DaVinci Resolve MCP

by Samuel GurskyConnectorMake video or audio

Lets your AI agent sort media, build timelines, grade and render in DaVinci Resolve

About DaVinci Resolve MCP

DaVinci Resolve MCP is an open-source connector that lets your AI agent work inside DaVinci Resolve Studio through its scripting interface: sort media, build timelines, add markers, copy grades and queue renders.

For Video editorsAssistant editorsColorists

Made by Samuel Gursky

An open-source project by Samuel Gursky, a creative technologist who works on DaVinci Resolve development and post-production.

Stars: ★ 3.9k
License: MIT
Cost: Free
Level: Intermediate
Runs: Local

Screenshots

From the project's own repository · 2 images, swipe or use the arrows.

The DaVinci Resolve MCP control panel showing the active project, clip counts and media status — Image: Samuel Gursky (MIT). Original file

The AI console listing Resolve's built-in AI operations, with per-session limits for the two that create new media — Image: Samuel Gursky (MIT). Original file

Overview

DaVinci Resolve MCP is an open-source connector that lets an AI agent work inside DaVinci Resolve through Blackmagic's official scripting API. You ask in plain words and it can open projects, sort clips into bins, build timelines, add review markers, copy grades and queue renders, planning each destructive step for your review first. A local browser panel shows the project state and media analysis. It suits video editors and post-production assistants who use Resolve Studio.

It states full coverage of Resolve's scripting API and never changes camera originals, so an agent can prepare a first assembly and leave your sources alone.

Try these first

Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.

List all my projects and the clips in the current bin. Don't change anything.First try · read-only
Check this timeline for gaps, overlaps and clips with missing media.
Make a timeline named 'Assembly Cut' out of every clip in the current bin.edits the project
Set up a ProRes 422 HQ render for this timeline, check the settings, then queue it.queues a render

Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.

Capabilities

From the creator's documentation.

Toolset	What your agent can do	Access
Project control	Open, create and switch projects, pages and project settings	Read + write
Media pool	Import media, sort clips into bins and tidy clip metadata	Read + write
Media analysis	Clip summaries, shots and transcripts, written to reports without changing source files	Read
Timeline editing	Check tracks for gaps and missing media, build timelines and add review markers	Read + write
Color and grading	Read node graphs, copy grades and export LUTs	Read + write
Render	Check render settings and queue render jobs	Read + write

Good to know

You have footage in a Resolve Studio project and want help with assistant-editor work. The connector lets an agent import and sort media, build a first timeline, add markers and set up a render, planning each destructive step for your review.

Limits

External scripting works directly only in Resolve Studio. The free edition needs a bridge script that runs inside Resolve, and Resolve 21.1 moved Python scripting to Studio.
It prepares a first-pass assembly, not a finished cut, and it does not judge takes or edits.

Notes by Agent Flows Hub (original project name: davinci-resolve-mcp), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. DaVinci Resolve MCP: README · DaVinci Resolve MCP: installation and configuration

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How to start

Open your AI agentClaude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent that supports MCP.
Paste the install requestIt asks your agent to read the official instructions, tell you what it will connect to and wait for your OK.
Give it a first taskOpen a copy of a small project and ask the agent to list your projects and the clips in the current bin, without changing anything.

Steps follow the creator's instructions. The request tells your agent to read them first and wait for your OK.

Before you start

An AI agent that supports MCP, such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 or newer, Blackmagic's paid edition
Python 3.10 or newer, and Node.js 20.9 or newer for the one-command setup
In Resolve, Preferences > General > External scripting set to Local
It connects to the internet. Your agent will show you what before installing.
Free. Nothing to pay.

Details

Made by: Samuel Gursky
License: MIT Terms
Works with: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCodeAs stated by the creator
Runs on: Your computer

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For AI agents

This page as a Markdown install brief:

/en/library/davinci-resolve-mcp/install.md

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