# DaVinci Resolve MCP Server (samuelgursky)

Lets AI assistants control Resolve through the official Scripting API: full API coverage plus guarded helpers for editing, media pool organization, render setup, review markers, grading, Fusion and Fairlight.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/davinci-resolve-mcp-server-samuelgursky/
* Source: https://github.com/samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp
* Works with: DaVinci Resolve
* Type: MCP server
* Setup difficulty: easy
* Supported versions: Studio (external scripting). Free-edition in-app bridge measured on 21.0.x only.
* Resolve edition: Studio only
* Price: free
* License: MIT
* GitHub stars: 3597
* Last updated: 2026-10-17
* Checked: 2026-10-17

Setup steps:

1. In Resolve Studio set Preferences > General > External scripting using > Local.
2. Run the npm launcher; it installs a managed copy, creates a virtual env and detects Resolve paths.
3. Let the installer configure your client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI and more).
4. Open a project and ask the assistant to list timelines.

Safety notes:

* Free-edition path: Resolve 21.1 moved Python menu scripting to Studio (per samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp and 2sem/davinci-resolve-lite-mcp READMEs), so free-edition bridges that rely on the Scripts menu may not work on 21.1+.
* Runs locally; no API key needed for core features.

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