception motip. The Mazda MX-5 Miata doesn’t have anything remarkable in terms of specifications; its strength lies in the extreme refinement achieved to attain a 50/50 weight distribution including the driver, along with numerous adjustments in the suspension system, gearbox… and of course, at a price accessible to all speed enthusiasts from entry-level to pro-racer. The car is about the fun-to-drive factor.

MCP provides a sense of convenience, but after using it for a few days, I no longer feel that way; returning to the old pipeline feels more comfortable. Using Claude MCP can yield faster results, but honestly, I need more accuracy rather than speed. I want to control my work pace, the rate of thought, absorption of the story, script, and ideas, rather than just being ‘faster’. That’s also the reason I returned to the old pipeline; it may be a bit manual, but it delivers the results I expect, more thoughtfully.