# DaVinci Resolve MCP Server (Tooflex)

Solves: Setting up projects, timelines, markers, grades and renders in Resolve Studio by asking

Local MCP server with 32 tools and 6 read-only resources for Resolve projects, timelines, media, Fusion, color, audio, playback and rendering. Example asks include creating a project, importing clips into a new timeline, adding markers and saving a grade as a still.

* Page: https://agentcut.dev/tools/davinci-resolve-mcp-tooflex/
* Source: https://github.com/Tooflex/davinci-resolve-mcp
* Works with: DaVinci Resolve
* Type: MCP server
* Setup difficulty: medium
* Supported versions: DaVinci Resolve Studio 18 or newer; 64-bit CPython 3.10 or 3.11 (3.12 breaks Resolve's scripting module); Windows, macOS, Linux
* Resolve edition: Studio only
* Price: free
* License: unknown
* GitHub stars: 20
* Last updated: 2026-07-25
* Checked: 2026-10-19

Setup steps:

1. Install Resolve Studio 18+ and set Preferences > System > General > External scripting using to Local.
2. Install 64-bit Python 3.10 or 3.11.
3. Clone the repo, create a virtual environment and run pip install -e . as the README shows.
4. Start it with run_server.ps1 on Windows or the davinci-resolve-mcp command on macOS.
5. Add it to Claude Desktop or another MCP client and ask it to add a marker to test.

Safety notes:

* The free edition of Resolve does not expose the external scripting connection, so the server stays disconnected there.
* On Windows use a regular python.org Python and the run_server.ps1 launcher; the README warns uv managed Python builds can crash Resolve's fusionscript.dll.
* No license file was found on GitHub, so reuse terms are unknown.
* Runs locally; no API key needed for core features.

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