Final Cut Pro MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to Final Cut Pro timelines. You export your timeline as an XML file from Final Cut, then ask your AI to check it, fix small problems, or build new cuts from it. It is handy for editors who do a lot of repetitive timeline work and would rather describe it than click through it.

What this MCP server does

You export your timeline from Final Cut Pro as an XML file. You tell your AI what you want, like a health check or chapter markers. The AI uses this helper to read the file and understand every clip, marker and gap. The helper makes the changes you asked for and saves a new XML file. You import that file back into Final Cut Pro and keep editing.

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What you can do with it

• Run a health check on a timeline and get a score
• Find flash frames, gaps and duplicate clips
• Add chapter markers from a transcript or subtitle file
• Build a rough cut or montage from tagged clips
• Export an EDL or CSV list of clips with timecodes
• Reformat a timeline for a different screen shape
• Push a finished XML straight into an open Final Cut Pro

Try asking your AI

• “Run a health check on my wedding edit and fix anything under 2 frames”
• “Add chapter markers from this transcript: [paste transcript]”
• “Build a 60 second rough cut from clips tagged Interview with medium pacing”
• “Export an EDL and CSV of all clips with timecodes”

What it gives back to you

You get back plain answers in the chat, like a list of problem clips, a health score, or a summary of what changed. It can also save a new XML file you can import into Final Cut Pro. When it pushes to a running Final Cut, it tells you which library and event it landed in. Every change is non-destructive, so your original file is never touched.

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Who it's for

Video editors and post-production people who work in Final Cut Pro and want help with repetitive timeline tasks like markers, checks and rough cuts.