DaVinci Resolve MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to DaVinci Resolve, the video editing program. Once it is set up, you can ask your AI in plain words to do things inside Resolve, like open a project or build a timeline. It is handy for editors, colorists and anyone who spends their day in Resolve and wants less clicking.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like open my project called My Film. Your AI sends that request to this helper. The helper talks to DaVinci Resolve on your computer using Resolve's own scripting connection. Resolve does the work, and the helper sends the result back to your AI, which tells you what happened in the chat. It can also read things back, like listing your projects or reporting what is on a timeline.

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What you can do with it

• List your projects and open one by name
• Create a timeline from clips in a bin
• Check a timeline for gaps, overlaps and missing media
• Set up a render plan and queue the job
• Copy review markers and export a review report
• Read audio channel info and subtitle support for a clip
• Organize imported media into bins and tidy clip metadata

Try asking your AI

• “List all my projects and open the one called My Film”
• “Create a timeline called Assembly Cut from all clips in the current bin”
• “Probe this timeline for gaps, overlaps and missing media”
• “Build a ProRes 422 HQ render plan, check the settings and queue the job”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in the chat, in plain words. That might be a list of projects, a summary of what is on a timeline, a report of problems found, or a confirmation that a job was queued. For some tasks you also get a report or a file, like a review report or a temp LUT.

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Who it's for

Video editors, colorists and post-production people who already work in DaVinci Resolve and want to ask their AI to handle routine tasks.