FCP MCP Server (FCPXML) — guide skill for editing & clips

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Read, edit and generate real Final Cut Pro timelines as FCPXML: cut detection, markers, roles, transcript edits.

• Type: Guide · Editing & clips
• Slug: fcp-mcp-server
• Status: live
• Publisher: DareDev256 (community)
• License: MIT
• Source: https://github.com/DareDev256/fcp-mcp-server
• Works in: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Any MCP client
• Cost: Free/open source
• Adoption: 130 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-10-27)

What it does

An MCP server that works on Final Cut Pro XML files rather than the running app, so Claude can analyze a timeline, detect cuts, add markers and roles, and generate new timelines, including transcript-based editing with optional extras. Installs with uvx in one line.

Use when

• generate an FCP timeline from a script or transcript
• add markers and chapters to an existing edit
• audit a timeline for gaps and flash frames

Install

• Claude Code: claude mcp add fcpxml -e FCP_PROJECTS_DIR=~/Movies -- uvx fcp-mcp-server

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• Clipify: Long videos into social clips: find funny lines or impact beats, cut, reframe to 9:16, burn word-by-word captions.