DaVinci Resolve MCP — guide skill for editing & clips

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The most-starred Resolve MCP: drive timelines, media pool, color, Fusion and render from any MCP client.

Type: Guide · Editing & clips
Slug: davinci-resolve-mcp
Status: live
Publisher: Samuel Gursky (community)
License: MIT
Source: https://github.com/samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp
Works in: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Any MCP client
Requires: DaVinci Resolve Studio
Cost: Free/open source
Adoption: 3,809 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-10-27)

What it does

An MCP server for DaVinci Resolve Studio by Samuel Gursky. A compact default mode exposes core tools and a full mode exposes about 390, covering projects, media pool, timelines, markers, grading, Fusion and rendering; an offline 'advanced' Node server adds grade and project-file tools that work without Resolve running. A setup command installs and registers it.

Use when

build or modify a Resolve timeline from chat
batch markers, renders or grades
let an agent prep a project for a colorist

Install

Any MCP client: npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup

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