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DaVinci Resolve MCP

Communityby Community (samuelgursky)freeverified Oct 10, 2026

Full AI control of DaVinci Resolve Studio — edit, grade, Fusion, and render via scripting.

What it does

MCP server built on Resolve's official Scripting API covering project management, media pool, timeline editing, color grading, Fusion comps, Fairlight audio, and the render queue. The most mature NLE MCP available — a filmmaker-agent can conform timelines, apply grades, and kick off renders without touching the GUI.

Connect

Claude Code

claude mcp add davinci-resolve -- npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davinci-resolve": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "davinci-resolve-mcp",
        "setup"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davinci-resolve": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "davinci-resolve-mcp",
        "setup"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Auth: local-app — Requires DaVinci Resolve 18.5+ running locally — Studio with External Scripting set to Local, or the free edition through the project's in-app bridge script

Field notes

Blackmagic is now in this lane itself. Resolve 21.1 shipped 8 Sep 2026, and Blackmagic's own download description says DaVinci Resolve Studio 21.1 'adds new individual MultiMaster trims on the color page, integration with AI assistants and 20 new scripting APIs with built-in console support' — the free 21.1 description says nothing of the kind, so first-party agent control is Studio-only. It is now listed here as davinci-resolve-studio, with the sourcing limits spelled out in that entry — Blackmagic still publishes no fetchable setup page, endpoint or tool list. If you are on Studio 21.1, try the built-in path before installing anything below. The community server remains the option for the free edition and for older Resolve builds. 3,457 stars, MIT, v4.10.4 released 10 Oct 2026 with npm in step — the most actively maintained NLE MCP in this directory, two major versions since September. The Studio-only wall has come down: Blackmagic still gates external scripting to Studio, but the project ships an in-app bridge that runs from Resolve's ungated Workspace > Scripts menu, so free-edition users can reach the MCP too — on 21.0.x. The README now says Resolve 21.1 moved Python scripting to Studio and the free 21.1 Scripts menu no longer lists .py files, so treat the bridge as a 21.0.x path until the maintainer measures 21.1. Resolve 18.5+ on macOS, Windows or Linux; Python 3.10-3.12 is the low-risk range (3.13/3.14 work on recent Resolve builds and can fail on older ones). The README claims 37 compound tools (389 granular) and 338 of 361 scripting methods live-tested (93.6%) against Studio 19.1.3, 20.3.2 and 21.0.2 plus free 21.0.3 through the bridge — those numbers are the maintainer's, not ours. macOS gotcha: Resolve only looks for Python in PYTHON3HOME or /usr/local/bin/python3, so Homebrew installs need a launchctl fix. tools_sample is null because the exposed tool list tracks Resolve's scripting API and moves between releases — read tools/list rather than trusting a cached name.

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