DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

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DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

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Safety notes

DaVinci Resolve MCP Server can launch or reconnect to Resolve, switch pages, create or open projects, modify timelines, manage media pools, write markers, change render settings, and queue jobs., Extension-authoring tools can install or remove Resolve scripts, Fuses, DCTLs, ACES DCTLs, presets, and page scripts., Source media is intended to remain immutable by default, but operators must still review requests that relink, replace, transcode, proxy, render, export, or create media derivatives., The default server is local stdio, but the local control panel starts a single-user browser server; keep it on trusted local interfaces only., Require confirmation before deleting projects, replacing clips, changing project settings, installing extensions, updating metadata, or queuing renders., Keep Resolve external scripting set to `Local` unless you have a separate remote-control security plan.

Privacy notes

Project names, timelines, clip names, media paths, markers, metadata, render paths, transcripts, thumbnails, analysis artifacts, logs, and Resolve scripting paths can be exposed to the MCP client., Media analysis can produce sidecar files, scratch artifacts, frame paths, transcripts, searchable indexes, and reports that may include private footage details., Host-chat visual analysis can expose selected frame images to the active MCP client or vision-capable model provider., Local logs and analysis reports may contain absolute media paths, project names, clip metadata, speaker text, visual descriptions, and render settings., Store generated analysis artifacts and exports inside approved project or scratch directories and delete them when no longer needed.

Author

Samuel Gursky

Submitted by

oktofeesh1

Claim status

unclaimed

Last verified

2026-06-06

• Project names, timelines, clip names, media paths, markers, metadata, render paths, transcripts, thumbnails, analysis artifacts, logs, and Resolve scripting paths can be exposed to the MCP client.
• Media analysis can produce sidecar files, scratch artifacts, frame paths, transcripts, searchable indexes, and reports that may include private footage details.
• Host-chat visual analysis can expose selected frame images to the active MCP client or vision-capable model provider.
• Local logs and analysis reports may contain absolute media paths, project names, clip metadata, speaker text, visual descriptions, and render settings.
• Store generated analysis artifacts and exports inside approved project or scratch directories and delete them when no longer needed.

• DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 or newer; the free edition does not support the required external scripting API.
• Resolve external scripting set to `Local`.
• Python 3.10 or newer, with Python 3.10-3.12 recommended for the broadest Resolve compatibility.
• A local MCP client that can launch stdio servers under the same user account that operates Resolve.
• Review of which projects, timelines, media pools, scripts, render settings, and media-analysis roots Claude may modify.

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Field	DaVinci Resolve MCP Server MCP server for controlling DaVinci Resolve Studio through the official scripting API, with tools for projects, timelines, media pools, render setup, review markers, grading, Fusion, Fairlight, and source-safe media analysis. Open dossier	MeiGen AI Design MCP Server MCP server and CLI for AI image and video generation with gallery search, prompt enhancement, model listing, local preferences, ComfyUI workflows, MeiGen Cloud, and OpenAI-compatible provider support. Open dossier	Short Video Maker MCP Server MCP and REST server for creating short-form videos from scene text, Pexels search terms, text-to-speech, captions, background music, Whisper captions, FFmpeg, and Remotion rendering. Open dossier	Agentset MCP Server Official Agentset MCP server that lets Claude retrieve cited knowledge-base results from an Agentset namespace through the `knowledge-base-retrieve` tool, with optional tenant scoping and custom tool descriptions. Open dossier
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Brand	DaVinci Resolve MCP Server	MeiGen AI Design MCP	—	Agentset
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Safety notes	✓DaVinci Resolve MCP Server can launch or reconnect to Resolve, switch pages, create or open projects, modify timelines, manage media pools, write markers, change render settings, and queue jobs. Extension-authoring tools can install or remove Resolve scripts, Fuses, DCTLs, ACES DCTLs, presets, and page scripts. Source media is intended to remain immutable by default, but operators must still review requests that relink, replace, transcode, proxy, render, export, or create media derivatives. The default server is local stdio, but the local control panel starts a single-user browser server; keep it on trusted local interfaces only. Require confirmation before deleting projects, replacing clips, changing project settings, installing extensions, updating metadata, or queuing renders. Keep Resolve external scripting set to `Local` unless you have a separate remote-control security plan.	✓MeiGen can submit image and video generation jobs to external providers or a local ComfyUI backend. Image and video generation may spend credits, use paid APIs, or consume local GPU resources depending on the configured provider. Local reference images can be compressed and uploaded through the configured upload gateway before being sent to API providers. Video generation can take minutes, may time out at the MCP client, and should not be retried blindly because jobs or credits may already be in progress. ComfyUI workflow import and modification can run local workflows; review workflow JSON and custom nodes before use.	✓Short Video Maker runs an HTTP server with MCP SSE routes and REST routes for creating and serving generated videos. The create-short-video tool queues video rendering work that can consume CPU, memory, disk, browser rendering resources, and optional GPU resources. Generated videos combine user-provided narration text, Pexels search terms, downloaded background clips, local music assets, TTS output, captions, and rendered media. The server stores generated videos and temporary files under its configured data directory. Validate scene text, search terms, claims, branding, and rights before publishing generated videos to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or other platforms.	✓The MCP server sends Claude's retrieval queries to the Agentset API using the configured API key and namespace. The `knowledge-base-retrieve` tool can return up to 100 results per call and can rerank results by relevance. Namespace and tenant selection control which indexed documents are searchable; review them before connecting a shared agent. API keys should be scoped, rotated, and stored only in the MCP server environment or a secret manager. Custom tool descriptions can influence when the model calls the retrieval tool, so review them before use in production workflows.
Privacy notes	✓Project names, timelines, clip names, media paths, markers, metadata, render paths, transcripts, thumbnails, analysis artifacts, logs, and Resolve scripting paths can be exposed to the MCP client. Media analysis can produce sidecar files, scratch artifacts, frame paths, transcripts, searchable indexes, and reports that may include private footage details. Host-chat visual analysis can expose selected frame images to the active MCP client or vision-capable model provider. Local logs and analysis reports may contain absolute media paths, project names, clip metadata, speaker text, visual descriptions, and render settings. Store generated analysis artifacts and exports inside approved project or scratch directories and delete them when no longer needed.	✓API tokens, OpenAI-compatible credentials, provider base URLs, upload gateway URLs, ComfyUI URLs, preferences, recent generations, prompts, model IDs, and output paths can reveal private creative workflows. Uploaded reference images may become public URLs through the configured upload gateway before generation. Prompts, reference images, generated image URLs, generated video URLs, saved outputs, and favorite prompts can contain client work, brand plans, product images, personal likenesses, or unreleased campaigns. Keep secrets in MCP client environment configuration, review generated media before sharing, and remove local outputs when retention is no longer needed.	✓`PEXELS_API_KEY` is sent to the Pexels API when searching for background videos. Scene text, search terms, generated narration, captions, video IDs, logs, output filenames, and render status can reveal campaign ideas, private scripts, brand plans, or client work. Generated files remain on disk until removed according to the deployment's data-directory and retention practices. Pexels requests, model downloads, Docker pulls, npm installs, and platform uploads may expose network metadata to third parties outside the MCP client.	✓Retrieved chunks can include private documents, product specs, policies, support content, internal procedures, historical project information, or customer-specific data. Retrieval queries, namespace IDs, tenant IDs, document chunks, citations, and tool outputs may be visible to the MCP client, model provider, Agentset logs, and application telemetry. Tenant IDs are useful for data segregation, but incorrect tenant or namespace configuration can expose the wrong knowledge base. Do not paste API keys, namespace IDs, tenant IDs, or retrieved private chunks into shared issue reports, screenshots, or repository files.
Prerequisites	DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 or newer; the free edition does not support the required external scripting API. Resolve external scripting set to `Local`. Python 3.10 or newer, with Python 3.10-3.12 recommended for the broadest Resolve compatibility. A local MCP client that can launch stdio servers under the same user account that operates Resolve.	Node.js 18 or newer. MCP client that can launch a local Node stdio server. Optional MeiGen API token, OpenAI-compatible API key, or local ComfyUI workflow configuration for generation tools. Provider pricing, credits, model limits, and content policy reviewed before image or video generation.	Node.js or Docker available on the machine that will run the video server. Pexels API key configured through `PEXELS_API_KEY`. Enough CPU, memory, and disk for Whisper, Kokoro, FFmpeg, Remotion, temporary files, and rendered videos. MCP client that can connect to an SSE MCP endpoint.	Agentset account or self-hosted Agentset deployment with a populated namespace. Agentset API key with access to the namespace Claude should query. Node.js 18.17 or newer for running the `@agentset/mcp` package. Namespace ID selected with `--ns` or `AGENTSET_NAMESPACE_ID`.
Install	npx davinci-resolve-mcp setup Copy install	Run `npx -y meigen` from an MCP client, or use the upstream plugin/init commands after reviewing provider credentials and generated-media costs. Copy install	Run the upstream Docker image or `npx short-video-maker` with `PEXELS_API_KEY` set, then connect an MCP client to the server's `/mcp/sse` endpoint. Copy install	Run `npx @agentset/mcp --ns <namespace-id>` with `AGENTSET_API_KEY` set in the MCP server environment. Copy install
Config	{ "mcpServers": { "davinci-resolve": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "davinci-resolve-mcp", "server" ], "type": "stdio" } } } Copy config	{ "mcpServers": { "meigen": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "meigen"], "env": { "MEIGEN_API_TOKEN": "{meigen-api-token}" } } } } Copy config	{ "mcpServers": { "short-video-maker": { "url": "{short-video-maker-sse-url}" } } } Copy config	{ "mcpServers": { "agentset": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@agentset/mcp@latest", "--ns", "ns_xxx"], "env": { "AGENTSET_API_KEY": "agentset_xxx" } } } } Copy config
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